One HUGE difference. The Atari 400 was the first computer I bought - for about that same price as an iPad if I remember correctly. I also bought a surplus real

One HUGE difference. The Atari 400 was the first computer I bought - for about that same price as an iPad if I remember correctly. I also bought a surplus real keyboard and wired it to the membrane keyboard's connector. That kind of hacking is not possible Now without license agreements, propriatary connectors, etc