Atari 400 User Manual page 9

it does have some advantages: since the key-
board is a sealed flat surface, it is fairly imper-
vious to the attacks of small children and is very
easy to clean .
Electrically speaking, the 400 is almost identical
to the more expensive Atari 800. Even if you
have no plans to get into a more complicated
system with more accessories, the Atari 400
makes a terrific game cartridge system.
Atari 800
The Atari 800, introduced at the same time as
the 400, offers greater ease of expandability
(adding equipment to the computer) and use. Its
full-stroke keyboard makes typing a pleasure.
Although the first models were offered with 8K
or 16K of memory, Atari eventually made 48K of
memory standard with the 800 computer. This
larger memory allows you to run longer and
more complex programs.
The 800 is the only Atari computer with two
cartridge slots. Atari 's original plans were for
some programs to use both slots, but a way to
get bigger programs into one cartridge was dis-
covered and no two-cartridge Atari programs
were ever released.
The 800 has some nice features. The system ex-
pansion slots, which make it possible to use
some specialized devices with the computer, can
be easily reached by removing the top cover. It is
also possible to hook up the 800 computer to
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