Upon hearing the name "Atari," most people think "video games." But Atari dabbled in home computers as well, producing over a dozen different models between 1979 and 1992. If you're reading this now, ...

For better or worse, Atari is no longer a household name in computing, but for a time in the 1980s, it was a huge mover in the industry. They not only produced PCs but also a huge number of video game ...

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 ...

Upon hearing the name "Atari," most people think "video games." But Atari dabbled in home computers as well, producing over a dozen different models between 1979 and 1992. If you're reading this now, ...

The Atari 400 and 800 computers grew out of a project to provide an advanced follow-up to the hugely successful Atari 2600 video game console. During development, Atari eyed the success of Apple with ...