This Hackaday article discusses the historical significance of the Atari 800 and 400 computers, released in 1979, and their impact on the early home computer market. It highlights how the Atari 800, with its music synthesizer, bit-mapped graphics, and sprites, compared favorably to competitors like the Apple II, Commodore PET, and TRS-80.
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