More Atari 8-bit Cartridges

Cartridges were somewhat common on 8-bit computers. The Commodore VIC-20, 64, TI-99/4a and Tandy Color Computer all could use cartridges. Notably, the Apple II did not.

Cartridges have the advantage of being super-easy to use, essentially turning the computer into a console for game cartridges. But cartridges could also be used for programming languages and productivity software.

Because the cartridge contained the software on ROM, it could be used with computers that didn’t have much RAM or by people that didn’t yet own any peripherals, such as a tape drive or disk drive.

Out of all the computers that used cartridges, the Atari 8-bit computers probably had the most cartridges available for it. My Atari 8-bit cartridge collection keeps growing these past few years and a recent bundle purchase has added even more!

Let’s look at some of the new carts I’ve acquired, with a little commentary thrown in for good measure.

I now have a fairly large number of duplicate carts, which are now listed for sale on the Goto 10 store ($5 each), if you’re interested in filling out your collection.