Hacker News - Newest: "atari"https://news.ycombinator.com/newestHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:37:29 +0000<![CDATA[Show HN: WM Arena – Can you tell real Atari gameplay from AI predictions?]]>Article URL: https://arena.worldflux.ai/quiz

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47772081

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]]>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:03:57 +0000https://arena.worldflux.ai/quizYoshi_Hyodahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47772081https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47772081<![CDATA[An Atari 8-Bit Computer Timeline – By Paul Lefebvre]]>Article URL: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/an-atari-8-bit-computer-timeline

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]]>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:16:11 +0000https://www.goto10retro.com/p/an-atari-8-bit-computer-timelinerbanffyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47721095https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47721095<![CDATA[An Atari 8-bit Computer Timeline]]>Article URL: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/an-atari-8-bit-computer-timeline

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47702270

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]]>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:32:39 +0000https://www.goto10retro.com/p/an-atari-8-bit-computer-timelineibobevhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47702270https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47702270<![CDATA[An Atari 8-bit Computer Timeline]]>Article URL: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/an-atari-8-bit-computer-timeline

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697263

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]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:55:22 +0000https://www.goto10retro.com/p/an-atari-8-bit-computer-timelinewhobrehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697263https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47697263<![CDATA[Atari ST Tribute]]>Article URL: https://atari-st-tribute.blogspot.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47585362

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]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:42:49 +0000https://atari-st-tribute.blogspot.com/ibobevhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47585362https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47585362<![CDATA[Spectre GCR Mac emulator for Atari ST manual (1989)]]>Article URL: https://archive.org/details/Spectre_GCR_Manual_Macintosh_emulator_1989

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47527738

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]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:55:17 +0000https://archive.org/details/Spectre_GCR_Manual_Macintosh_emulator_1989TMWNNhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47527738https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47527738<![CDATA[Atari 2600 BASIC Programming (2015)]]>Article URL: https://huguesjohnson.com/programming/atari-2600-basic/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47339403

Points: 61

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]]>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:35:39 +0000https://huguesjohnson.com/programming/atari-2600-basic/mondobehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47339403https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47339403<![CDATA[Supported browser for Apple devices, derived from Atari TOS 1999]]>Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICab

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]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:29:40 +0000https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICabmuzzy19https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47237578https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47237578<![CDATA[ChatGPT made Flappy Bird for Atari 2600 by writing byte code directly]]>Article URL: https://twitter.com/lisperati/status/2026500894905479584

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173263

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]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:54:03 +0000https://twitter.com/lisperati/status/2026500894905479584smusamashahhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173263https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47173263<![CDATA[A word processor from 1990s for Atari ST/TOS is still supported by enthusiasts]]>Article URL: https://tempus-word.de/en/index

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47038578

Points: 122

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]]>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:44:12 +0000https://tempus-word.de/en/indexmuzzy19https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47038578https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47038578<![CDATA[Video: A Brief Overview of the Atari 800XL]]>Article URL: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/video-a-brief-overview-of-the-atari

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46980079

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]]>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:02:56 +0000https://www.goto10retro.com/p/video-a-brief-overview-of-the-atarirbanffyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46980079https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46980079<![CDATA[Introduction of the Atari 400/800 in 1979]]>Article URL: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/introduction-of-the-atari-400800

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]]>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:54:55 +0000https://www.goto10retro.com/p/introduction-of-the-atari-400800rbanffyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46948429https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46948429<![CDATA[Ask HN: Help me find an old Atari 800/800XL program – "Tortoise and the Hare"]]>I'm trying to track down a program I remember from the Atari 800 era (early-to-mid 1980s). I believe it was from a book — a fairly substantial one, at least 200 pages — that covered many different aspects of Atari BASIC programming.

The program was from the graphics chapter(s) and was a visual demonstration of the Tortoise and the Hare fable using Atari graphics (Graphics 5, if I remember correctly). Two rectangular areas were drawn on screen. The Tortoise filled its area pixel by pixel, systematically. The Hare filled its area by plotting lines between two randomly chosen points inside its rectangle — which covered a lot of pixels quickly but, due to the random approach, always finished last.

In case it helps identify the book: another program from the same graphics section drew a detailed picture of the Atari computer itself — keyboard, cartridge slot, and all — using Graphics 8.

Does anyone remember this, or know which book it came from?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945105

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]]>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:43:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945105itay-mamanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945105https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945105<![CDATA[Synthesizer Cartridge for the Atari 2600]]>Article URL: https://www.qotile.net/synth.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46935030

Points: 37

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]]>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:22:24 +0000https://www.qotile.net/synth.htmlharelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46935030https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46935030<![CDATA[Reverse Engineering Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Atari 2600]]>Article URL: https://github.com/joshuanwalker/Raiders2600

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46932678

Points: 93

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]]>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:10:18 +0000https://github.com/joshuanwalker/Raiders2600pacodhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46932678https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46932678<![CDATA[Reverse-Engineering Raiders of the Lost Ark for the Atari 2600]]>Article URL: https://github.com/joshuanwalker/Raiders2600

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925934

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]]>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:58:25 +0000https://github.com/joshuanwalker/Raiders2600todsacerdotihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925934https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46925934<![CDATA[The second life of the Atari ST]]>Article URL: https://retrotechycafe.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/when-the-atari-dressed-up-freemint-and-the-second-life-of-the-st-and-falcon/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46912044

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]]>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:35:26 +0000https://retrotechycafe.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/when-the-atari-dressed-up-freemint-and-the-second-life-of-the-st-and-falcon/cmrdporcupinehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46912044https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46912044<![CDATA[Introduction of the Atari 400/800 in 1979]]>Article URL: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/introduction-of-the-atari-400800

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46900170

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]]>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:43:33 +0000https://www.goto10retro.com/p/introduction-of-the-atari-400800ibobevhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46900170https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46900170<![CDATA[Introduction of the Atari 400/800 in 1979]]>Article URL: https://www.goto10retro.com/p/introduction-of-the-atari-400800

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46890294

Points: 9

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]]>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:15:07 +0000https://www.goto10retro.com/p/introduction-of-the-atari-400800rbanffyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46890294https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46890294<![CDATA[Unseen Footage of Atari Battlezone Arcade Cabinet Production]]>Article URL: https://arcadeblogger.com/2026/02/02/unseen-footage-of-atari-battlezone-cabinet-production/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46868343

Points: 164

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]]>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:49:40 +0000https://arcadeblogger.com/2026/02/02/unseen-footage-of-atari-battlezone-cabinet-production/videotopiahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46868343https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46868343