Originally retailing for $1000, the Atari 800 shipped with 8KB of RAM, upgradable to 48KB. ... All of the previous Atari computers in this slideshow were, as you might expect, ...

The Atari 800 was a unique hybrid of personal computer and gaming machine. Think of the Atari 800 as a hybrid between a game console and a personal computer. Advanced custom silicon betrayed its ...

In 1979, Atari released the Atari 400 and 800, groundbreaking home computers that included custom graphics and sound chips, four joystick ports, and the ability to run the most advanced home video ...

The Atari 400 and 800 signaled the start of a new era in computing. Breakout, by ExtremeTech editor-in-chief Jamie Lendino, was the first book to cover what made Atari’s groundbreaking computer ...

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 ...

Built to the specifications of Atari's 8-bit computer line, which began in 1979 with the Atari 400 and 800 systems, the Atarino Pico is no mere emulator (like the Atari 400 Mini).

Some Computerworld bloggers have been telling tales of their first computers. I figured I’d throw mine into the pool here… The year was 1984, I was 11 years old and baseball cards were rapidly ...

But few recall that Atari launched a pioneering follow-up gaming platform just two years later—the Atari 800 and 400 home computers. The 800 platform often gets overlooked in video game history ...

As a kid growing up in the 1980s with an Atari 800 home computer, I discovered this hidden gem in our family's game collection, and it soon became a favorite.