Acorn Atom Technical Manual

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ATOM TECHNICAL MANUAL
Introduction page 3

Construction Procedure             page   4
            Parts List                         page   6
            Layout Diagrams             page   8
            T.V./Video Monitor        page   13
            Power Supply                 page   13
            Switching On                  page   14
            Tape Recorder               page   14
            Output Ports                   page   15

Circuit Description page 16

Block Diagram page 18

Memory Map page 20

Expanding the ATOM             page   21
            Lower Text Space Extension     page   21
            Video Graphics Extension         page   21
            Floating Point Extension            page   22
            Uersatile Interface Adapter       page   22
            Printer Interface                        page   23
            Bus Buffers                              page   23
            Eurocard Extension                 page   23
            Other Extensions                     page   23

c Copyright Acorn Computers Ltd 1980.

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Date Published : October 1980

Manufacturer : Acorn

Platform : Atom

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH3811. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

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