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History of Consoles: Atari VCS/2600 (1977)

Console: Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) Manufactured By: Atari, Inc Retail Availability: October 14th, 1977 Original Retail Price: $199.99 Units Sold: 30+ Million History:  In the early to mid 1970’s Atari had experienced success with the home …

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Mattel Intellivision System Review

Mattel released the Intellivision in 1980 to compete with the Atari 2600 and the many other home consoles during this time. Technical specifications General Instrument CP1610 16-bit microprocessor CPU running at 894.886 kHz (i.e., slightly less than 1 MHz) 1456 bytes of RAM: 240 × 8-bit Scratchpad Memory 352 …

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