Name: Atari 2600
Brand: Atari, Inc.
Price: 24.95 USD
Availability: InStock

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Storage: ROM cartridge
Memory: 128 bytes RAM (within the 6532 RIOT)
CPU: MOS Technology 6507 (Atari C010745)
An NTSC frame is 262 scan lines: 3 lines of vertical sync, 37 of vertical blank, 192 of picture and 30 of overscan.
GPU: Television Interface Adaptor

Accessories: CX22 Trackball
Motherboard - CX2600: Motherboard - CX2600 A
Motherboard: Control Panel
$1000–$1FFF: Cartridge ROM
$0294–$0297: TIM1T, TIM8T, TIM64T, TIM1024T timer intervals
$0284: INTIM, timer read
$0282: SWCHB, console switches (read only)
$0080–$00FF: 6532 RAM, 128 bytes
$0000–$007F: TIA registers
Range: Contents
RF module output: 61.25 MHz ± 0.15 MHz (channel 3)
J101 pin 2: +9 V
J101 pin 1 (switchboard to motherboard): +5 V
Regulator output (A101 pin 3): +5 V
Regulator input (A101 pin 1): 7.5–9 V unregulated DC
Test point: Expected
A101 (CX2600 switchboard): C014348
A205 (CX2600A Rev 16 and up): not given
A203 (CX2600A): C014348
A203 (CX2600): C010816
A202: C010750
A201: C010444
A200: C010745
Location: Atari P/N
Atari 2600 Jr.: 1986
Atari 2600 (all black, "Vader"): 1982
VCS CX2600A (four-switch woodgrain): 1980
VCS CX2600 ("Light Sixer"): 1978
VCS CX2600, Sunnyvale ("Heavy Sixer"): 1977
Model: Introduced
Model NO.: CX2600, CX2600A, 2600 Jr.
Codename: Stella
Successor: Atari 5200
Predecessor: Dedicated Pong consoles
Sound: TIA, 2 channels, mono
Released: 1977 (as the Video Computer System)[1]
Type: Home video game console
Manufacturer: Atari, Inc.
Atari 2600/2600A Domestic VCS Field Service Manual (PDF): parts lists, schematics, flowcharts, tech tips and service bulletins

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