Atari XE User's Handbook

Weber 1985

Atari XE User’s Handbook is a clear, concise, and practical guide to the Atari XE line of personal computers. This book covers introductory concepts designed to allow the "first time” computer user to operate and program the Atari XE in BASIC. This book also contains a great deal of information on advanced topics such as graphics, DOS usage, and file handling that are of interest to the experienced computer user.

The following topics are covered in depth in the Atari XE User’s Handbook:

  • Installation
  • Operation
  • Atari XE hardware
  • Atari peripherals
  • BASIC programming fundamentals
  • File handling
  • Graphics and sound
  • DOS 2.0 and 2.5
  • Printer usage
  • Useful PEEKS and POKES
  • Memory Bank Switching

Numerous examples and illustrations are provided throughout the book. Atari XE User’s Handbook also includes a number of useful appendices and is fully indexed. No user of an Atari XE computer should be without the Atari XE User’s Handbook.