+xucaen Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I'm checking out some Homebrew games I found on Atarimania, and one of them says I don't have 64k of memory. But Atari Museum states the 800xl did have 64k. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) Maybe "extended" is the key word here? Or it requires a 130XE Edited December 16, 2018 by AtariLeaf 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 As it mentions the 130XE in brackets you most probably need an extra 64K (which is not too hard to install these days). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Notice it says "64KB of extended memory". The 800XL only has 64KB of base memory, and the 130XE has 64KB base RAM + 64KB extended RAM for 128KB total. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkiwimike Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Hi, the error message says that 'extended' memory is needed. The 800XL by default has main memory and no extended ram. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 The notice clearly states 64K of extended memory is needed, the 800XL has only the base 64K of memory. As an example it notes the 130XE for the requirement to be met. Almost any machine upgraded to 128K or more will work. Some programs will need separate ANTIC access enabled but almost anything you choose with ANTIC following should work.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Poor choice of message from the game IMO. On the XL/XE, any RAM > 64K will be 128K minimum and be considered "extended". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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