Editing Atari 8-bit computers (section)

== Legacy ==

At the beginning of 1992, Atari Corporation officially [[End-of-life product|dropped all remaining support]] for all the 8-bit computers.<ref name="droppedsupport"/> In 2006, Curt Vendel, who designed the [[Atari Flashback]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/12/15/atari-flashback|title=Atari Flashback|website=[[IGN]]|date=December 15, 2015|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> claimed that Atari released the 8-bit chipset into the [[public domain]].<ref>[http://atariage.com/forums/topic/74783-fb3/page-17#entry1035425 FB3...] by Curt Vendel on atariage.com "Atari released the Atari 8bit chipset into PD for me several years ago, so any FB3 project at this point could very well turn into a PD or individual released project/product"</ref> There is agreement in the community that Atari authorized the distribution of the Atari 800's ROM with the Xformer 2.5 [[emulator]], which makes the ROM legally available today as [[freeware]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://atariarea.krap.pl/PLus/index_us.htm|title=Atari800Win PLus - The Atari 8-bit Emulator: News|website=atariarea.krap.pl}}</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/comp.sys.mac.apps/_E74sEbiXTU How to Get Roms for "Rainbow" (Atari XL Emulator)! The answer] on groups.google.com (1995)</ref>

On March 29, 2024, [[Atari SA]] and Retro Games Ltd, via the distributor [[Plaion]], released the Atari 400 Mini, at a cost of £99.99 (€119.99 / $119.99). It is a half-sized scale-model [[microconsole]] emulation of the Atari 400, preloaded with 25 games. It comes with an updated [[Atari CX40 joystick]] with additional buttons.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://presse.plaion.com/AN-ICON-RETURNS-RETRO-GAMES-LTD-AND-PLAION-ANNOUNCE-MINI-RECREATION-OF | title = An Icon Returns: Retro Games Ltd. and Plaion Announce Mini Recreation of the Atari 400™ Press Server|website=presse.plaion.com | date = January 11, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theverge.com/24113699/atari-400-mini-hands-on | title = The Atari 400 Mini is a cute little slice of video game history | first = Andrew | last= Webster | date = March 30, 2024 | accessdate = March 30, 2024 | work = [[The Verge]] }}</ref>