Re:Atari 2600 Service Manual [pdf]
by tenebrisalietum on Sunday July 31, 2022 @09:38AM
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Lol a new Atari was $200 in 1982 dollars, so if it could be serviced it'd probably be worth it then. The cheapo $50 ones didn't come out until '86 or '87 I think.
Not to mention that cost/money is not the only reason to repair something and continue using it. This "throw it away and buy a new one" disposable everything mentality has led to problems like a freakin' giant garbage patch out in the middle of the ocean, and micro-plastics nearly everywhere imaginable. Humans are planetary cancer…
https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=plastic%20flowchart%20templa...
I'll tell you how to service an Atari 2600, though. Even in 1982, chuck it in the dumpster and head down to K Mart for a new one. Put that in a flowchart.