Atari 5200¶
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