››  The following analysis is based upon information either included in the sales brochure of the manufacturers or provided by sales agents of the respective manufacturers at the time of this printing (May 1983).›››Why you should buy an ATARI 600XL!››Features | 600XL | VIC 20 | TI 99/4A›------------------------------------›Price    | $199  |  $149  |  $149   ›------------------------------------›Built-in |       |        |         ›Memory   |16K RAM| 5K RAM | 16K RAM ›------------------------------------›Expand to|64K RAM| 32K RAM| 48K RAM ›------------------------------------›Programs | Over  |  Over  |  Over   ›Available| 1,000 |  250   |   500   ›------------------------------------›Languages|       |        |         ›Available|   5   |   3    |    3    ›------------------------------------›Full-size|       |        |         ›Keyboard |  Yes  |  Yes   |   No    ›------------------------------------›Help Key |  Yes  |   No   |   No    ›------------------------------------›Processor|       |        |         ›Bus      |  Yes  |   No   |   Yes   ›------------------------------------›Txt Modes|   5   |   1    |    1    ›------------------------------------›Text     |       |        |         ›Display  |40 X 24| 24 X 20| 32 X 16 ›------------------------------------›Intrnatnl|       |        |         ›Character|  Yes  |   No   |   No    ›------------------------------------›Graphics |       |        |         ›Modes    |   11  |   1    |    2    ›------------------------------------›Graphics | 320 X | 176 X  |  256 X  ›Resolutn.|  192  |  184   |   192   ›------------------------------------›Colors   |  256  |   16   |   16    ›------------------------------------›Graphics |       |        |         ›Character|  Yes  |  Yes   |   No    ›------------------------------------›Sound    |       |        |         ›Voices   |   4   |   3    |    3    ›------------------------------------›Music    |       |        |         ›Synthesis|  Yes  |   No   |   No    ›------------------------------------›CP/M     |       |        |         ›Option   |  Yes  |   No   |   No    ›------------------------------------›Self Test|  Yes  |   No   |   No    ›------------------------------------›Factory  | More  |        |  More   ›Authorzd | than  |   1    |  than   ›Svc. Cntr| 1,000 |        |   40    ›››- THE RIGHT CHOICE IS EASY TO MAKE!›››Reprinted - November 1986››File by: John Hardie››