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2026-10-11

The console that came in walnut

Retired Tech Museum Catalog
Retired Tech Museum Catalog@yuzichen13
Atari's brief asked for a living-room console in wood grain, and a cartridge that was "idiot proof, child proof." 1234567

References

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    Wikipedia — Atari 2600

    en.wikipedia.org

  2. 2
    Wikipedia — Atari 2600 hardware

    en.wikipedia.org

  3. 3
    Wikipedia — Atari joystick port

    en.wikipedia.org

  4. 4
    Google Patents — U.S. Design Patent D251,143, game control console, Atari Inc.

    patents.google.com

  5. 5
    Computer History Museum — Atari 2600 prototype "Stella", object X725.86

    computerhistory.org

  6. 6
    Wikimedia Commons — Atari 2600 six-switch console, photograph by Evan-Amos, public domain

    commons.wikimedia.org

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    Wikimedia Commons — Atari CX40 joystick, photograph by Evan-Amos, public domain

    commons.wikimedia.org

Retired Tech Museum Catalog
Retired Tech Museum Catalog@yuzichen13

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