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The Atari 8-bit computers, formally launched as the Atari Home Computer System, [2] are a series of home computers introduced by Atari, Inc., in 1979 with the Atari 400 and Atari 800. [3] The architecture is designed around the 8-bit MOS Technology 6502 CPU and three custom coprocessors which provide support for sprites , smooth multidirectional scrolling, four channels of audio, and other ...
Aug 21, 2008 · In a Spring 1979 newsletter to employees, Ray Kassar explained to Atari employees about the 400 and 800, and the marketplace they would be entering. "1979 will be a year of new product introductions. The most ambitious of these new products is our new line of personal computers, the Atari 400 and Atari 800.
The SIO bus allowed any kind of device to be connected to the Atari 400/800 computers, and Atari provided a full range of devices. For storage there was the 410 cassette drive and the 810 disk drive. For printing there was the Atari 820 and 822 printers.
Feb 13, 2015 · Atari began development of the 400 & 800 in 1977, using the code names Candy (400) and Colleen (800). Rumor has it that these names came from some “hot” secretaries there at Atari. Candy was originally intended to be the next generation of the video game system, to replace the VCS. Colleen was intended to be the true home computer with all ...
The Atari 800 could also accommodate up to 4 9 pin D-plug joysticks through ports on the front of the machine. The joysticks were of the standard type used on the Atari 2600 VCS . Although the 800 could be attached to a standard TV with the hardwired RF cable, it included a 5 pin round DIN plug on its right side for connecting to a hi-resolution color composite monitor.
- November 1983
- $1199.99
- October 1979
800. The Atari 800 was released in late 1979 as part of the Atari 8-bit home computers series, alongside the Atari 400. It is based on the 6502C microprocessor which runs at 1.79 MHz. Initially it was available with either 8K or 16K of RAM, which was expandable to 48K. Later on it came with 48K as standard.
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Apr 22, 2011 · For 15 years (1978 to 1993), Atari designed and produced four distinct lines of PCs: the 8-bit “Atari 800” line, the 16-bit ST line, the PC compatibles, and the 32-bit series.
