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The motherboard of the 2600 is dominated by an ominous metal box, likely the EMI shield covering the ICs.
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Our efforts to access the brain of the Atari are temporarily thwarted by four metal tabs.
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A few short twists with pliers and the EMI shield lifts free.
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Atari gets a +1 on repairability for not soldering the shield to the motherboard, as some recent manufacturers have done.
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