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The #Atari 1200XL was a 8bit #homecomputer running a #MOS 6502 #CPU at 1.79 MHz. When this beautiful machine was launched in 1983 with 64Kb RAM the price was under thousand dollars, but... https://youtu.be/JyA5tA5mmYY

$omehow, in the #8bitwar the #C64 was much more popular even when specs been almost the same. The difference in #BASIC language was less significant for the success. Most likely that competition was won by #Commodore because Jack Tramiel took the advice of his grandfather so serious.
https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/22449/Atari-1200XL/

#retrocomputer #vector #graphics #vintage #Atari1200XL #8bit #computer #vectorgraphics #svgART #svg #cgi #art #illustration made by #gfkDSGN with #GPL #Inkscape and #FreeSoftware instead of #Adobe #Illustrator #Ai #SaaS #BS

🎄Der Computeum #Adventskalender🎄
🎅Türchen 24 X: #Atari #1200XL 🖥️

Anders als man annehmen könnte war der 1200XL nicht das letzte Modell der XL Serie sondern der recht holprige Anfang. Wegen den Kompatibilitätsproblemen mit der 400/800 Reihe war die Lebensdauer dann auch sehr kurz und er wurde nur in den USA verkauft. Erst die überarbeitete 600/800XL behoben diese und lieferten den erwarteten weltweiten Erfolg. Die Grafik der 8 Bit Atari war ihrer Zeit weit voraus und legte die Basis für den späteren #Amiga.