Mapping the Atari (revised edition).pdf

THE ATARI

Revised Edition.....

Ian Chadwick

Introduction by Bill Wilkinson

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Greensboro, North Carolina

MAPPING

Publisher.

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Printed in the United States of America

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ISBN 0-87455-004-1

We do not accept any responsibility fo r any damage d one to the reader's

programs through use or misuse of the information presented here. Readers

are advised to read the warning in the introduction with regard to saving

critical programs and removing important disks or cassettes before attempt-

ing to use this manual.

The author and publisher have made every effort in the preparation of this book to in-

sure the accuracy of the programs and information. However, the information and pro-

grams in this book are sold without warranty. either express or imptied. Neither the

author nor COMPUTE! Publications. Inc. will be liable for any damages caused or al-

leged to be caused directly, indirectly. incidentally, or consequentially by lhe programs

or information in this book.

COMPUTE! Publications, Inc., Post Office Box 5406, Greensboro, NC 27403, (9 19)

275-9809, is one of the ABC Publishing Companies and is not associated with

any manufacturer of personal computers. Atari 400, 800, 1200XL, 600XL.

800XL, 65XE, and 130XE are trademarks of Atari. Inc.

Contents _______

Author's Preface to the Revised Edition . . . . . .. . .. . . v

Author's Preface . . . . . . . vii

Introduction / Bill Wilkinson .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .

Memory Map

Appendix 1.

Appendix 2.

Appendix 3.

Appendix 4 .

Appendix 5.

Appendix 6.

Appendix 7.

VBLANK Processes .... . .. . ... .

A Graphics Memory Map

Atari Timing Values

Old (A) and New (B) ROMs ...... .

Color

.......... .

xxi

154

155

160

161

163

167

Sound and Music

.... . .

Player/ Missile Graphics

Memory Map .......... . . .. .... .

Display Lists ............. . . .

Numerical Conversions

ATASCII and Internal Character

Code Values

Appendix 11 . Addenda and Errata to the

169

171

175

Appendix 8.

Appendix 9 .

Appendix 10 .

180

Appendix 12.

Appendix 13 .

Appendix 14.

Appendix 15.

Appendix 16.

Appendix 17 .

Appendix 18.

First Edition .. ... ..... .

The XL/XE Memory Map

XL/XE Enhancements and Bugs

The XL/XE Parallel Bus . .......... .

XL/XE Graphics Modes . .. .. . .

Memory Management on the 130XE

DOS 2.5 and the 1050 Drive

Changing the 400/800 OS

on the XL/XE Computers

XL/XE Programs

182

200

230

232

236

238

241

244

247

255

258

263

Appendix 19.

XLjXE Index

Index by Label

Index by Subject

....... ... . .. .

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