The Mandelbrot set, according to Wikipedia, is “the set of complex numbers for which the function does not diverge.” Even if you don’t understand the mathematics behind it, you’ve likely seen the ...

Building a retro computer, or even restoring one, is a great way to understand a lot of the fundamentals of computing. That can take a long time and a lot of energy, though. Luckily, there is a ...

UPDATE: Atari’s Breakout Beyond has an official release date of March 25. Breakout Beyond is a re-imagining of the classic 1976 brick buster (did you know it was prototyped by Steve Wozniak and Steve ...

Gamasutra has published the second installment of Steve Fulton's history of Atari, the pioneering games company. In 20 pages he covers the golden years from 1977 to 1981, where the highlights include ...

I have fond memories of my Atari 800XL I got for Christmas around 1984(?). It was my first ever computer and I fell in love with them. I programmed my own games by middle school (thank you Dr. C.

Thirty years ago this fall, video game pioneer Atari released its first two entrants in the home-computer market: the Atari 800 and 400 computers. Originally retailing for $1000, the Atari 800 shipped ...

Atari Interactive Inc. just filed a trademark for the 800XL. This 1983 classic could be the company’s next hardware revival. The filing, submitted by Atari Interactive Inc., references the name “800XL ...

Sai is a singer-songwriter from India with a passion for gaming and tech. His music has been featured on Rolling Stone, Rock Street Journal, Indie Music Diaries, and more. Atari just showed their hand ...