Universum Compumate Basic Module for VCS 2600
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Computer add-on, 1983, Spectravideo. The CompuMate SV010 turns an Atari 2600 into a rudimentary home computer. The unit is a flat membrane keyboard that sits over the console and plugs into the cartridge slot and both joystick ports; it contains 16 KB of ROM with a BASIC interpreter, a music program and a drawing program, plus 2 KB of RAM, while the graphics and sound are produced by the console itself. Programs could be saved to a cassette recorder through audio jacks. This unit carries the Universum brand under which it was sold in Germany by the mail-order company Quelle.
| Years | 1983 to 1984 |
|---|---|
| Processor | the 6507 of the console |
| RAM | 2 KB |
| ROM | 16 KB with BASIC, Music and Magic Wand paint program |
| Display | 10 lines of 12 characters, 40 x 40 graphics, 10 colours |
| Storage | cassette through audio jacks |
| Price (1983) | US$79 |
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