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Re: Difference between 2600 & 7800

From: Ian van der Linde
e-mail: ianvdl@parc.anglia.ac.uk
Category: General
Date: 03 Jul 2000
Time: 01:41:46
Remote Name: 193.63.56.219

Comments

This is absolute tripe. Both the 2600 and 7800 are 8 bit systems, its just that the chipset is different. Not even a pocket calculator is 2 bit! The 7800 had increased graphics memory, and a greater capacity for addressing cartridge memory (hence cartridges could be bigger).


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