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The Atari 2600 is one of the oldest video game console. The Atari 2600 is also known for its video games Hit Pac-Man. This is a video game console released in October 1977. He also popularized the use of microprocessor hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in. The first game console to use this format was the Fairchild Channel F The Atari 2600 is credited with making the plug-in's popular with the public video game.

Originally known as the Atari VCS - Computer System for video - the machine name was changed to "Atari 2600" in 1982 after the release of the Atari 5200 advanced. The 2600 was typically bundled with two joystick controllers, a pair of paddle controllers spouse, and a game cartridge at first and later the fight against the Pac-Man.

The Atari 2600 was a resounding success. During the 1980s, "Atari" was a synonym for this model in mainstream media and, by extension, for video games in general, similar to "Nintendo", "PlayStation" in the late 1980s and 1990, respectively.

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The basic structure

The basic structure of the 2600 is quite similar to most consoles and personal computers of the era. The processor was the right MOS Technology 6507, a lighter version of 6502, at 1.19 MHz in 2600. The 6507 included less memory address pins instead of 16 -13 and no external interrupts to enter a small package of 28 pins.

The console had only 128 bytes of RAM for performance data including the call stack and the state of the game's world there is no video memory as the RAM was too expensive.

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The video material was the 2600 a reputation as one of the most complex machines in the world in the program, but programmers who understood that he realized that direct control over the video has also been a source of flexibility.

In addition, the 2600 supported several types of input devices (joysticks, paddles, keyboards, etc.) and third-party devices, and many of these devices are interchangeable with the MSX and several other Japanese systems. In some cases, it is possible to use Atari joysticks with the Sega Master System and Sega Genesis, although the functionality may be limited. However Master System and Genesis controllers work very well on the 2600.

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