Source: https://youtu.be/THqw7lS2yYE

As if he smelled it, TheRetroShack has the matching video feature for this issue.👃

Starting in 1979, Atari initially distributed the 800 only in North America. Then, starting in 1981, it expanded toward Europe, and beyond the production stop in 1983, it sold very successfully in those markets until 1985.

And that had good reasons. The 800 was versatile and allowed even completely inexperienced users an easy introduction to technology, that had (until then) been the preserve of specialists.

The following approximately 15 minutes give a complete overview of the 800, and anyone who once called the machine their own, or still does, will promptly feel transported 40 years into the past. Lovely.