NTSC/PAL/SECAM & PERITEL?
If you do not know what these acronyms refer to, please read the "NTSC/PAL/SECAM/PERITEL" article in the knowledge base first.
The computer
This "Star" Arabic 65XE, also known as Atari 65XEN (from the motherboard) is a little jewel is a collection. It's hard to figure out how many of them survived, but they are extremely difficult to find in working condition in Europe. I'm not even talking about the original box and owner's manual.
Inside the machine
The "Self-Test", with the Arabic character set
Playing the rare French "Des chiffres et des lettres" cartridge, with the Arabic character set
PEEK identification
Using "PEEK" instructions in BASIC to find out about the OS, Basic and NTSC/PAL versions.
For your information, the results are:
PEEK(53268) = 1 [PAL/SECAM]
PEEK(65528) = 177 [Not a 400/800]
PEEK(65527) = 59 [XL OS Rev. 3B, 1987-07-21, Arabic Atari 65XE Najm (all)]
PEEK(43234) = 234 [Atari BASIC Rev. C]
Video signals output
Here is a summary of the video signals available on this particular model.
To be able to use one of these video signals to display an image, you obviously need to check that your TV or video monitor has an input for the specific video signal you intend to use. If it doesn't have it, the easiest thing to do is to use a modern video converter/upscaler to convert the video signal available to you to HDMI, for example.
| Video signal | Available on | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| PAL RF Antenna | RCA, TV aerial plug | No channel selector |
| PAL Video Composite aka CVBS | DIN, Monitor socket | |
| PAL Y & C, aka S-Video | DIN, Monitor socket |