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!

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Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:32 8-Bit Computer Story & The 5200 Connection 01:51 Differences Between The Atari 400 & 800 02:56 Outside / Ports / Connectivity 05:59 Information On Cartridges & Under The Cartridge Flap 07:09 Removing The Top Panel - RAM & OS Cards 10:33 The Underside Of The 800 - Labels & Whatnot 11:48 Teardown Begins - Bottom & Note On RF Shielding 13:15 The Internal Speaker 14:38 Removing The Top Case & Keyboard Assembly 15:43 Power Supply Board 17:07 Internal Chassis / RF Shielding 17:39 Motherboard - PIA & POKEY Sound Chip Info 19:15 CPU Card - ANTIC / GTIA / 6502 Info & Test Edge Connector 21:55 Outro / Conclusions & Thanks

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