Atari 2600

The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in September 1977 by Atari, Inc. It is credited with
popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and ROM cartridges containing game code, a
format first used with the Fairchild Channel F game console. This format contrasts with the older
model of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware, which could only play the few games which
are physically built in to the unit.

Platform
console
Year(S) of production
September 11, 1977-January 1, 1992
Generation
2
nd
generation
Processor capabilities
CPU MOS 6507 1.19 MHz
Display capabilities
160x192 pixels
Storage available
128 bytes RAM, 4 kB ROM
Connectivity availability
game line
Worldwide units sold
30 million