When I was in high school the Atari 800 had just come out. Back then this demo was the most inspiring thing ever! I would look at this demo and think computers were going to change the world. How I could imagine all that from this demo is hard to fathom I guess but I did. It was 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. The Apple 2 could only display 16 colors in low-res and 6 in high and only ...
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25 Comments to 'Atari 800 In Store Demo'
March 10, 2009
Sexy little tune
Sexy little tune
March 10, 2009
What can you expect …
What can you expect from your Atari Personal Home Computer?
Waiting 20 minutes or more for a cassette game to load and have an error message.
March 10, 2009
I went through it …
I went through it all the way. I will now say 100% it is an emulator. The POKEY sound just does not work right on them.
March 10, 2009
Excellent writeup, …
Excellent writeup, but the audio is NOT right, it’s too tinny. Sounds like it was made with an emulator; they’ve never had POKEY quite right. If it was a real Atari, then there was some sort of level problem.
March 10, 2009
The graphical …
The graphical effects were quite effective but the music was just too… unmusical.
March 10, 2009
I think I remember …
I think I remember seeing this in Radio Shack in the 80′s…
March 10, 2009
Oh wow, I remember …
Oh wow, I remember this well. I have it somewhere on a disk!
March 10, 2009
now we have hps, …
now we have hps,dells,compaqs,sonys,lenovo,apple macs,acer,and so on
then we had the atari’s,sinclair,and commodores
March 10, 2009
Ah yes, I remember …
Ah yes, I remember seeing this demo in a Sears store in the early 80′s.
March 10, 2009
awesome music
awesome music
March 10, 2009
Guys, continuing …
Guys, continuing the Religious Wars of Commodore vs. Atari vs. Sinclair into 2008 is really pathetic. Get over it already.
Snake, there were many computers far better than the C64 when it came out — just not in its price class.
March 10, 2009
Wow! I remember …
Wow! I remember watching this at the electronic store that Shadow Stevens promoted. I had this song on the Atari 800 too. I think it was called Disco Dirge. I miss Atari 800 basic
March 10, 2009
What there was NO …
What there was NO computer when the Commodore 64 came out that rivaled it in power graphics and sound.
Not even the Apple 2 which shipped with 48k.
Commodore 64 was superior to all other computers for a while, atleast to the mid 80′s.
Amiga came later than C64, it was still in development stages back in 1983 when Atari gave them funding, before Commodore bought Amiga to beat Traimel.
March 10, 2009
The Hardware of the …
The Hardware of the Atari was to be released in 1977. But marketing issues let Atari chose to release it in 1978.
Think about it: The Amiga 1000 and the C64 are from the same time. Amiga only got relesed later
The real cause for the C64′s victory was its cheapness, supported by the SID.
Well, when the A800 was offering 128(256) colours and 4 channel sound, there was no real competitor in 1979.
But when the C64 arrived in 1982, other computers were there, far superior, but more expensive.
March 10, 2009
Yep, your right.
I …
Yep, your right.
I screwed up.
Ah well, they were still competitors.
And Commodore 64 still rules all 8 bit computers.
March 10, 2009
the Atari 800 was …
the Atari 800 was introduced at the end on 1979, the c64 in August 82 so the Atari is at least 3 years older buddy.
March 10, 2009
The Commodore 64 is …
The Commodore 64 is older than the Atari 800.
So my esment was right and THEY WERE COMPETITORS.
March 10, 2009
you realize the C64 …
you realize the C64 is 4 years newer than the Atari 800? comparing them is like comparing the Intellivision to the NES, or the NES to the PC-Engine.
March 10, 2009
rent: $318.35 ?????
rent: $318.35 ?????
March 10, 2009
stock quotes, very …
stock quotes, very cute! lol
March 10, 2009
And you forgot to …
And you forgot to factor in the even lower costs of the other two micros over there: the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad/Schneider CPC series.
March 10, 2009
IT DID.
The …
IT DID.
The POKEY chip could combine its four 8-bit channels into two 16-bit channels or one 16- and two 8-bit channels, and it sounded like a proper synthesizer.
You should listen to almost anything by Grayscale(it’s a Polish demo-group) – their stuff kicks the SID’s butt.
March 10, 2009
The C64 had 16 …
The C64 had 16 colors and 3 8-bit sound channels. The Ataris had 128 colors and 4 8-bit sound channels, two 8-bit sound channels and a 16-bit sound channel, or two 16-bit sound channels. They had the same processor, the MOS Technologies 6502. The C64′s only advantage was that it could do faster, more detailed graphics. And it was designed 4 years after the Ataris.
That said, I am a fan of both machines.
COMMODORE FOREVER.
ATARI FOREVER.
8-BIT FOREVER.
March 10, 2009
Commodore 64 kicked …
Commodore 64 kicked this machines 3 ways from Sunday.
C64 FOREVER
BOO ATARI
March 10, 2009
and to thin, that …
and to thin, that was so new
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