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From: mfolivo@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Mark Newton John)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: What is an Atari 400 ???
Summary: Atari Candy
	 (or is it Calisse?)
Message-ID: <1991Apr23.075122.16027@sactoh0.sac.ca.us>
Date: 23 Apr 91 07:51:22 GMT
References: <4326.280edc5a@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix
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In article <4326.280edc5a@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>, tletski@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com writes:
> I recently fell into possession of an Atari 400.  I know nothing about this
> machine.  Could someone give me the basic details of the machine (processor and
> such).
> 


The Atari 400 was a less expensive ($500?) version of the Atari
800.

The 400 has 16k of memory. Uses the same 1.7 MHz 6502 CPU.

There have been memory expansion kits for the 400. There are
reported sightings of even a 1Mb 400 out there. But the 48k is the
most common. There are also keyboard kits to replace the membrane
keyboard.

All Atari 8 bit hardware works.

WIth the exception of memory, the 400 and 800 a functionally the
same computer.


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