Cracking open the Atari 2600

CNET.co.uk's sister site TechRepublic runs a regular series called 'Cracking Open' in which it takes a look inside a variety of gadgets.

Here, we look at the Atari 2600 Video Computer System. Introduced all the way back in October 1977, it is one of the more fondly remembered video game consoles. For its time, the Atari 2600 was a breakthrough in entertainment technology and foreshadowed what would eventually become a multibillion dollar industry. We find out what made the Atari 2600 tick.

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