Atari800

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Atari800
Original developer(s) David Firth
Current developer(s) Perry McFarlane, Rich Lawrence, Thomas Richter, Radek Sterba, Robert Golias, Petr Stehlik
Latest version 5.2.0 [+]
Active Yes
Platform(s) Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, others
Emulates Atari 400, 800, XL, XE, XEGS, Atari 5200 emulator
Website atari800.github.io
Programmed in C, Assembly
License GPLv2
Source code GitHub

atari800 is an open-source Atari 400, 800, XL, XE, XEGS and Atari 5200 emulator.

The emulator is mostly written in C, and is very portable, including a very simplified version, atari800 has ported to several systems, including: Windows, Linux, macOS, Emulators on Android, Emulators on Android, DOS, Windows CE, Dreamcast, PS2 Amiga, Atari TT/Falcon, and has been tested on several versions of on Unix, and curses.

Downloads[edit]

Windows Linux 5.2.0

Development[edit]

Atari800 was first developed by David Firth, in 1995, who released the source code under the GPLv2 license. It started with portability in mind and was ported to several systems.

After development of Atari800 stalled several people picked up development of version 0.8.0 independently. Later they started working together and created a team for Atari800's development.