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Atari 1200XL

  1. Game infos
  2. Parent and Clones
  3. Sound
  4. Driver
  5. Inputs
  6. Controls
  7. Display
  8. Configurations
  9. Roms list
  10. BIOS set
  11. Chips list
  12. Categories
  13. History
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Game infos

Description Atari 1200XL
Name a1200xl
Manufacturer Atari
Year 1982
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players Non-arcade
Added to MAME .131
Romset size 0 B
Romset file files
Romset zip 0 B
Genre Computer

Parent and clones

Parent a800 : Atari 800 (NTSC) (1979)

Sound infos

Sound_channels 1

Driver infos

Driver status preliminary
Driver emulation preliminary
Driver color good
Driver sound good
Driver graphic good
Driver cocktail
Driver protection
Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service no
Input tilt no
Input players 4
Input buttons
Input coins

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
joy 8 no
keyboard no
paddle 0 228 200 10 yes

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 0 no 336 225 59.923329

Configuration

name tag mask
Television Artifacts
Name Off
Value 0
Default yes
Name On
Value 64
Default no

artifacts
 64

Roms list

console name bios size crc md5 merge sha1 region offset status optional
arcade co60616a.rom rev10 8192 0391386b 7c176657c88b89b8a69bf021fa8e0939efc0dff2 maincpu c000 baddump no
arcade co60616b.rom default 8192 6e29ec8d 3f9c06d6b4d261f3d5bf4354e3cff0c17b9347b9 maincpu c000 baddump no
arcade co60617a.rom rev10 8192 b502f1e7 6688db57d97fa570aef5c15cef3e5fb2688879c2 maincpu e000 baddump no
arcade co60617b.rom default 8192 d73ce29a 64790242d902643fe0c40dd842749f1fe461831b maincpu e000 baddump no

BIOS set

name description default
default OS Rev. 11 yes
rev10 OS Rev. 10 yes

Chips list

name tag type clock
1-Bit DAC dac audio
M6502 maincpu cpu 1789790
POKEY pokey audio 1789790
Speaker speaker audio

Categories

History


Computer published 37 years ago:

Atari 1200XL (c) 1982 Atari, Incorporated.

Atari 8-bit computer.

- TECHNICAL -

WHAT's NEW:
- New aluminum and smoked plastic cases
- 64 KB of RAM
- Only two joystick ports
- Help key
- Four function keys.

- TRIVIA -

Released in late 1982, the Atari 1200XL was an odd hybrid of features from the Sweet 8/16 projects. Notable features were 64 KB of RAM, built-in self test, redesigned keyboard, and redesigned cable port layout. In general terms the 1200XL most closely matched the high end Sweet 16 concept.
However the 1200XL also included a number of missing or poorly implemented features. The PBI expansion connector from the original 1000X design was left off, making the design rely entirely on SIO again. Frustrating this was the fact that the +12V pin in the SIO port was left unconnected; only +5V power was available although some devices made use of the +12V line. An improved video circuit provided more chroma for a more colorful image, but the chroma line was not connected to the monitor port, the only place that could make use of it. Even the re-arrangement of the ports made some joysticks and cartridges difficult or impossible to use. Changes made to the operating system to support the new hardware also resulted in compatibility problems with some older software that did not follow published guidelines.

The 1200XL ended up with functionality similar to the existing 800, but at a hefty price point. For all of these reasons the 1200XL sold poorly. There is an often-repeated story, perhaps apocryphal, that 800 sales shot up after the release of the 1200XL, as existing owners tried to snap them up before they disappeared. The machine was discontinued in 1983. There was no PAL version of the 1200XL.

- CONTRIBUTE -

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