Atari 8-bit computers: Difference between revisions

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** Macro Assembler/Text Editor (MAE) – Assembler from Eastern House Software. Written by John Harris.

* [[BASIC programming language|BASIC]] dialects.

** [[Atari BASIC]] – This was the original BASIC for the ''Atari 8-bit family''. Came as a ROM cartridge with the ''Atari 400/800'' models, but was built into the computer's ROM in later models. To disable BASIC inIn the XL/XE models, youBASIC could be disabled by holdholding down the '''OPTION''' key while booting.

** [[Atari Microsoft BASIC]] – A version of BASIC for the ''Atari 8-bit family'' released by [[Atari]] that was more like the industry standard [[Microsoft BASIC]]. This did not catch on.

** Atari Microsoft BASIC II – Microsoft BASIC in a ROM cartridge plus extension disk.