Notes"These alternate-universe, time-warped re-imaginings of our Mac apps make for great collectables. Theyāre incredibly detailed and perfectly crafted. And we think you like them, even though we realize the intersection in the āPanic Fanā and āAtari 2600 Fanā venn diagram may be very, very small.
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Notes"I decided: why not ignore the fact that my first computer and my latest computer are 27 years apart? Why not stack them on top of each other, take some silly photos, and put up a chart comparing how many kilo-whatsits of X the Atari had to how many giga-whosits the Dell had.
So you have it... a brief comparison of the classic and short-lived Atari 1200XL to the modern and also short-lived Dell Inspiron 1525."Unfurl
NotesI had no idea these existed. I so totally would have had a full set of Starmaster patches. "To obtain any of the coveted Activision patches, a player would need to play a particular game, reach a pre-determined score, and mail a photograph prooving the accomplishment to Activision. Weeks later the Activision patch would arrive in your mailbox compliments of Activision, accompanied by a nice letter from the company congratulating you on your game-playing skills and welcoming you to the club."Unfurl
Notes"Remember the Dig Dug or Centipede or Robotron? They used to be favorites wheimagen Atariās 7800 series was still around. Now since the era of those consoles is over and a different world of interactive reality gaming has taken over, Atari Museum, a site run by Atari enthusiast, has got hold of has unofficially source code of over 15 games for the coders and enthusiasts to admire the state-of-the-art (because this is what it was back then) of game development."Unfurl
Notes"; My intent in overhauling this classic disassembly is to finish it ; so that the purpose of every instruction, memory location, and ; table is made completely clear. "Unfurl
NotesRode past here every day I worked at Yahoo "I lived in Silicon Valley for 30 years, and I passed this intersection all the time. I finally stopped by this week, and got some pictures of the first building Atari occupied. This is the building where Pong was born. It has a small office in the front, with a workshop and roll-up door in the back. It's the office on the corner of the building. 2962 Scott Blvd in Santa Clara."Unfurl
Notes"The next time you use your shiny new Wacom tablet and Adobe Photoshop CS4, think back to a time before timeāa time before blends, morphs, heal brushes, and 10-megapixel images. A time like 1984, which, for computer graphics, was darker than the Dark Ages. It was a time when you could buy an $89.95 Atari CX77 Touch Tablet for your Atari 8-bit home computer. Luckily, I bought mine for considerably less last year, although it was still in new, unopened condition. Safely sequestered in the official Vintage Computing and Gaming computer lab, I recently began the task of unpacking the antique peripheral and documenting the process. Hereās an account of the experience."FeedUnfurl
Notes"This is the home page of the Macintosh OS X Port of David Firth's Fantastic Atari 800 Emulator. I have ported the SDL version of the Atrari800 emulator to Mac OS X, and added a full native Cocoa interface, including Preferences, Menus, File Associations, Help and more."Unfurl
Notes"The SDrive is a device that connects to Atari XL/XE's serial (SIO) port and simulates an Atari floppy disk drive with full read/write access to programs and data stored on a SecureDigital flash card (SD)."Unfurl
Notes"The Atari 2700 (also referred to as the Atari Remote Control VCS) was an unreleased console by Atari. Intended for release in 1981, its main standout features were wireless controllers that featured a combination of a joystick and paddle. The fire button was touch-sensitive, as were the buttons on the console. The Reset and Select buttons were relocated to the controllers themselves. The 2700 also featured a storage bin at the top of the console to store the controllers. Focus groups used to test the system noted that the controllers were comfortable, sleek, responsive, and very easy to use."FeedUnfurl
Notes"Itās pretty awesome seeing ultra rare and collectable stuff show up for sale, and this one is a true gem. Earlier today, an Atari 2700 prototype sold on eBay for over $5,000. It sounds crazy that someone would bid that much, but the winning bidder is definitely going to be in possession of something they donāt have to worry about finding over at their buddyās house any time soon. The seller apparently was a game developer from Atari and was given the 2700 as a gift from Leonard Tramiel himself. "Unfurl
Notes"This four-year period -- from 1977 to 1981 -- contains some of the most exciting developments the company ever saw in its history: the rise of the 2600, the development of some of the company's most enduringly popular games (Centipede, Asteroids) and the development and release of its first home computing platforms."Unfurl
Notes"When Bushnell finally decided on the name for his pioneering video game company, he called it āAtariā. In Go terms this is like saying āwatch the hell out, Iām just about to win the gameā."Unfurl
Notes"The 65XE was essentially a straight replacement for the Atari 800XL, adding not much more than a new version of BASIC, and updating the looks to match its big brother, the 130XE."Unfurl
Notes"The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers manufactured by Atari Inc. starting in 1979, and later Atari Corporation starting in 1984."FeedUnfurl
Notes"Mail Order Monsters was widely regarded as important for its cooperative play aspect and the ability to enhance and customize monsters."FeedUnfurl
Notes"atariarchives.org makes books, information, and software for Atari and other classic computers available on the Web. Everything here is available with permission of the copyright holders."Unfurl
Notes"Featuring what appears to be a Sears Atari 2600 clone and a 13-inch CRT with a custom fake-ice RIVIERA logo, there's no wonder Kevin, the owner, says this whip is his "absolute pride and joy.""Unfurl
Notes"here are the basic details to help assist you in hacking/modding your console into a full fledged Atari 2600 system that can use your original cartridges."Unfurl
Notes"The Portfolio's display was a 40-character by eight-line job with a 240 x 64-pixel graphics mode, mounted next to the unit's speaker and above the calculator-style QWERTY keypad."Unfurl
Notes"Adventure II is the much-anticipated, unofficial sequel to Atari's classic Adventure on the 2600. Taking advantage of the Atari 5200's improved capabilities over the 2600, Adventure II is much larger and more detailed than the original, while still remaiUnfurl
Notes"Games may have come a long, long way since the 80āsā¦ but the game commercials today just suck compared to this. People just donāt know how to sell a video game these days."Unfurl
Notes"I've spent most of today thus far imaging floppy disks using my work laptop, an Atari 1050, an Atari 800XL (as a SIO power injector), a Universal SIO2PC Interface, and ProSystem."Unfurl
Notes"LOS ANGELES, Dec 22 (Reuters Life!) - Lovelorn video gamers who are better with consoles than conversation, have a new venueāa restaurant where each table has touchscreens for ordering food and for playing a variety of social games."Unfurl
Notes"one of the first Atari demos to show 128 colors on the screen (the beginning logo) and that was actually good music for a computer back then."Unfurl
Notes"Each keychain has a secret - they contain real games. Plug in the included 6 foot cable (on a battery powered reel) into the keychain and your TV , and you really can enjoy the games of yesteryear. Yes, you read that right: these keychains contain real AUnfurl
Notes"Most of the things and tricks I know about programming I've learned between the age of 13-18, when I and my friends were not so much playing with, but trying to tickle as much weird and wonderful things out of our expensive "power without the price" hardUnfurl
Notes"At first glance, it appears to be a Gauntlet clone with primitive graphics (the Gauntlet of which I speak is the 1985 Atari Games arcade release), but it turns out that Gauntlet, not Dandy, is the clone"Unfurl
Notes"Initially I dismissed knobs as too complicated for everyday programming. However Future People discovered a glorious solution: cheat shirts that illustrate which way to turn the knob. Genius."Unfurl
Notes'The complex rewiring was done in "Vapour Circuitry", thus when I opened up the original prototype machine to take a photograph, the airtight seal was broken. All of the circuitry turned into a gaseous state and was released into the air.'Unfurl
Notes"Castle Crisis is a fast-paced game for up to four players. Using your shield, you must capture and launch fireballs against an enemy's castle, while protecting your own castle from enemy fireball hits."Unfurl
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