Color Palette
The Atari 2600 used different color palettes depending on the television signal format used. With the NTSC format, a 128-color palette was available, while in PAL, only 104 colors were available. Additionally, the SECAM palette consisted of only 8 colors.
The Television Interface Adapter(TIA) chip CO1044(D), CPU chip CO10745, and combination Ram+I/O chip CO10750 are the same used throughout the 2600s production.
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