Exploring The Atari 800 - Teardown Of Their First Home Computer From 1979

The Atari 800 was Atari's first home computer and was released in 1979, alongside it's cheaper variant, the 400. Originally intended as a games console successor to the 2600 and pivoted at the last moment, it has a very interesting modular architecture and a custom chipset designed by none other than Jay Miner. So let's take a look inside and learn a little bit about the story and how this machine works! Support the channel! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ctrlaltrees Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe7aGwKsc40TYqDJfjggeKg/join Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/ctrlaltrees VIP Superfans: Action Retro: https://www.youtube.com/ActionRetro Arthur Ludwiczak BitterBlitter D. 'Xalior' Rimron-Soutter: https://www.youtube.com/Xalior James Rodgers Kevin Leah Mr Lurch: https://www.youtube.com/mrlurchsthings Naoki Saito: https://www.youtube.com/c/NaokiSaito Woz Brown: https://www.retrogamer.net Socials: Official ctrl-alt-rees Discord: https://discord.gg/5k922pd8PW Twitter: https://tw