Our way of saying Hey There! to new arrivals. Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:26:12 +0000 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:26:12 +0000 Atari Owners' Club https://atari-owner.com/club/forums/the-welcome-wagon.46/ Fri, 31 May 2024 09:33:57 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/its-all-about-me.706/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/its-all-about-me.706/ invalid@example.com (cykurtz) cykurtz
I discovered your group when I googled atari and setcolor.

My first computer was a programmable calculator. Well, it wasn't mine - it belonged to my high school - but I soon became the 'go to guy' for that beast. It was so big it had to be wheeled around on its own special cart. Probably weighed 100 lbs! That was in 1977.

I bought a Timex-Sinclair 1000(with the 2K memory expansion!) as soon as I could put the money...

It's all about me ]]> 13 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 23:25:20 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/welcome-aboard-kokkiklhs.281/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/welcome-aboard-kokkiklhs.281/ invalid@example.com (Timothy Kline) Timothy Kline @kokkiklhs, our latest land-lubbin' deck swabber!

--Tim]]> 6 Tue, 05 May 2020 13:42:56 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/howdy-all.191/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/howdy-all.191/ invalid@example.com (Rob C) Rob C

My computer owning history, if I'm remembering it correctly: I first had an Oric Atmos (and now have another one, courtesy of Andy/Baz) which was my real passion for the majority of my childhood computing years. I still adore the machine. When I was around 14/15 years old I got my hands on an Atari 800XL and I can't remember why, then moved onto an Atari 130XE....

Howdy, all]]> 8 Mon, 27 Apr 2020 20:38:00 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/need-a-smile.160/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/need-a-smile.160/ invalid@example.com (Paul "Mclaneinc" Irvine) Paul "Mclaneinc" Irvine ]]> 4 Sat, 15 Feb 2020 12:45:13 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/where-to-begin.64/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/where-to-begin.64/ invalid@example.com (Timothy Kline) Timothy Kline The Atari Owners' Club operates on a diverse, powerful platform with more bells and whistles than most people will use or need.

As such, we recommend that you spend some time PEEKing and POKEing around to familiarize yourself with the features available.

By way of an overview:

Forums — This is where the bulk of the action happens as people engage in discussions of interest to them and others. The forums are arranged according to SIGs, or Special Interest Groups, and then...

Where to begin...]]> Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:25:37 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/what-to-expect-here.53/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/what-to-expect-here.53/ 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 non-Atari 8-Bit lines of home computers.]]> Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:14:18 +0000 https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/hi-there.49/ https://atari-owner.com/club/threads/hi-there.49/ invalid@example.com (Timothy Kline) Timothy Kline