Revisiting the Atari 2600

The Atari 2600 (originally called the Video Computer System) is what started it all for me. I already had an interest in technology (anyone remember Coleco Alien Attack or Mattel Baseball?) but the Atari took things up another notch.

Like everyone else in the early 80s, my family got an Atari 2600 and ended up with quite a few games. Eventually I got bor…