Table of Contents Community Awareness ProgramAtari, 1982This ad is part of the Atari Community Awareness Program. Introduced in March of 1982, the Atari Community Awareness Program was created to inform communities about the coin operated video game industry. It was made available to all...

nbsp;Table of Contents This The Accessory Shop ad is from page 47 of issue #48 of New Atari User magazine.New Atari User magazine was a British publication that started out as Page 6, then became Page 6 Atari User, then finally, New Atari User. It was published between 1982 and 1998,...

nbsp;Table of Contents This New Learning Experience ad appeared on page 11 of issue 11 of ANALOG Computing magazine. This is the classic Adventure In The 5th Dimension issue of ANALOG Computing magazine.This ad was for a series of Jewish Hebrew-related software titles from the...

nbsp;Table of Contents The Nostalgia Nerd’s Retro Tech - Computers, Consoles, & GamesBy Peter LeighThe Nostalgia Nerd’s Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games, a November 2018 released book by author Peter Leigh, covers about 50 gaming consoles and home computers from the early to mid...

nbsp;Table of Contents Here is my review of the Advance Reader’s Edition (pre-release) of the forthcoming book 8-Bit Apocalypse: The Untold Story Of Atari’s Missile Command by Alex Rubens.The book can be broken down into about three sections. The first eighty pages or so include...

nbsp;Table of Contents This form is a 1982 ATARI Home Computers Merchandising Aids Dealer Administrative Order Form which lists various in-store merchandising aids available from Atari.On September 17, 2017, the weekend after hosting ATARI PARTY EAST 2017, I was out picking with my wife,...

nbsp;Table of Contents Small Business Accounting AdCreative ComputingSeptember 1980This Atari Bean Counter ad, which mentions the Atari Accountant software, is from pages 8 and 9 of the September 1980 issue of Creative Computing magazine.Atari first introduced the fabled Atari Accountant...

nbsp;Table of Contents The Newsroom AdFamily ComputingPage 3This Stop The Presses ad for Springboard Software’s popular The Newsroom desktop publishing software appeared on page 3 of the February 1986 issue of Family Computing magazine.Family Computing was a U.S.-based...

nbsp;Table of Contents ATARI Computer Educational Software DirectoryThe ATARI Computer Educational Software Directory, is a 48-page catalog of both Atari and non-Atari educational software products. This catalog has a print date of January 1983 as denoted on the bottom of page 48.At the...

nbsp;Table of Contents This In-Store Demonstration Program ad was paperwork that was included in the 1982 Atari Home Computers Retailer Information Packet. This packet of information, made available to Atari Home Computer dealers in 1982, included product information, order forms, helpful...

nbsp;Table of Contents Hayes Stack Chronograph AdPersonal Computing MagazineJanuary 1982Page 75This There’s No Better Time ad for the Hayes Stack Chronograph appears on page 75 of the January 1982 issue of Personal Computing magazine. A smaller version of the ad appeared on page 110 of the...

nbsp;Table of Contents Art Of ATARI Poster Collection Book AdSwordquest #0Back CoverMay 2017This Art Of ATARI Poster Collection book ad appeared on the back cover of publisher Dynamite’s Swordquest #0 comic book, which was published in May 2017 and sold for the outstanding Bait ’Em,...

nbsp;Table of Contents This ad is the cover to the Vintage Computer Festival East XII (2017) event brochure. VCF East XII, presented by the Vintage Computer Federation, took place Friday March 31, 2017 through Sunday April 2, 2017 at the InfoAge Science Center, 2201 Marconi Road, Wall NJ, the...

nbsp;Table of Contents This The Light Pen Is Here ad is from a New Products announcement on page 6 of the premier issue of The Atari Connection magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1., in the spring of 1981.The New Product announcement states:The Light Pen is here The CX70 Light Pen is now...

nbsp;Table of Contents I just finished reading Jamie Lendino’s excellent new book, Breakout - How Atari 8-bit Computers Defined A Generation. Right off, I can say that this book is written with a lot of love, respect and passion for the Atari 8-bit line of home computers. At just under 300...

nbsp;Table of Contents Dinkety-Dink-Dink AdMusic Construction SetCompute Magazine #50July 1984This Dinkety-Dink-Dink ad for Will Harvey’s Music Construction Set software package appeared on page 23 in the July 1984 issue of Compute magazine. Will Harvey’s Music Construction Set...

nbsp;Table of Contents A Welcome AdditionUS News And World Report1982This A Welcome Addition ad appeared in the pages of U.S. News & World Report magazine in 1982.The ad shows a young, expecting couple, thoughtfully analyzing their household budget, which was prepared with their ATARI 800...

nbsp;Table of Contents This Omnitrend’s Universe ad appeared on page 92 of issue 13 of ANALOG Computing magazine in November 1983. Universe, designed and programmed by Thomas R. Carbone and William G.M. Leslie III with ATARI 3D Graphics routines by William Volk, is an immersive and...

nbsp;Table of Contents Talk Is Cheap AdANTIC MagazineOctober 1982This Talk Is Cheap ad for S.A.M. (The Software Automatic Mouth) appeared on page 55 in the Vol. 1, No. 4 issue of Antic magazine in October 1982. There is also another, less colorful S.A.M. ad on page 56 in the Vol. 1,...

nbsp;Table of Contents Merry Christmas From Your Atari ComputerThe Atari ConnectionWinter 1981-1982This Merry Christmas From Your Atari Computer ad is actually the cover of the Winter 1981-1982 issue of The Atari Connection magazine, volume 1 number 4, published in September 1981. The ad...

nbsp;Table of Contents ATARI 800 Home Computer PosterThis Atari 800 Home Computer Poster is a marketing poster copyrighted and presumably printed by Atari in 1981 according to the information at the bottom of the page. The poster’s part number is C060066. There also exists a very similar...

nbsp;Table of Contents Atari Says Its First Word AdAntic MagazineVolume 1, Number 3August 1982Page 37This Atari Says Its First Word ad appeared in Volume 1, Number 3 issue of Antic magazine in August 1982. The ad tries to persuade readers to purchase the Voice Box speech synthesizer by The...

nbsp;Table of Contents Monkey Talk AdCirca 1983This Monkey Talk ad promotes the television show Discover: The World Of Science. As Atari was the main sponsor of some of the early episodes of the series, there were usually a few Atari television commercials run during the broadcast.While I...

nbsp;Table of Contents Art Of Atari Ad Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3, #1Centerfold-rightAugust 2016This Art Of Atari ad appears in the right-hand side of the the centerfold page of the Battlestar Galactica Vol. 3, #1 comic book, which was published in August 2016. The cover of the...

nbsp;Table of Contents Ultima Comes To The Atari (Finally ) AdAntic MagazineOctober November 1982Back CoverThis Ultima Comes To The Atari (Finally ) ad appeared on the back cover of the October November 1982 issue of Antic magazine. It also appeared on the back cover...