The Atari 400 and 800 were announced in December 1978, though they didn’t actually start shipping until late in 1979. The primary difference between the two models was marketing; Atari marketed the 800 as a computer, and the 400 as a game machine or hybrid game console. The 800 included user-accessible expansion slots for RAM and ROM, two 8 KB ROM cartridge slots, RF and monitor output (including two pins for separate luma and chroma) and a full keyboard.
| Manufacturer | Atari Inc. | CPU | MOS 6502B @ 1.79 MHz |
| Year Introduced | 1979 | RAM | 8KB (Expandable to 48KB) |
| Introductory Price | $999.95 | Storage | Cassette Floppy Disk (external) |
Additional Resources
| Wikipedia | Atari 8-bit family |
| oldcomputers.net | Atari 800 |
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