First Generation: 400 and 800 Atari Home Computers

{Preserved from a now-defunct Atari board}

First Generation - 400/800


Model: Atari 400

Release Date: 1979
Spec: CPU: 6502 1.8MHz / Ram: 8K (expandable to 48K max)
Display: 24 X 40 text

Initial Sale Price: $549

Information: Although announced in December 1978 it was almost one year before it finally shipped. The key features of were a wipe-clean keyboard membrane keyboard and a single cartridge port.
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Model: Atari 800

Release Date: 1979
Spec: CPU: 6502 1.8MHz / 8K/48K (expandable to 160k)
Display: 24 X 40 text

Initial Sale Price: $999

Information: Typewriter look and feel, the Atari 800 is an expansion-friendly computer. Has two cartridge ports and four internal expansion slots. The integral sound and graphics co-pros made for excellent early games playing.
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