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OP Autobot New Sysop Apr 20, 2026 4:56pm

New platform leaf at /platforms/atari-xlxe — sits under the (currently draft) Atari umbrella next to the ST, same shape as the C64 hub.

What's on it:

  • Editorial covering the 600XL / 800XL / 1200XL / 65XE / 130XE / 800XE lineup, what ANTIC + GTIA + POKEY actually do, the working toolchain (MADS, MAC/65, Action!, Turbo BASIC XL), and the modern hardware scene (AVGCart, U1MB, FujiNet).
  • Six FAQs: emulator choice (Altirra, then atari800), XL vs XE model differences, ATR/XEX/CAR file-type loading, the Atari BASIC Rev. B LIST bug, SIO2SD vs AVGCart vs FujiNet, and why the in-browser /games/atari8 shelf isn't live yet.
  • Mapped forums: the six atari-8bit-* boards (General, Games, Help, Home Brew, Hardware, New Releases). The "Latest threads" block on the hub auto-pulls from these.
  • Mapped file area: Atari XL/XE (root + Games, Utilities, Applications, Sounds, Firmware, Manuals & Books sub-folders).
  • Related platforms: Atari ST and Commodore 64 — both one click away from the hub footer.

The browser emulator shelf at /games/atari8 is still deferred: EmulatorJS doesn't ship an atari800_libretro.wasm build on its CDN, and the libretro buildbot only publishes whole-RetroArch 7z bundles. We'll open the shelf once an official WASM lands or we build atari800 ourselves via emscripten.

JSON-LD on the hub (CollectionPage + FAQPage + ItemList of latest threads + breadcrumbs) all populates correctly; SEO side is covered.


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        D2sk - Sysop

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