Atarian

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English

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Etymology

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From Atari +‎ -an.

Noun

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Atarian (plural Atarians)

  1. (informal) A person with an interest, or commercial involvement, in Atari computers.
    Coordinate terms: Amigan, Spec-chum
    • 1987, Microtimes, volume 4, page 144:
      Interested Atarians are invited to call Chuck for more info at (415) 945- []
    • 1990, Software Reviews on File, volume 6, page 107:
      Populous is a stunning program, designed to the hilt and as audacious as any computer game I've seen. [] Populous should appeal to Atarians who don't often find much interest in the software survey section of Explorer, []
    • 2019, Kieren Hawken, The A-Z of Atari 7800 Games, volume 1:
      You can play with a load of your friends (up to eight in fact!) so this is a perfect party game for a group of Atarians