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This documentation on the Atari Cosmos game system was provided by Dan Kramer, former Atari Engineering staff member in the Consumer Electronics division. Materials include four hologram screens (two for Superman EG502, 1981 and two for Asteroids EG505, 1981) and copies of photocopied press releases and images of the COSMOS game system.

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This is a source code printout for the Sega arcade game Up'n Down, ported for the Atari 2600, c. 1983.

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This is a source code printout for the Sega arcade game Up'n Down, ported for the Atari 2600, c. 1983.

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This is a source code printout for the Sega arcade game Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom, ported for the Atari 2600, c. 1983.

Abstract These images from the Alamogordo, NM landfill were taken by Jim Heller, the man who helped to "bury" the legendary Atari cartridges in 1983. Marty Goldberg, an Atari historian, interviewed Jim Heller about the event and subsequently produced hi-resolution TIFFs from Mr. Heller's original photographs. (Access .JPGs have been created.) Also included in this donation are two publicity photographs of players with the Magnavox Odyssey 2 and the Atari 400 (taken c. 1981 at Macy's in Chicago), as...

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This collection contains five 35mm film rolls containing individual frames with trivia questions and answer selections designed for use in Professor Quizmaster coin-operated arcade amusement machines, introduced in 1968 in the United States, France, and other countries. The game was sold by Mondial International, Inc. Four of the film reels are in English, and one roll is in French.

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The Kevin O’Hare Maxis/Electronic Arts collection holds ephemera and publications from O’Hare’s career at Maxis and Electronic Arts. The materials are from 1995 through 2003.

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The Indie Games collection is an ongoing compilation of materials from independent game developers. Archival materials include development art, game builds, design documents, notes, correspondence, and more. The bulk of the collection is dated between 2003 and 2014.

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The David Sheppard papers include an Altair 8000 manual and schematics, instruction manuals, circuit schematics, handwritten computer coding notes, source code print out, and paper tape. The bulk of the materials are from 1974-1976.

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The Carol Kantor papers are a compilation of published materials and ephemera related to Kantor’s career at Atari and Business Builders. The bulk of the materials are from between 1977 and 1983