| Parallel bus interface |
Atari 600XL and Atari 800XL have parallel bus interface. It's said that they are not 100% compatible - 600XL has +5V lines, because 1064 memory expansion module needs power. Also, 1064 and 600XL housing are compatible, but 1064 can't be inserted in 800XL.

| 1 | gnd | |
| 2 | /EXTSEL | goes low if EXTENB is enabled and selected device uses the address. |
| 3 | A0 | |
| 4 | A1 | |
| 5 | A2 | |
| 6 | A3 | |
| 7 | A4 | |
| 8 | A5 | |
| 9 | A6 | |
| 10 | gnd | |
| 11 | A7 | |
| 12 | A8 | |
| 13 | A9 | |
| 14 | A10 | |
| 15 | A11 | |
| 16 | A12 | |
| 17 | A13 | |
| 18 | A14 | |
| 19 | gnd | |
| 20 | A15 | |
| 21 | D0 | |
| 22 | D1 | |
| 23 | D2 | |
| 24 | D3 | |
| 25 | D4 | |
| 26 | D5 | |
| 27 | D6 | |
| 28 | D7 | |
| 29 | gnd | |
| 30 | gnd | |
| 31 | phi2 | buffered phase 2 clock |
| 32 | gnd | |
| 33 | [nc] | |
| 34 | /RST | |
| 35 | /IRQ | |
| 36 | /RDY | slow PBI device can extend the CPU bus cycle by pulling low this line |
| 37 | [nc] | |
| 38 | EXTENB | external decoder enable. Goes high when an address is an allowed address for a PBI device. |
| 39 | [nc] | |
| 40 | /REF | refresh |
| 41 | /CAS | column address strobe |
| 42 | gnd | |
| 43 | /MPD | math pack disable. When device is selected and has handler in D800-DFFF |
| 44 | /RAS | row address strobe |
| 45 | gnd | |
| 46 | R/W | |
| 47 | [nc] | +5V on 600XL |
| 48 | [nc] | +5V on 600XL |
| 49 | audio in | |
| 50 | gnd |
Most XE models have cartridge port at back and instead of PBI they have some lines in so called ECI.

| A | reserved |
| B | /IRQ |
| C | /HALT |
| D | A13 |
| E | A14 |
| F | A15 |
| H | gnd |
| 1 | /EXTSEL |
| 2 | /RST |
| 3 | /D1XX |
| 4 | /MPD |
| 5 | audio in |
| 6 | /REF |
| 7 | +5V |
Back (c) 1998-2004 Jindroush Last modified: Sun Mar 25 23:48:56 2001