Atari XE Game System

I have two main units (one CIB), two Keyboards, two Power Adapters, three Zapper and Joystick.

type computer / game console
country USA
year 1987
os XL OS
cpu MOS 6502C
speed 1.77 MHz
ram 64 KB
rom 24KB
graphic 320*195 (16×16)
colors 256
sound 4 channels, 3.5 octaves
ports cartridge, two joysticks, serial, RF

 

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The Atari XEGS — Computer and Console Combined

The Atari XE Game System (1987) was a detachable-keyboard version of the Atari 65XE computer that could function as either a game console or a full home computer. Atari’s strategy was to offer the established 8-bit software library in console form while retaining computer functionality — a hybrid approach that anticipated modern all-in-one devices by decades. Arriving too late to challenge the NES, the XEGS nonetheless served a loyal Atari 8-bit community and allowed the extensive Atari software library to remain accessible through the late 1980s and early 1990s.