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From: jwt@atari.UUCP (Jim Tittsler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.8bit
Subject: Re: Info-Atari8 Digest
Summary: 2600 << 8 bit computers
Message-ID: <940@atari.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 88 02:52:44 GMT
References: <880108-115926-1984@Xerox>
Organization: Atari Corp., Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <880108-115926-1984@Xerox>, "Michael_A_Parisi.HENR801G"@XEROX.COM writes:
> Is there any way the Atari game cartridges for the video game systems (like
> 2600) can be modified to run on the 8 bit machines?

The address space of the 2600 and the 8 bit computers are very different,
and the video display is organized *very* differently.  It is not practical
to attempt to run the game cartridges.  Even given the source for the games,
it is a fair hassle to do a conversion.

Jim Tittsler, Atari Corporation