The Atari 400 and 800 were the first machines that truly bridged the divide between video game players and home computer enthusiasts. Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation is ...

For the next decade after its release, Atari continued to refine the Atari 800 (often called the Atari 8-bit computer platform) with new models such as the 1200XL, 600XL, 800XL, 65XE, 128XE, and XEGS.

My first home computer was an Atari 800, and it's still one of my favorite computers to this day. After you're done reminiscing, I'd love to hear about your Atari computer memories in the comments ...

They’re not a 2600, but the Atari 400, 800 and 1200 are awesome computers in their own right. With only BASIC built in to the ROM, they’re not especially useful or fun, as [Jeroen] found out ...

The Atari 400 and 800 signaled the start of a new era in computing. Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation is the first book to cover what made Atari's groundbreaking computer line ...

So when [Drygol] heard a friend comment he had an old Atari 800 XL that was such poor shape it couldn’t be repaired, he took on the challenge of restoring the machine sight unseen.

Despite my fondness for the Atari ST home computer and the Jack Tramiel-era Atari Corp. years between 1984 and 1996, the last time the company we all claim to have such fond feelings for actually ...

Powered by 8GB of RAM, an AMD Raven Ridge 2 APU and Ryzen GPU the box allows for playing classic Atari games on modern big screens. The VCS 800 bundle includes "100 free Atari classic console and ...

For the next decade after its release, Atari continued to refine the Atari 800 (often called the Atari 8-bit computer platform) with new models such as the 1200XL, 600XL, 800XL, 65XE, 128XE, and XEGS.

As a result, most of Atari's later computers are practically unheard of in the States. So let's focus on the era that many do remember: that Golden Age between, say, 1979 and 1987.