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Episode 110 - The Atari 2600

Advent of Computing

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The Fairchild Channel F: The First Home Console to Use Software

The Fairchild Channel F hit the market nearly a year before the Atari 2600. It was unambiguously the first home console to use removable cartridges that actually contained software. From what I can tell, it was closer to a straight up computer than the 2600. This is the whole point of the 2600 after all: You're offloading games from hardware into software.

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