Atari parts and accessories storeBest Electronicsstands bravely defiant against the march of time and technology, continuing to serve this increasingly niche retro hardware market — a whopping 41 years after it was set up.
Correction (5/5/25):A previous version of this article incorrectly implied that Atari was no longer operating as a business.
As well as supplying parts, the store continues to source and make new parts, provide support, hints, and tips, and claims to have spent $100,000+ in engineering development.
Many readers and writers here onTom’s Hardwarewill have grown up with Atari computers and consoles. Thus it’s admirable to seeexclusive new and upgraded partslike rubber domes for your ST / STE / Falcon computer keyboard and all Gold PCB boards for your CX series joysticks, plus lots of other parts, continue to be manufactured and supplied to Atari fans.
The retailer also stocks “a lifetime supply” of new-old products in some categories.
As a previous owner of Atari ST, Falcon, Lynx and Jaguar hardware, looking through these products is like hunting through a treasure trove. Best Electronics says it lists 5,000+ Atari items on its site. But these are just the most popular items, so if you are after something that appears absent from the extensive parts and components lists, send the store an email to ask after it.
Alternatively, go back in retail time by ordering the Best Rev. 10 All Atari catalog — a paper catalog of over 220 pages, making it about half an inch thick and 1.4 pounds in weight. Helpfully, the catalog includes 330 pictures of Atari bits, as well as extras like prototype information, repair tips and tricks, a complete list of Atari custom chips and replacement ICs, and more. Check out thetwo-page sampleand more information on the Best Electronics site.
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We’ve covered retro hardware holdouts before, with reports on the surprisingly recentdemise of the floppy disk in Japan, German railway systems that stillrely on MS-DOS and Windows 3.11, and even the Indiana bakery which still runsCommodore 64-powered cash registers. Nevertheless, Best Electronics dogged and extensive support for Atari fans still impresses.
Mark Tyson is a news editor at Tom’s Hardware. He enjoys covering the full breadth of PC tech; from business and semiconductor design to products approaching the edge of reason.
