Producer: Atari - Category: Personal Computer
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Home computer, 1983, Atari. The 600XL is the smaller of the two XL machines that replaced the 400 and 800 in 1983. It has 16 KB of RAM, a proper keyboard, Atari BASIC built into ROM and, on the back, the Parallel Bus Interface (PBI) meant for fast expansions such as the 1064 memory module, which brought it to 64 KB. Unlike the 800XL it has no monitor output, only the RF connector for a television.
| Years | 1983 to 1984 |
| Processor | MOS 6502C at 1.79 MHz |
| RAM | 16 KB, expandable to 64 KB with the 1064 module |
| ROM | 16 KB operating system plus 8 KB Atari BASIC |
| Graphics | ANTIC and GTIA, up to 320 x 192, 256-colour palette |
| Sound | POKEY, 4 channels |
| Ports | 1 cartridge slot, 2 joystick ports, SIO, PBI, RF output |
| Price (1983) | US$199 |
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