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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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  • 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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    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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    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 8-bit, Atari 5200 Minotaur, Sirius, Apple II Pulsar, Sega, Arcade Route 16, Tekhan/Sun, Arcade Thunder Island, ANALOG Software, Atari 8-bit Treasure...
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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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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 marketed it as the world's first 64-bit game system, emphasizing its blitter's 64-bit bus; however, none of its three processors have a 64-bit instruction...
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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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Centipede (video game) (category Atari 8-bit computer games)
    followed in 1982. Centipede was ported to Atari's own Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 7800, and Atari 8-bit computers. Under the Atarisoft label, the game...
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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). It is considered...
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    Commodore 128, Amiga, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, Atari 8-bit computers, MS-DOS, NES, Super NES, Oric, Atari 7800, Commodore Plus/4, Enterprise 128, MSX, PlayStation...
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    The Atari 7800 is an 8-bit console developed by Atari Corporation and designed by General Computer Corporation. It was released in North America in May...
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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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    (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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  • 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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  • 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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