Atari 800 Computer
I've always enjoyed the retro-ness of classic Macs but this Atari is cool enough to sway me away at times. I'm an old fan of the movie Cloak & Dagger with Dabney Coleman and Henry Thomas. In the movie, Davie's (played by Thomas) buddy at the local video game store finds government information in an Atari 5200 cartridge. Also on his desk is this Atari 800. Since seeing the movie as a kid I've always wanted one of these. I ended up getting one together late last year but as life goes, I haven't had much of a chance to use it yet.
I'm hoping for some better shots of the system but I really need a nice '80's set to make the picture complete. The printer is brand new from Best Electronics in California. It was pretty cool to open that one up.
I know I'm pretty much a geek but I'm not alone. There are tons of Atari fans still out there and there's even a tangible homebrew group still writing games for the sake of Atari.
Atari 800 Computer
I've always enjoyed the retro-ness of classic Macs but this Atari is cool enough to sway me away at times. I'm an old fan of the movie Cloak & Dagger with Dabney Coleman and Henry Thomas. In the movie, Davie's (played by Thomas) buddy at the local video game store finds government information in an Atari 5200 cartridge. Also on his desk is this Atari 800. Since seeing the movie as a kid I've always wanted one of these. I ended up getting one together late last year but as life goes, I haven't had much of a chance to use it yet.
I'm hoping for some better shots of the system but I really need a nice '80's set to make the picture complete. The printer is brand new from Best Electronics in California. It was pretty cool to open that one up.
I know I'm pretty much a geek but I'm not alone. There are tons of Atari fans still out there and there's even a tangible homebrew group still writing games for the sake of Atari.