November 1979 · Computer or hardware
Atari 800 (1979)
Atari's full-keyboard 8-bit computer with two cartridge slots and expansion bays, sold alongside the 400.
Its custom chips gave it smooth sprites and four-voice sound, making it a strong games machine.
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Facts
- Date
- November 1979
- Kind
- Computer or hardware
- Maker or publisher
- Atari
- CPU
- MOS 6502B
- CPU speed
- 1.79 MHz
- RAM installed
- 8 KB
Source: computinghistory.org.uk
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- Atari 400 (same series, 1979)
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