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| - | [* black] The Atari 2600 shows itself for what it is: one big board and a lot of empty space. |
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| - | [* black] The board is propped up, and sits at an angle inside the Atari, leaving the entire front third of the case completely unused. |
| + | [* black] ...Or not. Seriously? That's it? The shell design team must have wanted to give lots of breathing room to the motherboard team, just in case. |
| + | [* black] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Miner|Jay Miner] may have been able to integrate the display and sound chip into a single IC, thereby reducing the footprint of the motherboard, but the case size still seems rather hyperbolic. |
| + | [* black] With a design that is unseen in just about every other electronic device, the motherboard is propped up and sits at an angle of 30 degrees inside the Atari. |