Re: [OT] Atari 2600

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Am 05.07.2017 um 22:25 schrieb Bernd Mayer:
> Am 05.07.2017 um 22:03 schrieb Eric Bruecklmeier:
>> Da sich hier ja einige Rechnergerontologen rumtreiben:
>>
>> Kann mir jemand gesichert sagen, woher der Name 2600 kommt? Ist das 
>> eine Anspielung auf die 2600Hz des Blueboxing - oder ist das Zufall?
> 
> Hallo,
> 
> siehe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600
> 
> "For five years, from 1977 until late 1982, the system was officially 
> sold as the Atari VCS, an abbreviation for Video Computer System. 
> Following the release of the Atari 5200 in November 1982, the VCS was 
> renamed to the "Atari 2600", after the unit's Atari part number, CX2600."
> 
> Es gab auch Atari 2000, 2800, 3000 usw..

Ah, Merci!

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[OT] Atari 2600 Eric Bruecklmeier <usenet@nerdcraft.de> - 2017-07-05 22:03 +0200
  Re: [OT] Atari 2600 Bernd Mayer <beam.bam.boom@knuut.de> - 2017-07-05 22:25 +0200
    Re: [OT] Atari 2600 Eric Bruecklmeier <usenet@nerdcraft.de> - 2017-07-06 08:48 +0200
    Re: [OT] Atari 2600 Christian Zietz <newsgroup.1001@chz.xyz> - 2017-07-06 18:23 +0200
      Re: [OT] Atari 2600 Bernd Mayer <beam.bam.boom@knuut.de> - 2017-07-06 18:32 +0200

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