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Turning an Atari 2600 into a computer... (aus.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ajsadauskas@aus.social to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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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...

https://youtu.be/AQfdWfJhqAs

#tech #technology #atari #Atari2600 #retro #retrocomputing #retrogaming @technology @videogames @retrogaming

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[–] philheppenstall@mastodonapp.uk 1 points 1 year ago

@ajsadauskas @technology @videogames @retrogaming actually looks a lot like a ZX81 keyboard.
Did it fit all the woody models and the “Vader” too?