[comp.sys.cbm] Atari 2600 specs/instruction set/programming

tedi@mmintl.UUCP (ted ives) (08/10/87)

I am posting this for a friend.
 
This is all concerning the Atari 2600 VCS (you know, the old atari 
video game system).
 
Does anyone know where I can find information about:

a.)  The hardware (i.e. specs on the chips, instruction sets, etc.)

b.)  How to program it, i.e. is there any assembler, or do people just use
     eproms or what?

I am basically interested in finding out how the whole thing works, with an
eye to maybe writing a game for it.

		Thank you in advance for any pointers you might have,
				Chris Michael
 
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