The 8-Bit Guy] tells us how 8-bit Atari computers work. The first Atari came out in 1977, it was originally called the Atari ...

Forty years ago, Atari released its first personal computers: the Atari 400 and 800. They arrived in the fall of 1979 after a prerelease marketing campaign that had begun the previous January when the ...

On holidays like Thanksgiving, part of the togetherness (especially with my older brother) has always included video games—especially games for our first computer, the Atari 800. Released in 1979, ...

I've got a shelf full of computer history books, many of which I love and have reread several times. But I wanted to write one that focused on the first real computer I grew up with, the one that ...

To most people, the name "Atari" will forever be synonymous with its first game system, the Atari 2600, launched in 1977 (relive it with an emulator). But few recall that Atari launched a pioneering ...

The Atari 400 and 800 signaled the start of a new era in computing. Breakout, by ExtremeTech editor-in-chief Jamie Lendino, was the first book to cover what made Atari’s groundbreaking computer line ...

Take a trip down memory lane with snapshots from the golden age of personal computers. My father, an electronics engineer by trade, was restless for most of his life. He constantly sought novel ...

My father, an electronics engineer by trade, was restless for most of his life. He constantly sought novel experiences, and he often grew bored with gadgets and machines. As a result, he was known to ...

Building a retro computer, or even restoring one, is a great way to understand a lot of the fundamentals of computing. That can take a long time and a lot of energy, though. Luckily, there is a ...

Last week, UK-based Retro Games, Ltd. announced a mini console version of the Atari 400 home computer, first released in 1979. It’s called “THE400 Mini,” and it includes HDMI video output, 25 built-in ...