Long before smartphones and tablets became household staples, families had to make tough choices when it came to adopting new tech, and often didn’t know how to use it.

The 1979 Atari 800 might have arrived a bit after the first personal computers, but its cutting-edge processor offered better graphics and sound than both the Apple II and Commodore PET.

Personal computers including the Altair 8800 had existed ... Apple, Commodore and Atari. Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson founded DEC in 1957. The company played a pivotal role in the development ...

This price reportedly shocked Atari employees visiting ... which still positions it as the best-selling desktop personal computer model in history. Want to take a trip down memory lane?