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Yeah I had only ever seen one Atari 80bit PC, maybe an 800 and one Coleco Adam. I also saw Atari STs at Toys R Us but only knew two people in the US with one th
by antiterra 4y ago
Yeah I had only ever seen one Atari 80bit PC, maybe an 800 and one Coleco Adam. I also saw Atari STs at Toys R Us but only knew two people in the US with one that I met through BBSes.
- MBCook 4y agoIt was before my time. I know the Commodore 64 was somewhat popular. There were other computers with games but I don’t think any of them had the capabilities the C-64 did (Apple-II, TRS-80). The ZX was released under the Timex brand but like the Atari I’m not sure it ever went anywhere. From the history I’ve read I think part of it may be that Atari was just kind of a disaster here. The fact that Atari actually had popularity in Europe plus they could probably make their own decisions without interference from Atari US may have been what allowed them to succeed in Europe. But that’s a guess.