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A 1983 home computer could be Atari’s next retro hardware project. See what the latest trademark application reveals.

I've got a shelf full of computer history books, many of which I love and have reread several times. But I wanted to write one that focused on the first real computer I grew up with, the one that ...

In the classic gaming world, even before the NES arrived on the scene, there was no name more ubiquitous than Atari. Their famous 2600 console sold almost as many units as the Nintendo 64, but was ...

The Atari 400 is a home computer that first launched in 1979 with a 1.79 MHz 8-bit processor, 8 KB of RAM, four joystick ports, a cartridge slot, and an unusual membrane keyboard. More than four ...

The debut of the Atari 400 and 800 marked a crucial milestone in personal computer history. Released simultaneously near the end of 1979, they were the first computers that functioned as real “gaming ...

Atari Interactive Inc. just filed a trademark for the 800XL. This 1983 classic could be the company’s next hardware revival.

Atari’s latest retro effort is a welcome addition to the mini console market, with plenty of subtle features that result in a modernised means of emulation. This time around, however, the focus is ...

Building a retro computer, or even restoring one, is a great way to understand a lot of the fundamentals of computing. That can take a long time and a lot of energy, though. Luckily, there is a ...

Atari 400/800 -- Using your Atari computer -- Atari learns to let go -- Tramiel trauma -- Sunset in Sunnyvale -- Golden age gaming -- Emulation -- Collecting -- Mods -- Community --Atari forever ...

This excerpt is from Jamie Lendino’s Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation, an amazing book that details with an obsessive’s eye the rise and fall of Atari 8-bit computers. While ...