Atari 2600
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The Atari 2600 is a home video game console developed and produced by Atari, Inc. Released c. September 1977 as the Atari Video Computer System, it popularized microprocessor-based hardware and games
The first Stella prototype on display at the Computer History Museum
The second VCS model has lighter plastic molding and shielding, and a more angular shape, than the 1977 launch model.
Starting in 1980, the VCS has only four front switches and a capital-letters logotype.
CX30 paddle
Atari 5200
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The Atari 5200 is a home video game console introduced in 1982 by Atari, Inc. as a higher-end complement for the popular Atari Video Computer System. The VCS was renamed to Atari 2600 at the time of t
Atari 5200 and one of its controllers
The 5200's large size is due in part to controller storage in the back of the unit.
The second revision of the 5200
A first revision 5200's motherboard