Advent of Computing

Episode 110 - The Atari 2600

Jun 18, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
The Story of the Atari VCS 2600
03:20 • 2min
3
Electric Ping Pong: A Brief History
05:08 • 3min
4
The Cost of a Home Console
08:01 • 3min
5
Atari's Jump to the Home Market
10:50 • 3min
6
Atari's Wild Leap
13:22 • 3min
7
Atari's Pong on a Chip
15:59 • 3min
8
Atari's Home Console Business in the Mid-1970s
18:44 • 3min
9
The Rise and Fall of Atari
21:39 • 3min
10
The Story of Chuck Petal and the 6502
24:33 • 3min
11
The Differences Between the 6502 and the 10807 Chips
27:15 • 3min
12
The MOS 6532: The Best Chip Ever
30:22 • 2min
13
The Atari 2600's Custom IC
32:42 • 4min
14
The TIA: A Television Interface Adapter
37:02 • 2min
15
The TIA: A Low Memory Computer System
39:03 • 4min
16
The Fairchild Channel F: The First Home Console to Use Software
43:19 • 2min
17
Programming the 2600 Microprocessor
45:09 • 3min
18
The History of the Atari 2600
47:53 • 2min
19
The History of the Atari 2600
49:49 • 3min
20
The Benefits of a ROM Emulator
52:52 • 2min
21
The History of Microcomputers
54:59 • 2min
22
The History of the Atari 2600
56:30 • 4min
23
How to Program the 2600 Console With TIA
01:00:11 • 3min
24
The Microprocessor and the Evolution of Video Games
01:03:26 • 2min
25
The History of Computing
01:05:27 • 3min