Turning an Atari 2600 into a computer…
I just came across this interesting bit of computing history.
Back in 1982, there was a peripheral that turned an Atari 2600 into an (incredibly simple, ZX-81 level) home computer, including a keyboard, BASIC, and cadette support.
But the addon is/was incredibly rare, and there’s very little information about it online.
So it’s interesting to see there’s now a video up on YouTube profiling this device (known as a Spectravideo CompuMate) and how it works…
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Upon reading the Phoenix history of video games by Leonard Herman, I was amazed at how many times this was attempted with so many different consoles. Companies really wanted to go after the market of folks who wanted some kind of computer without paying the price for a real one.