Artifact Details

Title

"Stella" VCS prototype

Catalog Number

102711717

Type

Physical object

Description

Printed on plaque on front of object is "CREATED ON NOVEMBER 8 Nolan K. Bushnell, Chairman and CEO Allan E. Alcorn VP Engineering ATARI". Object is encased inside a plexiglass box.

The first [VCS] prototype, CHM #725.86, was built at Grass Valley, CA and was the very first developmental prototype of the VCS. To transfer the design down to Atari
is Los Gatos, they built this second prototype that was cleaner and is what my team used to develop the Stella chip.

A. Alcorn
September 29, 2022.

Date

1977

Manufacturer

Atari, Inc.

Place Manufactured

Calif., U.S.

Dimensions

overall: 12 in x 32 in x 22 in

Category

Fixed-application digital computer/game console

Credit

Gift of Al Alcorn

Lot Number

X5381.2009