This year is the 40th anniversary of the Atari 400/800 computers. I wrote a history piece about my favorite computer/game platform for FastCompany to celebrate:https://www.fastcompany.com/90432140/how-atari-took-on-apple-in-the-1980s-home-pc-wars …
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In the 1980s, some diehard owners unsatisfied with the Atari 400’s flat keyboard bought aftermarket kits to upgrade them to full-stroke style This is one from my collection that I sold last year. It had an aftermarket 48K RAM upgrade as wellpic.twitter.com/PPDOiX9JCy
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Another great photo. Surprised they did the right-most four keys, too.
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They had to because the membrane keyboard was one solid piece under there
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