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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 ...
It was just a game, yes, but it revolutionized the idea of what a personal computer could be made to do." [23] When Electronic Arts started publishing games in 1983, the Atari 8-bit line was a key platform. EA's M.U.L.E takes advantage of the four joystick ports on the original Atari 400/800 models, as does the cooperative dungeon crawl Dandy.
Atari BASIC is an interpreter for the BASIC programming language that shipped with Atari 8-bit computers. Unlike most American BASICs of the home computer era, Atari BASIC is not a derivative of Microsoft BASIC and differs in significant ways. It includes keywords for Atari-specific features and lacks support for string arrays.
Retro Games has released its latest gaming console with the Atari 400 Mini, a palm-sized throwback that celebrates Atari’s 8-bit personal computer era. The Atari 400 Mini Is a Palm-Sized Homage ...
Atari 8-bit computer peripherals include floppy drives, printers, modems, and video game controllers for Atari 8-bit computers, which includes the 400/800, XL, XE, and XEGS. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Because the Atari 400/800 8-bit computers were bundled with an RF modulator , stringent FCC regulations limiting radio emissions applied.
BASIC Programming is an Atari Video Computer System (later called the Atari 2600) cartridge that teaches simple computer programming using a dialect of BASIC.Written by Warren Robinett and released by Atari, Inc. in 1979, this BASIC interpreter is one of a few non-game cartridges for the console.
Thorn EMI Computer Software was a British video games software house set up in the early 1980s as part of the now-defunct British conglomerate Thorn EMI.They released a number of games in the early 1980s, initially for the Atari 8-bit computers, and later for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and VIC-20 computers.
Atari Assembler Editor (sometimes written as Atari Assembler/Editor) is a ROM cartridge-based development system released by Atari, Inc. in 1981. It is used to edit, assemble , and debug 6502 programs for Atari 8-bit computers without the need for additional tools.