I have fond memories of my Atari 800XL I got for Christmas around 1984(?). It was my first ever computer and I fell in love with them. I programmed my own games by middle school (thank you Dr. C.

Building a retro computer, or even restoring one, is a great way to understand a lot of the fundamentals of computing. That can take a long time and a lot of energy, though. Luckily, there is a ...

Gamasutra has published the second installment of Steve Fulton's history of Atari, the pioneering games company. In 20 pages he covers the golden years from 1977 to 1981, where the highlights include ...