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Video game console - Atari 2600

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In the eighties, it was renamed to Atari 2600 and stayed on the market until the early nineties of the 20th century. Until today, the console still belongs to the best-selling video game systems ever. Its hardware was fairly simple. As the CPU, processor MOS 6507 from MOS Technology company was used. This processor is stripped-down version of the 6502. It had 128 bytes of RAM memory, which was integrated in the chip RIOT (MOS6532). The graphics and sound were contolled by chip TIA. As a controller 8 directional digital joysticks with one trigger, paddle and trackball numeric keypad with 12 keys were used. The consoles were manufactured separately in version NTSC, PAL and SECAM. Games from individual regions were not compatible and if were used in the console from another region, the colors were displayed badly. Cartridges (modules) with games contained mostly ROM memory of 2 or 4 kilobytes. Later games were up to 32 kb in size. System of cartridges at the time was not encrypted, which allowed third companies to easily develop and sell their games. The most famous example of such producer was Activision company. Thanks to zero encryption, the library of games for the Atari 2600 has more than 1, 000 titles. The initial price of game consoles in 1977 was set at 199 dollars and was supplied with two joysticks and game cartridges with Combat game. Almost immediately it noticed phenomenal success, and in 1979 these consoles were sold over a million copies, in 1980 two million and in 1982 even eight million. In 1985, an improved version of the console unofficially known as the Atari 2600 Jr. was released. This new variant was smaller and was sold for only $ 50. Its development was a result of the commercial failure of the Atari 5200 console (released in 1982), which should replace the popular 2600 version. Since today, Atari 2600 is for many people unforgettable symbol of its time. 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Atari 2600 four-switch 'wood veneer' version, dating from 1980–82 Technical data: Manufacturer: Atari, Inc. Generation: second Retail availability: September 1977 (USA) January 1978 (Europe) October 1983 (Japan) Discontinued: January 1992 Units sold: 30 million (As of 2004) Media: ROM cartridge, Tape Processor (CPU): MOS 6507 @ 1, 19 MHz Screen resolution: 192 x 160 Colors: 128 (max 4 per line) Controller input: Joystick Paddles Driving Controller Trak-Ball Keypad Manual: Atari_2600.pdf Best-selling game: Pac-Man (7 million) Predecessor: Atari Pong (1972) Successor: Atari 5200 (1982) Most popular games: Pac-Man River Raid Pitfall! Keystone Kapers Enduro Galaxian E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Frostbite Frogger Adventure Megamania Berzerk Montezuma's Revenge Pole Position Jungle Hunt Space Invaders Seaquest H.E.R.O. You can copy it freely, but indicate the origin and keep the license.