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  2. Atari 2600 hardware - Wikipedia

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    The Atari 2600 Jr. In 1986, a new version of the 2600 was released (although it was planned for release two years earlier). The new redesigned version of the 2600, unofficially referred to as the 2600 Jr., features a smaller, cost-reduced form factor with a modernized Atari 7800-like appearance. The redesigned 2600 was advertised as a budget ...

  3. MOS Technology 6507 - Wikipedia

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    The Atari 2600 contains a 6507 as one of its three main chips. The 6507 is widely used in two applications: the best-selling Atari 2600 video game console [ 7 ] and peripherals for the Atari 8-bit computers including the 850 Serial & Parallel Interface, [ 8 ] and the 810 and 1050 disk drives.

  4. Television Interface Adaptor - Wikipedia

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    Atari 2600. The Television Interface Adaptor [1] (TIA) is the custom computer chip which, along with a variant of the MOS Technology 6502, constitutes the heart of the 1977 Atari Video Computer System game console. The TIA generates the screen display, sound effects, and reads the controllers.

  5. Atari 2600 - Wikipedia

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    The Atari 2600+ (2023) is a replica of the 2600 and is 20% smaller. The 2600+ includes support for original Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges. [89] The Atari 7800+ (2024) is a smaller replica of the Atari 7800. It has similar features to the Atari 2600+, but its exterior encasing design pays homage to the Atari 7800.

  6. MOS Technology 6502 - Wikipedia

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    This chip was used in the Atari 2600 video game system. MOS 6508: Has a built-in 8-bit input/output port and 256 bytes of internal static RAM. MOS 6509: Can address up to 1 MB of RAM as 16 banks of 64 KB and was used in the Commodore CBM-II series. MOS 6510: Has a built-in 6-bit programmable input/output port and was used in the Commodore 64 ...

  7. BASIC Programming - Wikipedia

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    BASIC Programming is an Atari Video Computer System (later called the Atari 2600) cartridge that teaches simple computer programming using a dialect of BASIC.Written by Warren Robinett and released by Atari, Inc. in 1979, this BASIC interpreter is one of a few non-game cartridges for the console.

  8. Atari 2600+ - Wikipedia

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    The Atari 2600+ is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. in collaboration with Plaion since 2023. The console is a slightly smaller replica of the four-switch woodgrain model of the Atari 2600 and supports the use of original 2600 as well as Atari 7800 cartridges. [ 2 ]

  9. Coleco Gemini - Wikipedia

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    The internals of the Gemini. The main difference between the Coleco Gemini and the Atari 2600 is the controller design. The Coleco Gemini controllers (dubbed the 'Dual Command') featured an 8-way joystick and a 270-degree paddle on the same controller (the joystick was at the top of the controller, and the paddle was at the bottom of the controller).