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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">The </span>'''The Atari 2600'''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;"> is a </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_console is a video game console]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;"> released released in September 1977 by </span>by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari,_Inc |Atari, Inc.]]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">. It is credited with popularizing the use of </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microprocessor of microprocessor]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">-based hardware and </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_cartridge and ROM cartridges]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;"> containing containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dedicated_console microprocessor dedicated]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;"> hardware hardware with all games built in. The first game console to use this format was the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Channel_F the Fairchild Channel F]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">; however, the Atari 2600 receives credit for making the plug-in concept popular among the game-playing public.</span>