 It was offered in two similar versions, one using the original 32-bit number format that was about 7800 bytes, and another using an extended 40-bit format that was close to 9 kB.Even the 32-bit version barely fit into the 8 kB size of the machine's ROM cartridge format.Atari also felt that they needed to expand the language to support the hardware features of their computers, similar to what Apple had done with Applesoft BASIC.