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Re:Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install... by queenkjuul on Sunday August 31, 2025 @05:15PM (#45087168)
I don't think that's true. Third parties produced unlicensed 2600 carts in droves. It was Nintendo that enacted strict licensing requirements.

The 2600 just sucked as a computer.

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Re:Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install... by vunderba on Sunday August 31, 2025 @05:41PM (#45087362)
Yeah, I can't imagine ANYONE being able to use a 2600 as a computer. That being said, there was a BASIC programming cart if you were a real masochist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC_Programming

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