Goto 10: Retro Computing & Gaming

Goto 10: Retro Computing & Gaming

Introduction of the Atari 400/800 in 1979

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Paul Lefebvre
Feb 04, 2026
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I wasn’t there at the time, but it must have been amazing when the Atari 400/800 were both introduced in late 1979. At that time, the primary personal computers were the TRS-80, Commodore PET and the Apple II. The Atari computers may have seemed similar, but they were just so much more advanced, in nearly every way.

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