Atari 8-bit Computer
Technical Documents Archive



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Atari Speech Handler ERS
(715K Adobe 3.0 PDF)
Detailed confidential document on the device handler program to control the speech sythesiser in the Atari 1400 and 1450 computer systems

 
Antic Chip Technical Data
(2.8mb Adobe PDF)
Detailed technical document on the custom ANTIC processor chip used in the Atari 8bit computers and 5200 SuperSystem game console
 
Pokey Chip Data & Schematics
(1.4mb Adobe PDF)
Detailed technical document on the custom Pokey Sound/keyboard processor chip used in the Atari 8bit computers and 5200 SuperSystem game console
 
GTIA Chip Data & Schematics
(1.1mb Adobe PDF)
Detailed technical document on the custom GTIA Graphics processor chip used in the Atari 8bit computers and 5200 SuperSystem game console
 
Serial I/O Interface Handbook
(638K Adobe PDF)
Reference manual detailing the technical aspects of the SIO (Serial I/O) interface system used on the Atari 8bit computers and their peripherals.
 
Atari 1400/1450 Modem
(1.1MB Adobe 3.0 PDF)
Detailed confidential technical documentation of the design and implementation of the internal Parallel Bus Interface modem in the Atari 1400/1450 computers
 
Atari 1400 Telecommunicator
(957K Adobe 3.0 PDF)
Detailed confidential technical document detailed the design and implementation of the Atari 1400 Telecommunicator modem cartridge for use with the Voltrax SC01 Speech Synthesiser chip (1450XLD's used SC02 chip, not compatible)
Atari CGIA Chip
(90 pages, 4.4MB Adobe PDF)
Detailed confidential Atari Semiconductor Group (ASG) document fully detailing all the technical specifications for a combined ANTIC/GTIA chip.
 
Atari FGTIA
(56 pages, 2.3MB Adobe PDF)
Detailed confidential Atari Semiconductor Group (ASG) document fully detailing all the technical specifications for the SECAM version of the GTIA chip
 
SWP ATR8000 Manual
(75 pages, 4.2MB Adobe PDF)
The owners manual for one of the most powerful add-on devices for the Atari 8bit line of computers.   Covers operation, jumper settings, drive combinations (Atari and non-Atari) and upgrading for using CP/M 2.2
 

 

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