History of video games/Platforms/Atari 8 bit family
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
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Atari 800
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Accessories
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An Asteroids cartridge for Atari 8 bit computers. -
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Atari Touch Tablet -
Atari touch tablet next to an Atari 800XL -
Atari 850
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External Resources
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References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Inside the Atari 800". PCWorld. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "A History of Gaming Platforms: Atari 8-Bit Computers". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "A History of Gaming Platforms: Atari 8-Bit Computers". www.gamasutra.com. Retrieved 28 November 2020.