The 2600 is <i>totally</i> different from the 8-bit computers, just so folks know. Programming an Atari 800 computer was a walk in the park compared to the living hell on earth that was the 2600.<p>[I wrote a few Atari 800 game cartridges. I watched one of my cow-orkers mentally deteriorate as he attempted to write a simple 2600 game over maybe four months -- not kidding. He gave up and was a happier person for it].