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Atari History: June
In June 1987, the **Atari 2600 Jr.** was rolled out aggressively as a budget console, keeping the 10-year-old architecture alive at a $50 price point.
The Complete Story of ATARI
From Pong to the Falcon 030 – exploring the consoles, computers, games, people, and culture that shaped a generation.
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ATARI TIMELINE
Explore Atari’s decades of products in the Timeline. Staring with Pong! and evolving all the way to the 32-Bit FALCON 030 powerhouse.
PONG!
- Released in 1972, Pong was originally created as a simple training exercise for a new Atari engineer.
- Inspired by Table Tennis
- The First Pong Machine Broke from Success
FALCON 030
- Release in 1992, the Atari Falcon 030 included a powerful digital signal processor (DSP) that allowed it to handle real-time audio processing years before many mainstream PCs could do the same.
- Powered by a Motorola 68030 Processor
- Popular with Musicians and Demo Creators
“Atari wasn’t just a company. It was a spark that ignited imagination in millions or people.”
Ron Leblanc
Atari Collector & Enthusiast
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