Atari has launched a remake of the 800XL, its 8-bit home computer, and the new version works with cartridges, Tweakers reported on Thursday.
The Dutch tech outlet said the reissued machine revives the 800XL name, a model from Atari's line of 8-bit home computers. According to Tweakers, the remake keeps cartridge support, the format the original hardware used for software.
Tweakers did not include further details in the material available, such as pricing, release regions, or the full hardware specifications of the new unit.
The 800XL belongs to Atari's 8-bit family, a range of machines that the company sold in the 1980s. Cartridges were a common way to distribute software for home computers and consoles of that era, letting users load games and applications without tapes or disks.
Atari has drawn on its back catalogue in recent years, though the reporting summarized here does not say how the new 800XL relates to those earlier efforts or whether it is officially licensed by the current Atari company.
What to watch next: whether Atari or the manufacturer behind the remake confirms pricing, availability, and the regions where the cartridge-compatible 800XL will go on sale.
