# Install atari800 with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix Atari 8-bit machine emulator. Version 7.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:atari800 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install atari800 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install atari800 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: emulators/atari800/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add atari800 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: atari800 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install atari800 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: atari800 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install atari800 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: atari800 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#atari800 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/at/atari800/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:atari800 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 7.0.0 - **Source summary:** Atari 8-bit machine emulator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-27T14:48:55Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - atari800 (cli) - cart (cli) - atari800 (alias) - cart (alias) ## Dependencies - libpng - sdl2-compat ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 7.0.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/atari800/atari800 - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Atari800 is a long-running free and portable emulator for Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari 5200 console. It matters to package managers because it is both a retro-gaming executable and a preservation/development tool that spans Unix, Linux, Windows, DOS, Amiga, Atari, Dreamcast, Android, Raspberry Pi, SDL, curses, and embeddable library builds. ### Project history The official README credits David Firth for the original 1995 emulator and the Atari800 Development Team from 1998 onward. Its stated goal is a freely distributable portable emulator with source available, covering machines from the Atari 400/800 through XL/XE models, XE Game System, and 5200 SuperSystem. The project accumulated a wide emulation surface: cycle-exact 6502, ANTIC, GTIA, POKEY behavior; many RAM expansions; disk, cartridge, cassette, printer, H: host filesystem, R: serial/network, MIO and Black Box emulation; save states; screenshots; audio/video recording; and libatari800 for embedding. The version 7.0.0 docs show the project still being actively modernized in 2026. ### Adoption history Atari800’s adoption predates GitHub; the current Git history starts in 2000 with imported project history and early tagged releases such as ATARI800_0_8_7. In package-manager terms it is a classic portable C project that became easy to build across Unix-like systems, then accumulated Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix packaging in the supplied metadata. Its importance is not only playing games. The emulator is part of Atari 8-bit software development workflows because it can load executables, disk images, cartridge images, BASIC programs, tapes, and save states; it also cooperates with assemblers and cross-development tooling. ### How it is used Typical users run `atari800 [options] [filenames]`, passing ATR/XFD/DCM/PRO/ATX disk images, XEX/COM/BAS/LST programs, cartridge ROM/CART files, CAS tapes, or saved states. The emulator requires Atari ROM images unless using newer auto-download behavior, and the first run creates or discovers configuration so ROM paths can be reused. Version 7.0.0 added built-in Internet downloads for missing OS/BASIC ROMs and zipped disk images, portable mode, and a documented config search order covering explicit `--config`, portable executable-local config, the home default, fallback, and system-wide config. ### Why package nerds care Atari800 is the sort of package that exposes the whole history of open-source packaging: generated configure scripts, optional zlib/libpng/libmp3lame features, SDL target migration, platform-specific front ends, ROM licensing caveats, and a CLI that doubles as a desktop emulator and automated retro-computing test bed. ### Timeline - 1995: David Firth copyright and original Atari800 emulator lineage. - 1998: Atari800 Development Team copyright period begins. - 2000: Imported Git history begins with early emulator revisions. - 2026: v6.0.0 made SDL2 the primary SDL target and added NetSIO/FujiNet support. - 2026: v7.0.0 added built-in Internet downloads, portable mode, and revised config search order. ### Related projects - Related projects and formats include Atari800Win, Atari++, Altirra-style development workflows, FujiNet/NetSIO, Atari 8-bit ROM and disk-image collections, and cross-assemblers such as ATasm. ### Sources - Official git metadata from https://github.com/atari800/atari800.git - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: , /.atari800.cfg, ~/.atari800.cfg, /etc/atari800.cfg ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** atari800 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - atari800 - 5.2.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: atari800 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/contrib/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Atari 8-bit emulator for SDL | https://atari800.github.io - Nix - atari800: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/at/atari800/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - atari800 - 5.0.0-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: atari800 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Atari 8-bit emulator for SDL | https://atari800.github.io - apk - atari800 - 5.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: atari800 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Atari 8-bit computer emulator | https://atari800.github.io/ - apk - atari800-doc - 5.2.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: atari800-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Atari 8-bit computer emulator (documentation) | https://atari800.github.io/ - dnf - atari800 - 5.2.0-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: atari800 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | An emulator of 8-bit Atari personal computers | https://atari800.github.io/ - MacPorts - atari800: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: emulators/atari800/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sdl2-compat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sdl2-compat/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [blastem](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/blastem/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulator, games. - [dosbox-staging](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dosbox-staging/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulator, games. - [dosbox-x](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dosbox-x/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulator, games. - [fceux](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fceux/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulator, games. - [fs-uae](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fs-uae/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulator, games. - [hatari](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hatari/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulator, games. - [huexpress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/huexpress/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulator, games. - [joyce](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/joyce/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulator, games. - [stella](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stella/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: atari, cli, compat, emulator, games. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/atari800.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/atari800.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph