ITs History!<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AtariVCS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AtariVCS</a> is a video <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/game?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a> console developed and mass produced by Atari for the home entertainment of Warner, Inc. <br> With an introduction price under US$200 the VCS became the first affordable and popular <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/microprocessor?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microprocessor</a>-based game console in the consumer market. <br> <br> The Atari Video Computer System was built around the 8-bit MOS 6507 CPU <a class="u-url mention" href="https://pixelfed.social/1.19" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@1.19</a> MHz and swappable ROM <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cartridges?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cartridges</a> to expand the memory limits of 128 bytes RAM. Initially released 1977 with Tank Combat and later <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pac?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pac</a>-Man included, bundled with two <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/joysticks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#joysticks</a> and a pair of paddles this legendary <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Atari?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atari</a> console opened up game development, cartridge production, and sales far beyond <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ActiVision?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ActiVision</a>. <br> <br> While VCS couldn't challenge <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/arcade?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#arcade</a> hardware in graphics, flexibility was the advantage and the wood grain finish by Gene Landrum made it stylish on top of that. The <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/game?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#game</a>-market started with only 8 titles like <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pong?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pong</a> and grew fast over <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Breakout?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Breakout</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Asteroids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Asteroids</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SpaceInvaders?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceInvaders</a>, <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pitfall?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pitfall</a>, E.T., Frogger and many more. It was the big selection of games available that made Atari's <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/console?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#console</a> a huge success. <br> <br> After Sears sold it as Tele-Games Video Arcade for less, the VCS was rebranded 1982 as <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Atari2600?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Atari2600</a>. Low production costs of $40 kept revenue coming in even when sales prices dropped on average of $125. <br> 15 million ACS and estimated 120 million cartridges been sold before the video game crash of 1983. And the ACS was profitable for almost the next decade, but 1992 after 30 million sold units the production was finally stopped.<br> <br> Maybe the best thing of our <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/retrogaming?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hardware?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hardware</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/illustrations?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustrations</a> isn't the level of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/details?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#details</a>, but the proof that You don't need to pay for <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Adobe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Adobe</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Illustrator?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illustrator</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AI?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a> or <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PostScript?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PostScript</a> to create <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/retrocomputer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> in best <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vector?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vector</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/quality?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#quality</a>. Since we use only <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FreeSoftware?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeSoftware</a> and with the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graphic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#graphic</a> description open like <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SVG?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SVG</a>, there is no obstacle to be <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/creative?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#creative</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/together?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#together</a>. Follow <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ITsHistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ITsHistory</a> to see what else you could do with powerful <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FOSS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> like <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Inkscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inkscape</a>