U.S. Atari parts store still open after 41 years, has spent $100K+ designing new parts — last original Atari hardware launched 32 years ago

Atari parts and equipment store Best Electronics stands bravely defiant towards the march of time and expertise, persevering with to serve this more and more area of interest retro hardware market 41 years after it was arrange. As properly as supplying parts, it continues to supply and make new parts, present help, hints, and ideas, and claims to have spent $100,000+ in engineering improvement. In distinction, the long-lasting and progressive Atari Corp. behind all of the agency’s residence computer systems, and superior consoles just like the Lynx and Jaguar, went bankrupt in 1996, which is sort of 30 years ago.

Many readers, and a number of other writers right here on Tom’s Hardware, may have grown up with Atari computer systems and consoles. Thus, it’s admirable to see exclusive new and upgraded parts like rubber domes in your ST / STE / Falcon pc keyboard and all Gold PCB boards in your CX collection joysticks, plus plenty of different parts, proceed to be manufactured and provided to Atari followers. The retailer additionally shares “a lifetime supply,” of new-old merchandise in some classes. Interestingly, it reveals many of those had been warehoused from the (*32*) it purchased when Atari Sunnyvale was liquidated.