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Atari 2600

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====== Atari 2600 ====== Atari's entry in the home console industry, and one that innovated across th... pales in comparison to the power consoles held even a few years later. In this power, the 2600 ran of... els of brightness within each color, or 128 different shades. Selling 30 million units over the decade... ceived "home video game" console market. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600 ===== Operating Sy

1st and 2nd Generation

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====== 1st and 2nd Generation ====== The first 2 generations of home game consoles, commonly considered as having began in 1972 with the Magnavox Odyssey and ending in 1985 with the release of the NES. This page is essentially for just the 2nd generation, as the 1st gen

Mattel Intellivision

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l Intellivision ====== Mattel's first, but oddly enough not their last console. Releasing sometime in... ce" behind the Atari 2600, but was unable to challenge the 2600's position in sales. Specifications-wi... and a resolution of 156x96 + 16 colors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellivision ===== Operating... CP1610) ===== === ECS BASIC (plus Keyboard Component BASIC) === >ECS EXEC/BASIC ROM (system BIOS and

Atari 5200

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ns that can go up to approximately 240p. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_5200 ===== Operating Sy... all. ===== Version & Revision Guide ===== For general information, see the [[eop:essays:game_consol... Console Revisions Overview]]. **This guide has been essentially depreciated by the excellent work of our friends over at consolemods.org. It is linked be

Magnavox Odyssey 2

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ssey 2 was one of the "major players" of the 2nd generation of consoles, although it may have been in last place for this realm. Specifications-wise, the ... ross all the varying chips accessing it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey_2 ===== Oper... d joystick, displays character graphics and can even manage a simple clock. It's not an OS, but it ca

Fairchild Channel F

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e the [[eop:video_game_consoles-home:1st_and_2nd_generation:atari_2600|Atari 2600]]), the Channel F wa... lutionary but not particularly successful in any sense. Specifications-wise, it contains a Fairchild F... tion of 128x64, and can output 8 colors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F ===== Ope... ystems (Fairchild F8) ===== === PC emulation (potential) === Whether these emulators support operati

Coleco ColecoVision

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Coleco's relatively successful (but not really) venturing into the video game industry. Releasing in ... like CP/M, EOS, and OS-7. ===PC emulation (potential) === Whether these emulators support operati