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Atari 5200

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Overview

Introduced in 1982 by Atari, the Atari 5200 was a console system.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: MOS Technology 6502C clocked at 1.79 MHz with custom Pokey-based I/O.
  • Memory: 16 KB RAM plus 4 KB BIOS/OS ROM; cartridges could add more RAM.
  • Display: ANTIC/TIA-inspired chipset outputting 320×192 resolution with palette control for 256 colors and multiple sprites per scanline.
  • Sound: Atari POKEY chip powering four square-wave channels plus noise and keyboard scanning.

Supported ROM extensions

rom, xfd, atr, atx, cdm, cas, car, bin, a52, xex, zip, 7z

Emulators

  • a5200 (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_A5200
  • atari800 (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_ATARI800

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml