SIG: Atari 8-bit News and Development SIG for the latest news and development information for Atari 8-bit systems, including modifications and add-ons. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:59:44 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:59:44 +0000 Atari Owners' Club https://atari-owner.com/club/forums/sig-atari-8-bit-news-and-development.34/ ATARI XE LAPTOP Wed, 15 Jan 2025 23:59:33 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/atari-xe-laptop.778/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/atari-xe-laptop.778/ invalid@example.com (nysavant) nysavant
https://hackaday.com/2025/01/05/atari-65xe-in-laptop-form/

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There is also an accompanying YouTube video showing it all working.
]]> 7 Biggles Baz vs Fiddle Baztro - Baz reviews USB Atari joystick interface Fri, 23 Jun 2023 18:19:08 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/biggles-baz-vs-fiddle-baztro-baz-reviews-usb-atari-joystick-interface.686/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/biggles-baz-vs-fiddle-baztro-baz-reviews-usb-atari-joystick-interface.686/ invalid@example.com (Andy Barr) Andy Barr
The frightening thing for me is that this is from FIVE years ago and featured on the old Atari Sector.

From time to time, if I find anything surviving from this era which is either entertaining or educating (loosely speaking) then I will upload said (sad) material to Atari Owner.

So, as a promotion and salute to Petr from Slovakia who sent...

Biggles Baz vs Fiddle Baztro - Baz reviews USB Atari joystick interface]]> 3 New Atari 8-Bit Hardware from Candle Tue, 06 Sep 2022 11:19:13 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/new-atari-8-bit-hardware-from-candle.657/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/new-atari-8-bit-hardware-from-candle.657/ invalid@example.com (Vyper68) Vyper68 I am interested in the new UAV type PCB as getting one from the Brewing Academy is expensive.

]]> 3 Atari 8-bit coding tools Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:33:13 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/atari-8-bit-coding-tools.563/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/atari-8-bit-coding-tools.563/ invalid@example.com (AlexDrito) AlexDrito
I don't know much of the Atari software programming tools that were available natively on the Atari 800 and then...

Atari 8-bit coding tools]]> 3 ATARI GIANT - not cheap but interesting Mon, 23 Nov 2020 22:49:03 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/atari-giant-not-cheap-but-interesting.394/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/atari-giant-not-cheap-but-interesting.394/ invalid@example.com (Andy Barr) Andy Barr
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https://atarigiant.com/]]> 2 New Altirra beta out 4.00 beta 19.. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:10:39 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/new-altirra-beta-out-4-00-beta-19.377/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/new-altirra-beta-out-4-00-beta-19.377/ invalid@example.com (Paul "Mclaneinc" Irvine) Paul "Mclaneinc" Irvine
http://www.virtualdub.org/beta/Altirra-4.00-test19.zip

Normally people don't like beta's and wait for a final but in my long term following of Altirra you find that Altirra's beta are normally rock solid and because Phaeron just adds so much you will wait for ages when you could be using them right away

I know most folk prefer the real thing but Altirra offers a Swiss Army knife type approach, you can create a custom...

New Altirra beta out 4.00 beta 19..]]> 4 #KeepStayingSafe and grab your free copy of RetroMagazine World #03! Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:55:45 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/keepstayingsafe-and-grab-your-free-copy-of-retromagazine-world-03.365/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/keepstayingsafe-and-grab-your-free-copy-of-retromagazine-world-03.365/ invalid@example.com (AlexDrito) AlexDrito
I've got the pleasure to introduce you to the issue #03 of RMW, English edition!

https://www.retromagazine.net/getrm.php?id=03_eng

Go there, download and read! If you like it, please share it anywhere you want. It's completely free and ad-free.
Thank you,
David]]> 6 Discover Atari (USA, 1982) Sat, 11 Jul 2020 14:48:10 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/discover-atari-usa-1982.289/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/discover-atari-usa-1982.289/ invalid@example.com (Timothy Kline) Timothy Kline
https://archive.org/details/DiscoverAtari2_Feb8_82

https://archive.org/details/DiscoverAtari1_Feb7_82

Although I wish more emphasis had been made on the applications for the Atari 8-bit home computer,...

Discover Atari (USA, 1982)]]> 1 A quick Question-- Is there any interest in articles for these projects Sat, 20 Jun 2020 11:02:18 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/a-quick-question-is-there-any-interest-in-articles-for-these-projects.208/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/a-quick-question-is-there-any-interest-in-articles-for-these-projects.208/ invalid@example.com (Graham) Graham
1: I have redesigned the original O.S. Controller card from Computer House, this was originally purchased from the proprietor John May, Shortly after buying this and being annoyed that the chip marking had been removed I decided to reverse engineer this, I design a version that used SRAM and could be switched in rather than using the 16K of DRAM sat under the O.S Rom, I approached Computer...

A quick Question-- Is there any interest in articles for these projects]]> 10 Mr. Laminate Tells All: CEM-3 Reinvents Itself (Again)—or, Atari Game Boards on eBay? Wed, 20 May 2020 03:15:40 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/mr-laminate-tells-all-cem-3-reinvents-itself-again-%E2%80%94or-atari-game-boards-on-ebay.232/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/mr-laminate-tells-all-cem-3-reinvents-itself-again-%E2%80%94or-atari-game-boards-on-ebay.232/ invalid@example.com (Timothy Kline) Timothy Kline
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My career began at General Electric in 1978 as a young chemist. My first project was to develop and scale-up a new composite product designated by NEMA as CEM-3. GE was late to the party as several other CEM-3 products were already in the marketplace. The product was 1.52 mm double-sided copper-clad laminate which could be used as a cheap replacement for FR-4. CEM-3 was unusual as the reinforcement was a...

Mr. Laminate Tells All: CEM-3 Reinvents Itself (Again)—or, Atari Game Boards on eBay?]]> #StayHome #StaySafe and grab a copy of RetroMagazine English! Sat, 02 May 2020 16:10:52 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/stayhome-staysafe-and-grab-a-copy-of-retromagazine-english.207/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/stayhome-staysafe-and-grab-a-copy-of-retromagazine-english.207/ invalid@example.com (AlexDrito) AlexDrito “A small step for us, a giant leap for RetroMagazine!”

We finally made it! Our first international issue is out now, totally IN ENGLISH, totally FREE and totally AD-FREE! The NEW retrocomputing and retrogaming fanzine features 40 pages full of articles, columns, interviews and game reviews. In this issue: BBC BASIC: is it the best BASIC ever?, coding Vectrex games in assembly, the D64 file format, the history of the unlucky Sinclair QL, an interview...

#StayHome #StaySafe and grab a copy of RetroMagazine English!]]> 1982 - Issue 1 - UK Atari Home Computer Club News Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:18:13 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/1982-issue-1-uk-atari-home-computer-club-news.125/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/1982-issue-1-uk-atari-home-computer-club-news.125/ invalid@example.com (Andy Barr) Andy Barr View attachment 269 I've no idea if this Atari UK "newsletter" cum flyer is a bit of a rare bird these days, but I've never seen a copy before.

From the summer of 1982, comes this sizzler with one or two names / blasts from the past within...

Enjoy.

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If you look carefully (let me know if you need higher-res pics, fellas), the old UK big shot Graham Daubney gets a mention here.
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Check out more of Jons stuff on AA.

https://atariage.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=719025

And updated docs..

https://atariage.com/forums/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=719026

Tried to upload as an attachment but no luck, don't really...

Game Update: Timeslip..]]> Craig Hickman, Atari Photography Software and Security System Sat, 07 Mar 2020 12:29:27 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/craig-hickman-atari-photography-software-and-security-system.120/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/craig-hickman-atari-photography-software-and-security-system.120/ invalid@example.com (Timothy Kline) Timothy Kline
Check out the podcast at Kevin's fantastic site. [External Link]

--Tim]]> What to expect here... Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:18:15 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/what-to-expect-here.48/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/what-to-expect-here.48/ invalid@example.com (Timothy Kline) Timothy Kline
This is where you'll find news and development information about mods, add-ons, and other customizations specific to the Atari 8-Bit line of home computers.]]>