Atari 8-bit family

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8-bit computer family home computer line

The Atari 8-bit family is a series of home computers released by Atari in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for their advanced graphics and sound capabilities for the time and a rich library of games and productivity software.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Atari 8-bit family canonical 8
Atari 800 4
Atari 1200XL 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 8-bit computer family ⓘ
home computer line ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
surface form: Atari 8-bit computers
architecture 8-bit ⓘ
contemporaryWith Apple II ⓘ
surface form: Apple II series

Commodore 64 ⓘ
TI-99/4A ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
cpu MOS Technology 6502 ⓘ
MOS Technology 6502 ⓘ
surface form: MOS Technology 6502C
discontinued 1980s ⓘ
expansionPort SIO serial bus ⓘ
firstModel Atari 400 ⓘ
Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Atari 800
graphicsChip ANTIC ⓘ
CTIA ⓘ
GTIA ⓘ
hasModel Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Atari 1200XL

Atari 130XE ⓘ
Atari 400 ⓘ
Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Atari 600XL

Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Atari 65XE

Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Atari 800

Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Atari 800XL

Atari XEGS ⓘ
inputPort Atari joystick ports ⓘ
introductionYear 1979 ⓘ
keyboard full-stroke keyboard on most models ⓘ
manufacturer Atari, Inc. ⓘ
market home computer market ⓘ
mediaType 5.25-inch floppy disk ⓘ
ROM cartridge ⓘ
cassette tape ⓘ
notableFeature advanced graphics for its time ⓘ
advanced sound for its time ⓘ
custom graphics and sound chips ⓘ
notableGame Ballblazer ⓘ
M.U.L.E. ⓘ
Star Raiders ⓘ
operatingSystem Microsoft BASIC ⓘ
surface form: Atari BASIC

Atari DOS ⓘ
SpartaDOS ⓘ
primaryUse home computing ⓘ
productivity software ⓘ
video games ⓘ
softwareLibrary large library of games ⓘ
productivity applications ⓘ
soundChip POKEY ⓘ
successor Atari ST ⓘ
wordSize 8-bit ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) → platform → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
Mario Bros. → portedTo → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
Atari, Inc. → notableProduct → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 400
Atari, Inc. → notableProduct → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 800
Atari, Inc. → notableProduct → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
Atari, Inc. → notableProduct → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari Home Computer System
Atari, Inc. → platformIntroduced → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
Amstrad CPC → contemporaryWith → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
Atari 8-bit family → alsoKnownAs → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 8-bit computers
Atari 8-bit family → firstModel → Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 800
Atari 8-bit family → hasModel → Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 800
Atari 8-bit family → hasModel → Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 1200XL
Atari 8-bit family → hasModel → Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 600XL
Atari 8-bit family → hasModel → Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 800XL
Atari 8-bit family → hasModel → Atari 8-bit family self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 65XE
VisiCalc → operatingSystem → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
VisiCalc → platform → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
MOS Technology 6502 → usedIn → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 800
Atari 5200 → basedOn → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atari 8-bit computer architecture
The Hobbit (1982 video game) → platform → Atari 8-bit family ⓘ