›› 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 800XL!››Features | 800XL | C= 64 |Col. Comp›------------------------------------›Built-in | | | ›Memory |64K RAM|64K RAM | 16K RAM ›------------------------------------›Maximum |64K RAM|64K RAM | 48K RAM ›------------------------------------›Programs | Over | Over | Over ›Available| 2,250 | 250 | 250 ›------------------------------------›Languages| | | ›Available| 8 | 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| 40 X 25| 32 X 16 ›------------------------------------›Intrnatnl| | | ›Character| Yes | No | No ›------------------------------------›Graphics | | | ›Modes | 11 | 2 | 1 ›------------------------------------›Graphics | 320 X | 320 X | 64 X ›Resolutn.| 192 | 200 | 32 ›------------------------------------›Colors | 256 | 16 | 16 ›------------------------------------›Graphics | | | ›Character| Yes | Yes | No ›------------------------------------›Sound | | | ›Voices | 4 | 3 | 1 ›------------------------------------›Music | | | ›Synthesis| Yes | Yes | No ›------------------------------------›CP/M | | | ›Option | Yes | No | No ›------------------------------------›Self Test| Yes | No | No ›------------------------------------›Factory | More | | More ›Authorzd | than | 1 | than ›Svc. Cntr| 1,000 | | 400 ›››- THE RIGHT CHOICE IS EASY TO MAKE!›››Reprinted - November 1986››File by: John Hardie››