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Atari 400 computer (580 words) |
 | Atari OS The Atari 400 and 800 were both announced in December 1978, though they didn't actually start shipping until late in 1979. |
 | Most of the Atari 400 circuitry is under a solid metal shield, to keep the radio emissions under the legal limit. |
 | Both the Atari 400 and 800 were designed by a team which included Jay Miner, who later went on to help design the Commodore Amiga 1000. |
| Atari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2191 words) |
 | Atari develops, publishes and distributes games for all major video game consoles, as well as for the personal computer, and is currently one of the largest third-party publishers of video games in the United States. |
 | The original Atari was a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and personal computers, and its dominance in those areas made it the major force in the computer entertainment industry in the early to mid-1980s. |
 | In July 1996, Atari merged with JTS Inc.,a short-lived maker of hard disk drives, to form JTS Corp. Atari's role in the new company largely became a holder for the Atari properties and minor support, consequently the name largely disappeared from the market. |