Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
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From: andrewh@msb.com (Andrew Huie)
Subject: Re: Real Atari history
Message-ID: <1991May4.161339.11407@msb.com>
Keywords: more corrections
Organization: Meetpoint Station BBS
References: <1991May3.070356.21318@sactoh0.sac.ca.us>
Date: Sat, 4 May 91 16:13:39 GMT

So far, people have been saying that the Atari 800 first came out with 16K.
Actually, I think this is incorrect because when I first got the machine, it
had 16K, but it also came with a flyer.  To wit:

    NEW 16K MEMORY FEATURE
    (Update to Atari 800 operator's manual)

"This version of the ATARI 800 personal computer system contains an additional
8K of RAM in the form of a single 16K Memory Module.  This 16K memory feature 
allows 16,384 bytes of user programmable memory, providing you with the
capacity to write and use longer and more sophisticated programs."

Basically, the rest of the sheet told about the contents of the new system
and that the 410 would no longer be shipped with the computer.

Later on, 16K became a bit too small, so we went for a WHOLE 48K!  Fancy that!

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