Thursday, June 9, 2011
Atari User Issue #9 Volume #1 Out Now
In Issue 9 we review the Atari 1200XL computer, take a look at the new IDE 2 interface for the Atari XL/XE and look at S-video for your Atari 8-bit.
The Atari Lynx goes head to head against the Sega Game Gear in part one of our new series, we look at Rampage on the Atari, our popular guide to unreleased games for the Atari 2600, 5200 and 7800 continues and we check out Sega’s great titles in our ST coin-op conversions series.
Friday, May 13, 2011
The History of Atari Computers
Atari hasn’t always been all about gaming. From the late ’70s to the early ’90s, the company produced a series of interesting and unusual desktops and laptops, including one that had a starring role in ‘Terminator 2.’
By Benj Edwards , PCWorld Apr 21, 2011 9:00 pm
Atari’s PC Evolution
It’s a name that’s legendary in the world of video games: Atari. But few people today remember that the former video game giant once made computers, too. For 15 years (1978 to 1993), Atari designed and produced four distinct lines of PCs: the 8-bit “Atari 800” line, the 16-bit ST line, the PC compatibles, and the 32-bit series.
Although Atari started off strong in the U.S. PC market, the company soon faltered in the face of shake-ups in the game industry (its core business) and stiff competition from IBM PC compatibles. In Europe, Atari held on to a niche of dedicated fans for years until finally shutting down its PC division in 1993. In the following slides, you’ll see just about every production computer model that Atari ever released over that 15-year period.