In 1978 something wonderful happened.   An arcade and home consumer company had its coin-op division design and produce a home computer system so ahead of its time that it set the standard for many new systems to come and created a cult following so strong that to this day there are users of these systems still happily typing away, experimenting, expanding and learning more and more about these marvelous systems, they are called....

THE ATARI 400/800, XL/XE SERIES COMPUTER SYSTEMS

    While many peripherals and versions of these systems were sold, many more never saw the dealer shelves or the eyes of the public.   This page is dedicated to showing what was designed and sold, and what wasn't....