Atari PC7
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| No photograph, no documentation and no independent record of this model has been found | |
| Specifications | |
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| Manufacturer | Attributed to Atari Corporation — unverified |
| Type | Claimed IBM PC compatible |
| Released | Unverified |
| CPU | Unverified |
| Memory | Unverified |
| Storage | Unverified |
| Display | Unverified |
| Sound | Unverified |
| OS / Firmware | Unverified |
No evidence has been found that Atari Corporation ever produced a computer called the Atari PC7. This page previously carried a specification for one — an 80386SX at 16 MHz with 1 MB of RAM, VGA graphics and a 1.44 MB drive. None of it could be sourced, and it has been removed rather than left standing.
What was searched
[edit | edit source]Every reference that documents the Atari PC range in detail stops at the PC5.
- ataripc.net, the most complete resource for these machines, indexes PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4 and PC5 and nothing above that, including in its motherboard, documentation, BIOS-image and parts databases.[1]
- atari-computermuseum.de has model pages for PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4 (Atari), PC4 (Mitac) and PC5, and then moves to the ABC series. There is no PC7 page and no PC7 mentioned in the series introduction.[2]
- binaryvalue.com states directly that "Atari ultimately released five desktop PC models: the PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4, and PC5".[3]
- Atari Museum lists PC-1, PC-5, the ABC 386SX/DX, the N386SX laptop and the Portfolio under its PC-compatible heading. No PC7.[4]
- atarimuseum.nl summarises the range as PC and PC-2, then PC-3, then PC 4 and PC 5, then the ABC line.[5]
- The Internet Archive, bitsavers and this wiki's own holdings return nothing for an Atari PC7.
Where the name may come from
[edit | edit source]Atari's own PC-compatible line after the PC5 was the ABC (Atari Business Computer) series: the ABC 286 — effectively a PC4 in a new case — followed by the ABC 386SX and ABC 386DX and the N386SX laptop.[2][4] A 386SX-based Atari PC therefore does exist, but it is the ABC 386SX, not a "PC7".
Until someone produces a photograph of a badged machine, a manual, a board, or a period price list, the PC7 should be treated as a model that does not exist. If you have one, the documentation would be a genuine contribution.
Merge candidate
[edit | edit source]This page and the equally unattested Atari PC8, Atari PC12, Atari PC1420 and Atari PC3-286 entries in the Atari navbox should be resolved together, most sensibly by redirecting them to a single Atari PC series page that records the five models that are documented and says plainly that the higher numbers are not.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ ataripc.net, site index and model pages, accessed September 2026. The site indexes PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4 and PC5 only. https://www.ataripc.net/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Atari PC-Serie, atari-computermuseum.de. The series index lists PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4 (Mitac), PC4 (ATMC) and PC5, and links onward to the ABC series. https://www.atari-computermuseum.de/pc.htm
- ↑ Atari PC, binaryvalue.com: "Atari ultimately released five desktop PC models: the PC1, PC2, PC3, PC4, and PC5." https://binaryvalue.com/index.php/ibm-pc/atari-pcs
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Atari IBM/PC Compatible Computer Systems, Atari Museum. Lists ABC 386SX/DX, N386SX Laptop, Portfolio, PC-1 and PC-5. http://atarimuseum.ctrl-alt-rees.com/computers/pccomputers/ataripcs.html
- ↑ Atari PC hardware, atarimuseum.nl. Summarises the range as PC and PC-2, PC-3, PC 4 and PC 5, then the ABC line. https://atarimuseum.nl/atari-pc/