The Atari 800 is the computer I first learned how to program computers on! My 7th grade math teacher taught a few of us curious nerds how to program in BASIC language, which was the dominant language for home computer users of the time. That sort of set the tone for the rest of my life, I’d say!
This 800 has the full 48K of RAM installed, which was the maximum amount Atari offered at the time. Although this model was released in 1979, it still works more reliably than the 800XL that replaced it years later!
I was lucky enough to pick this up locally from someone who’s dad was the original owner and obviously took great care of it.
