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OBJECT TYPE: PERSONAL
DATE: 1979–1982
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0379.001

MANUFACTURER: Atari Inc.
MODEL: ATARI 4000
LOCATION: Sunnyvale, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 339111 013
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CASING & PARTS/ METAL CARTRIDGE DRIVE & PARTS

Dimensions

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Length: 34.1 cm
Width: 28.2 cm
Height: 11.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Computing Technology
Category: Digital computing devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Atari
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Sunnyvale

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: C. 1980+
Canada: EXAMPLE OF PC FROM COLLECTION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS & ELECTRONIC GAMES BELONGING TO MR. DANIEL LESSARD, VENDOR'S LATE HUSBAND. HE USED MICROCOMPUTERS (AMIGA & APPLE IIC) FROM 1977 & IN 1995 BEGAN COLLECTINGEXAMPLES OF SIGNIFICANT COMPUTERS, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON HIS COLLECTION ON HIS WEB SITE (REF. 2).
Function: PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA. IT CONTAINS MICROPROCESSOR & IS USED BY INDIVIDUAL FOR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS COMPUTING PURPOSES. THIS EXAMPLE WAS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR CHILDREN.
Technical: INTRODUCED IN 1979, ATARI 400 WAS ENTRY LEVEL COMPUTER DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN. PRESSURE SENSITIVE KEYBOARD WAS STANDARD; THIS EXAMPLE HAS CONVENTIONAL TYPEWRITER KEYBOARD ALSO AVAILABLE. IT HAS SINGLE CARTRIDGE PORT UNDER FRONT COVER. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT MEMORY, PROGRAMS CREATED BY USER WERE SAVED VIA PERIPHERAL CASSETTE RECORDER USING BASIC COMPUTING LANGUAGE CARTRIDGE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: LABEL ON UNDERSIDE READS "MFG. BY ATARI INC., SUNNYVALE, CA." & "MODEL NO. ATARI 400/ AV 339111 013/ [LOGO]/ ATARI/ A Warner Communication Company [LOGO]" WITH PATENT INFO./ BLACK & ORANGE "ATARI 400" ON FRONT/ WHITE LETTERING ON KEYS
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: TEXTURED BUFF CASING/ BROWN KEYS/ BLACK CONTROLS & PARTS/ UNFINISHED GREY CARTRIDGE DRIVE/ BLACK POWER CORD & FEET
Decoration: RAISED METALLIC ATARI LOGO ON FRONT

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Atari Inc., Computer, between 1979–1982, Artifact no. 2002.0379, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0379.001/

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