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Computers by brand Atari

Brand: Atari
Founded: 1972
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Since 1979, Atari has been manufacturing 8-bit computers with the MOS Technology 6502 CPU at 1.79 MHz. This was supported by coprocessor chips dedicated to the graphics and sound subsystem, making them the most powerful 8-bit computers. These were the 400, 800, XL, and XE models. These were not very successful and were discontinued in 1992.
In 1985, the ST line was launched with a more successful Motorola 68000 CPU, becoming a standout computer of its time.

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Some outstanding models of the brand Atari


Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1979
CPU: MOS Tecnology 6502 @ 1.79MHz
Memory: 8 KB ~ 48 KB
Support: Cassette
Hard drive: None
Operative System: Atari DOS

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1979
CPU: MOS Tecnology 6502 @ 1.79MHz
Memory: 8 KB ~ 48 KB
Support: Cassette
Hard drive: None
Operative System: Atari DOS

It had more expandability than its younger brother, the Atari 400.

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1982
CPU: MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.79MHz
Memory: 64 KB
Hard drive: None
Operative System: BASIC

This model, which was supposed to be the evolution of the 400 and 800, lasted less than a year on the market.

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1983
CPU: MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.77MHz
Memory: 16 KB
Hard drive: None
Operative System: Atari DOS

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1983
CPU: MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.77MHz
Memory: 64 KB
Hard drive: None
Operative System: Atari DOS

The 800XL was the best-selling model in Atari's 8-bit line.

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1985
CPU: MOS Tecnology 6502 @ 1.79MHz
Memory: 64 KB ~ 128 KB
Hard drive: None
Operative System: BASIC

A repackaged 800XL with a new case and keyboard.
The US and Canadian versions of the 65XE had no PBI or expansion ports.

The 65XE was called the 800XE in Germany and Czechoslovakia, to capitalize on the popularity of the 800XL model in Europe.

Its bigger brother, the 130XE, came with 128KiB of RAM and an Enhanced Cartridge Interface (ECI) instead of a PBI.

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1985
Made in: USA
CPU: MOS Tecnology 6502 @ 1.79MHz
Memory: 128 KB
Hard drive: None
Operative System: BASIC

The 130XE was the same as the 65XE, but came with 128KiB of RAM and an Enhanced Cartridge Interface (ECI) instead of a PBI.

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1985
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 8MHz
Memory: 512 KB ~ 4 MB
Support: Diskette 3½" DD
Hard drive:
Operative System: TOS
Innovations: It was the first computer to include a color graphical interface (Digital Research's GEM), and its high resolution in monochrome mode made it ideal for desktop publishing and CAD.
It also included a MIDI interface, making it a common device in music studios.
It was also the first series of personal computers to include up to one megabyte of RAM from the factory.

The ST family (which stands for Sixteen/Thirty-two, referring to the internal and external bus of the Motorola 68000 processor it included) is the successor to the Atari 8-bit family.
It rivaled the Commodore Amiga and the Apple Macintosh, for which it was a cheaper alternative.

It included the 260, 520, 1040, and Mega models, which were released between 1985 and 1991.

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1989
Made in: USA
CPU: 8088 @ 4.9MHz
Memory: 128 KB
Support: Atari Portfolio Memory Card
Hard drive: 655360 MB
Operative System: MS-DOS 2.11 (DIP DOS)

A superportable computer, which already used a hard drive with memory chips and DOS in ROM.

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1989
CPU: Motorola 68000
Memory: 512 KB ~ 4 MB
Support: Diskette 3½" DD
Hard drive: None
Operative System: TOS 1.06

In late 1989, Atari Corporation released the 520STE and 1040STE, an improved version of the ST with improvements in multimedia hardware and the operating system.

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Manufacturer: Atari
Launches: 1990
CPU: Motorola 68030 @ 32MHz
Memory: 2 MB ~ 16 MB
Hard drive: 50 MB
Operative System: TOS 3.01

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