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History[edit | edit source]

The Atari 800 and 400 were released in 1979 with the 400 costing $550 and the 800 costing $1000.[1]

Technology[edit | edit source]

Compute[edit | edit source]

The Atari 400 and the Atari 800 are powered by an 8-bit 6502 processor clocked at 1.79 megahertz.[2][3]

The Atari 400 has eight kilobytes of RAM in early models and 16 kilobytes of RAM in later models.[4] The Atari 800 has 16 kilobytes of RAM in early models and 48 kilobytes of RAM in later models.[5]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Atari 400[edit | edit source]

Atari 800[edit | edit source]

Accessories[edit | edit source]

External Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Inside the Atari 800". PCWorld. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. "A History of Gaming Platforms: Atari 8-Bit Computers". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. "A History of Gaming Platforms: Atari 8-Bit Computers". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.