Atari 8-bit computers
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The Atari 8-bit computers, formally launched as the Atari Home Computer System, are a series of home computers introduced by Atari, Inc., in 1979 with the Atari 400 and Atari 800. The architecture is
The Atari 800's nameplate is on the dual-width cartridge slot cover.
Atari 400 (1979) has a membrane keyboard and a door covering the single cartridge slot.
Atari 800 with the cover removed, showing expansion cards and two cartridge slots. The slots are molded into the cast aluminum RF shield.
The Atari 800 has expansion cards for the RAM, ROM, and processor. It eventually shipped with three of these 16KB RAM cards, for a total of 48KB.
Atari 5200
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The Atari 5200 is a home video game console introduced in 1982 by Atari, Inc. as a higher-end complement for the popular Atari Video Computer System. The VCS was renamed to Atari 2600 at the time of t
Atari 8-bit computers
…of the SIO developers eventually went on to co-patent USB (Universal Serial Bus). The architecture of the Atari 8-bit computers was reused in the 1982 Atari 5200 game console, but games for the two systems are incompatible. The 400 and 800 were replaced by multiple computers with identical core technology and…
Atari 5200 and one of its controllers
The 5200's large size is due in part to controller storage in the back of the unit.
The second revision of the 5200
A first revision 5200's motherboard