Atari is thought for lots of online game consoles over time, none of which have been as profitable as their first, the Atari Video Pc System (generally known as the VCS and later the 2600).
However their 2nd-most widespread console was the Atari 7800, an odd system with an odder historical past. Goto 10: The E-newsletter for Atari Fans digs into the historical past.
After the 5200 flopped in 1982, Atari realized they didn’t have something to interchange the 2600 and compete with the ColecoVision and different newer consoles.
In 1983 Atari started talks with Nintendo to promote its Famicom system within the US with a brand new design and beneath the Atari identify. That deal fell by way of for a wide range of causes and Atari was once more left with no new console to promote.
Reasonably than create one thing in-house, they determined to contract with GCC (Basic Pc Company) to create a brand new console.
Introduced in Might 1984 because the Atari 7800 ProSystem (initially it was known as the 3600, however I think the quantity was modified in order that it was larger than the 5200 SuperSystem), it rapidly disappeared when, only a month later, Jack Tramiel acquired Atari and its property. The 7800 was shelved in order that Atari may concentrate on promoting its older merchandise to lift money to maintain Atari afloat because it labored on its new ST pc. There was additionally a dispute between the brand new Atari and Warner as to who owed cash to GCC for 7800.
See the a lot deeper dive within the put up right here.
Additionally see a current article Atari declares the 7800 Plus console coming this winter
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