Atari8bit

My Retro Computer Collection

As you start down the retro computing path, you’re going to end up with more than a few computers.

May 13 • Paul Lefebvre

Inside the Atari 800

Let take it apart and look at the guts of the Atari computer that started it all.

May 6 • Paul Lefebvre

More Atari 8-bit Cartridges

Cartridges were somewhat common on 8-bit computers.

Apr 29 • Paul Lefebvre

Inside the Atari 1200XL

I recently purchased an Atari 800 collection on Facebook Marketplace and the seller was kind enough to throw in a non-working Atari 1200XL that they…

Apr 22 • Paul Lefebvre

Mapping the Atari from Compute! Books

One Atari 8-bit book that it seems like nearly everyone had was Mapping the Atari by Ian Chadwick.

Apr 15 • Paul Lefebvre

An Atari 8-bit Computer Timeline

The Atari 8-bit computers were introduced in 1979 and discontinued in 1992.

Apr 8 • Paul Lefebvre

Paperweight, an April Fool's Prank from 40 years ago

Get some use out of that obsolete 8-bit Atari

Apr 1 • Paul Lefebvre

Video: A Brief Overview of the Atari 800XL

For the past year or so, I’ve been a member of the New England Vintage Electronics Club (NEVEC).

Feb 11 • Paul Lefebvre

Introduction of the Atari 400/800 in 1979

I wasn’t there at the time, but it must have been amazing when the Atari 400/800 were both introduced in late 1979.

Feb 4 • Paul Lefebvre

Snowfall in BASIC

We are now in the winter season and it’s been snowing here in Maine, so I thought it might be fun to put together a little BASIC program that simulates…

Dec 24, 2025 • Paul Lefebvre

Inside Atari DOS

Inside Atari DOS is a book, published by Compute!

Nov 26, 2025 • Paul Lefebvre

Ranking the Atari 8-bit Computers

When talking about the Atari 8-bit computers, you can never really refer to a single model because there were so many.

Nov 19, 2025 • Paul Lefebvre

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