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What's Inside An Atari 2600?

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To celebrate the launch of video game repair guides, do-it-yourself repair website iFixit is tearing down old video game consoles all week long. Today they give us a peek at what's inside the classic Atari 2600.

By today's standards, the Atari 2600 is downright primitive. There's no fan and no CD-ROM drive to get gummed up or out-of-sync. Just a board, a cord, black plastic and faux-wood paneling.


Ah yes, those were the days.

Other teardowns featured this week include the Magnavox Odyssey 100 and the RCA Studio II.

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iFixit expanded this week with the addition of more than 200 video game console and accessory repair guides to its self-repair library. If your console is broken and you're out of warranty, check them out before paying someone else.

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Atari 2600 Teardown [iFixit]