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    The Atari 8-bit computers, formally launched as the Atari Home Computer System, are a series of home computers introduced by Atari, Inc., in 1979 with...
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    already appeared on previous Atari home platforms. The system architecture is almost identical to that of the Atari 8-bit computers, although software...
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    The Atari XE Video Game System (Atari XEGS) is an industrial redesign of the Atari 65XE home computer and the final model in the Atari 8-bit computer series...
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  • Atari 8-bit computer peripherals include floppy drives, printers, modems, and video game controllers for Atari 8-bit computers, which includes the 400/800...
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  • Atari 8-bit computers, BBC Micro, PET, VIC-20, and in home video game consoles such as the Atari 2600 and the Nintendo Entertainment System. 8-bit processors...
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    the company. Atari Corporation dropped support for the 7800, along with the 2600 and the Atari 8-bit computers, on January 1, 1992. The Atari 7800 ProSystem...
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    The Atari Lynx is a 16-bit fourth-generation hand-held game console released by Atari Corporation in September 1989 in North America and 1990 in Europe...
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    This is a list of game titles released for Atari 8-bit computers, sorted alphabetically. Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X...
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  • Atari Games, Arcade Lord of the Orb, Antic Software, Atari 8-bit King Tut's Tomb, Antic Software, Atari 8-bit Maze War, ANALOG Computing, Atari 8-bit...
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  • programs were available for Atari 8-bit computers. Atari, Inc. was primarily the publisher following the launch of the Atari 400/800 in 1979, then increasingly...
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    Atari BASIC is an interpreter for the BASIC programming language that shipped with Atari 8-bit computers. Unlike most American BASICs of the home computer...
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    POKEY (redirect from Atari POKEY)
    designed by Doug Neubauer at Atari, Inc. for the Atari 8-bit computers. It was first released with the Atari 400 and Atari 800 in 1979 and is included...
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    ZX, CPC, Atari 8-bit, Amiga, Atari ST, PC) 1990 Blinky's Scary School (C64, ZX, Atari 8-bit, Amiga, Atari ST) 1990 Cavernia (Atari 8-bit) 1990 Santa's...
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    Jerry – in addition to a Motorola 68000, Atari marketed it as the world's first 64-bit game system, emphasizing its 64-bit bus used by the blitter, however,...
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    went on to develop a number of games for the Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit computers, and Atari ST which were marketed by word of mouth and magazine advertisements...
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    Apshai was soon ported from the TRS-80 to additional systems, such as the Atari 8-bit computers and Commodore 64. Apshai spawned a number of similar adventure...
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  • Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and video game console and home computer development company which operated between 1972 and 1984. During...
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  • Atari DOS is the disk operating system used with the Atari 8-bit computers. Operating system extensions loaded into memory were required in order for an...
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  • The Atari Microsoft BASIC and Atari Microsoft BASIC II variants of the 6502-version of Microsoft BASIC ported to the Atari 8-bit computers. The first version...
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    Jay Miner (section Atari)
    known primarily for developing graphics and audio chips for the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit computers and as the "father of the Amiga". Jay Miner received...
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  • the IBM PC (with CGA graphics), TRS-80 Color Computer, Apple II and Atari 8-bit computers, and used by the Ultima role-playing video games. Software...
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  • Missile Command (category Atari 8-bit computer games)
    modern remakes followed. Atari's 1981 port to the Atari 8-bit computers was reused for the Atari 5200 (1982) and built into the Atari XEGS (1987). The player's...
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  • The Atari XEGS, released in 1987, is the final member of the Atari 8-bit computers. This list only contains games released by Atari Corporation during...
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  • Challenge (1989, Atari 8-bit family) Xenophobe (1989, Atari 8-bit family) Ninja Golf (1989, Atari 8-bit family) Klax (1992, Atari 8-bit family) Superman...
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  • Gauntlet (1985 video game) (category Atari 8-bit computer games)
    by Atari Games. It is one of the first multiplayer dungeon crawl arcade games. The core design of Gauntlet comes from 1983 game Dandy for the Atari 8-bit...
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    Television Interface Adaptor (GTIA) are custom chips used in the Atari 8-bit computers and Atari 5200 home video game console. In these systems, a CTIA or GTIA...
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  • DOS 6.0 by Novell OpenDOS, a successor of Novell DOS by Caldera Atari DOS, from Atari, Inc. DOS XL, from Optimized Systems Software MyDOS SmartDOS SpartaDOS...
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    as a part of bundles of children's software for Apple computers and Atari 8-bit computers. Kellner's source code was released, and has since been ported...
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  • widespread development of 'turbo' loaders for Commodore computers. The Atari 8-bit computers use a system based on consultations with recording engineers...
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    (1976) Atari Video Music (1977) Video Pinball (1977) Atari 2600 (1977) Atari 8-bit computers (1979) Atari 2700 (cancelled) Atari Cosmos (cancelled) Atari 5200...
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