The 8-Bit Guy] tells us how 8-bit Atari computers work. The first Atari came out in 1977, it was originally called the Atari ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Established in Sunnyvale, CA in 1972, Atari has had quite the history.

Long before realistic graphics, online multiplayer games with expansive worlds, and downloadable content, there was Atari.

Atari is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and with it, the spark that launched the modern video game industry. It has been five decades since a small team in Silicon Valley first combined their ...