Also known as
  • 8 bit Atari computers,
  • Atari 400,
  • Atari 800
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computer manufactured by Atari Inc. starting in 1979, and later Atari Corporation starting in 1984. All are based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU and were the first home computers designed with custom coprocessor chips, giving them "the most powerful graphic subsystem" of any 8 bit machine. Over the following decade several versions of the same basic design were released, including the original Atari 400 and 800 and their successors, the XL and XE... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by mw_prop_bot Aug 20, 2008

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