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|name=Atari 7800 | |name=Atari 7800 | ||
| | |image=[[Image:Atari7800Photograph.jpg|250px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[ | |manufacturer=[[Atari]] | ||
|released=June, [[1984]] (Test Market)<br />Winter [[1986]] (U.S.) | |released=June, [[1984]] (Test Market)<br />Winter, [[1986]] (U.S.) | ||
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The '''Atari 7800''' was released by [[Atari]] in [[1986]] (a test market | The '''Atari 7800''' was released by [[Atari]] in [[1986]] (a test market occurred in [[1984]]). The 7800 was designed to replace the failed [[Atari 5200]] shortly after the video game market crash of [[1983]] and was supposed to re-establish Atari's market supremacy. Atari learned from their mistakes with the 5200 and used digital joysticks, included full software compatibility with the [[Atari 2600]], and released the 7800 with an affordable price. | ||
The 7800 was also the first game system from Atari which was designed by an outside company (by the [[General Computer Corporation]], future consoles designed outside the company were the [[Atari Lynx]] and the [[Atari Jaguar]]). The 7800 was upgraded to be a full-fledged home computer. A keyboard was developed, which included an SIO port so peripherals like disk drives and printers could be used. GCC also designed a high score cartridge, which was a battery-backed RAM cart used to store high scores taken from games. | The 7800 was also the first game system from Atari which was designed by an outside company (by the [[General Computer Corporation]], future consoles designed outside the company were the [[Atari Lynx]] and the [[Atari Jaguar]]). The 7800 was upgraded to be a full-fledged home computer. A keyboard was developed, which included an SIO port so peripherals like disk drives and printers could be used. GCC also designed a high score cartridge, which was a battery-backed RAM cart used to store high scores taken from games. | ||
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The 7800 faced the severe software drought that would become the mark of all Atari consoles sold after the video game crash. Relatively few titles were released by Atari, many of them lacking, or even games that were released on previous Atari systems. Atari focused no effort finding or recruiting third party developers, which led to a rapid decrease in interest. On [[January 1]], [[1992]], Atari formally announced abandonment of the '''Atari 7800''', in addition to the Atari 2600 and the Atari 8-bit computer line, including the Atari XE Game System. | The 7800 faced the severe software drought that would become the mark of all Atari consoles sold after the video game crash. Relatively few titles were released by Atari, many of them lacking, or even games that were released on previous Atari systems. Atari focused no effort finding or recruiting third party developers, which led to a rapid decrease in interest. On [[January 1]], [[1992]], Atari formally announced abandonment of the '''Atari 7800''', in addition to the Atari 2600 and the Atari 8-bit computer line, including the Atari XE Game System. | ||
[[Category:Atari]] | [[Category:Atari]] | ||
[[Category:General Computer Corporation]] | [[Category:General Computer Corporation]] | ||
[[Category:1984]] | [[Category:1984]] | ||