Goto 10: Retro Computing & Gaming

Goto 10: Retro Computing & Gaming

Inside the Atari 800

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Paul Lefebvre
May 06, 2026
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This is the computer that started it all. The original, the OG, the Atari 800. First released in 1979 (along with the Atari 400), the Atari 800 was a powerful personal computer with ground-breaking graphics capabilities. I recently picked up an Atari 800 on Facebook Marketplace, so let’s take a closer look at it.

The first thing to notice if you’ve never…

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