Atari Connection

Volume 1

Volume Issue Date Title
1 1 Spring, 1981 Premier Issue
1 2 Summer, 1981 Atari Product Catalog Included
1 3 Fall, 1981 Introducing Atari Pilot (With "Turtle" Graphics)
1 4 Winter, 1981/1982 Merry Christmas from Your Atari Computer

Volume 2

Volume Issue Date Title
2 1 Spring, 1982 A New World of Information
2 2 Summer, 1982 Atari Computer Camps
1 3 Fall, 1982 Back to School
2 4 Winter, 1982/1983 Perfect Software Gifts for Everyone on Your List

Volume 3

Volume Issue Date Title
3 1 Spring, 1983 Tapping into Tomorrow: A Special Report on Home Communication
3 2 Summer, 1983 Listening for Extra-Terrestrials with a Home Computer
3 3 Fall, 1983 Special Education Issue
3 4 Winter, 1983/1984 *Missing from Collection*

Volume 4

Volume Issue Date Title
4 1 Spring, 1984 Special Games Issue
4 2 Summer, 1984 Computer Arts and Sciences
4 3 Fall, 1984 *Missing from Collection*
4 4 Winter, 1984 The Fine Art of Computing


The Atari Connection was the official publication of the Atari Computer division. It was a quarterly slick-format newsletter/magazine that was as much an extended sales brochure as it was an informational magazine.

As such, it was very similar to what Apple put out for their computers.