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This page is used to document details of the hardware for the [[Atari 7800]].
 
  
==Cartridge Slot==
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 500px;"
 
! colspan=4 width="250"|Cartridge Slot Pinout
 
|-
 
! Pin # !! Function
 
|-
 
| 1 || Read/Write (Write=LOW)
 
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| 2 || HALT
 
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| 3 || D3
 
|-
 
| 4 || D4
 
|-
 
| 5 || D5
 
|-
 
| 6 || D6
 
|-
 
| 7 || D7
 
|-
 
| 8 || A12
 
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| 9 || A10
 
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| 10 || A11
 
|-
 
| 11 || A9
 
|-
 
| 12 || A8
 
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| 13 || +5 VDC
 
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| 14 || Ground
 
|-
 
| 15 || A13
 
|-
 
| 16 || A14
 
|-
 
| 17 || A15
 
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| 18 || External audio from cart
 
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| 19 || A7
 
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| 20 || A6
 
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| 21 || A5
 
|-
 
| 22 || A4
 
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| 23 || A3
 
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| 24 || A2
 
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| 25 || A1
 
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| 26 || A0
 
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| 27 || D0
 
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| 28 || D1
 
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| 29 || D2
 
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| 30 || Ground
 
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| 31 || IRQ
 
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| 32 || Phase 2 clock
 
|}
 
 
Sources:
 
* [http://atarihq.com/danb/7800cart/a7800cart.shtml http://atarihq.com/danb/7800cart/a7800cart.shtml]
 
* [http://www.atarimax.com/jindroush.atari.org/7800cart.html http://www.atarimax.com/jindroush.atari.org/7800cart.html]
 
 
==Processor==
 
The Atari 7800's processor is a variation of the 6502 named ''Sally''.
 
 
==Motherboard==
 
A peculiarity of 7800 motherboards is that the top and bottom of the boards may have diferent revision labels.
 
 
===CAO2523x===
 
The top of this board is labeled 'CA025234' and the bottom is labeled 'CA025233-002 REV A'.
 
<gallery>
 
Atari-7800-CAO25234-board-top.jpg|CAO25234 (top)
 
Atari-7800-CAO25233-002-revA-board-bottom.jpg|CAO25233-002 REV A (bottom)
 
</gallery>
 

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