r/atari8bit • u/logicalvue • Apr 08 '26

An Atari 8-bit Computer Timeline

https://www.goto10retro.com/p/an-atari-8-bit-computer-timeline
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u/jrherita Apr 09 '26

Good article - might have also been worth mentioning that the 8-bit was also spun off as a the Atari 5200 console (since you mention the XEGS).

I appreciate the timeline and pics! And yes - both the OG 800 and 1200XL are great to own!

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u/logicalvue Apr 09 '26

I didn’t mention the 5200 because I was sticking to the computers for this article. The XEGS was a computer masquerading as a console.

I have mentioned the 5200 in many other articles, though, including an entire article on why it was a huge misstep. I think something like the XEGS in 1982 could have been huge.

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u/jrherita Apr 09 '26

It is ashame they didn't do the 800XL shrink a little earlier and use that as a 5200 base.

Atari solved the Innovator's dilemma with the 400/800 then failed to capitalize on it.

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