Atari basic is an interpreter for the basic programming language that shipped with the atari. Because this is a complex and powerful machine, the explanations are accordingly rather long. Chapter one your atari personal computer chapter two getting started chapter three assignments, statements, stored programs, and branching chapter four decisions using ifthen statements chapter five read and data work together chapter six fornext loops chapter seven subscripted variables chapter eight double subscripts. I put the pages in the correct order, straightened them out, bookmarked the entire manual, and made it text searchable. Inside you will find all of the north american releases through its official life.
Aug 11, 2019 view and download atari xl owners manual online. Userss manual basic 4 including versions 1 to 3 at commodore. I took the original scan from carsten strotmanns infotek, when it was still up is there a new location. The reader should be thoroughly familiar with the basic reference manual, which is provided with the computer.
It includes keywords for atari specific features and lacks support for string arrays, for example. The atari 2600 unofficial unauthorized reference manual is your onestop guide to this groundbreaking video game console. Atari 8bit computer manuals culled from various sources over the years newsgroups, contributions, bit torrents, this is our reference area for various videogame system documentation. Included with your atari 800 home computer is an atari basic programming language cartridge, atari basic reference manual, and an atari basic selfteachlng guide. Books related to the atari line of computers, including the atari 400, 800, st, xl and xe.
Unlike most basics of the home computer era, atari basic is not a derivative of microsoft basic, and differs in significant ways. The diagnostic flowcharts sections 4 and 6 provide detailed diagnostic and repair procedures for technicians who are not yet completely familiar with the vcs. This manual is not intended to teach basic it is a reference guide to the com mands, statements, functions, and special applications of atari basic. Database contains 2 atari 65xe manuals available for free online viewing or downloading in pdf. The syntax ismost similartothe oldgfa basic on atari st implementation.
Atari 400800 service manual pdf atari 410 program recorder operators manual pdf atari 800xl field service manual pdf. August 1991 no part of this publication may be copied. Unlike the latter, altirra basic is freely distributable in both source and object code form. I have created this document as a reference manual that i use personally to find specific information related to usage of hard disks. Turbobasic xl expanded documentation atari 5200 8bit. View and download atari 400 basic reference manual online. It provides technical information about the different file systems used on the atari platform as well as a practical short guide for using and partitioning hard disks on atari.
Subjects covered include software, hardware, programming, design, and copy protection. Where can i learn the ataris programming language basic. It you have programmed your atari you will discover tht action. Furthermore, they demand some expert expertise on the part of the reader. Started in 1983 as an atari 800 computer user group. Basic reference manual il atari 0a warner communications company every effort has been made to ensure that this manual accurately documents the operation of the atari 400 and the atari 800 computer. The only registers the microprocessor can read are the collision registers and input port registers. However, due to the ongoing improvement and update of the computer software, atari, inc. The basics for the xlxe line used the same commands, but had slightly different options for graphics modes than what you will see in the manual.
Atari 65xe manuals and user guides, desktop manuals all. A strobe register executes its function the instant it is written to the data written is ignored. Each entry consists of the games fullcolor box covers, cartridge, screenshots and technical info for the. The manual is designed for use by both experienced and inexperienced service personnel. Aug 14, 2008 here is a pdf of the atari basic reference manual. Aug 16, atari brown vinyl xl computer protective dust covers with the atari.
Lift the cartridge door and insert the com puting language basic cartridge into the atari 400 or atari 800 computer. Vcs unlike many other game and computer systems, the vcs is sharply limited in what it can do. Atari 2600 unofficial unauthorized reference manual vol. The symptom checklist section 5 provides a fast repair reference for the more. The 8kb cartridge version is made as a dropin replacement for the atari basic cartridge or system. The basic open command is identical to its equivalent xio command. The atari basic reference manual contains a complete description of all atari basic language commands. The full reference manual contains example programs for most of the commands and reference material for the atari bios, xbios and gemdos. You are using the first basic to assembly language complier for the atari 2600 game system. It was designed to serve the programming needs of hoth the. User manuals, guides and specifications for your atari 65xe desktop. Atari archives atari basic xl online version of the language at.
This manual is an edited version of the full reference manual which is over 540 pages and is a reference manual for the gfa basic commands only. Basic xl allows you easy access to the player missile graphics available on the atari through the use of builtin functions and commands. To become a better programmer, study this manual, refer to the atari basic reference guide, and perhaps have a more experienced person look over your shoulder occasionally. X11 basic is a dialect of the basic programming language with graphics capability that integrates features like shell scripting, cgiprogramming and full graphical visualization into the easy to learn basic language on modern computers. Atari disk operating system disk operating system dos reference manual will provide you with complete instructions on using the dos software to access the printer and other peripheral components. Altirra hardware reference manual created by avery lee 1. Apr 23, 2019 here is atari 400 basic reference manual pdf download. This book is not intended for the beginning programmer. By indirecting the variable names in this way, a reference to a variable needs only one byte to address its entry into the. While compatible, altirra basic is a reimplementation from scratch it does not share any code with and is not based on atari basic. The atari xltm computer field service manual is a reference guide for the the atari xl is a general purpose inicrocomputer that uses a c.
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