You love your Atari VCS, but want a computer too. A solution is at hand. At least four companies have announced that they're going to be making a keyboard attachment to turn your Atari 2600 video game system into a home computer. It won't be out until September, but from what we know now, it may be worth waiting for. The unit consists of a keyboard with a built-in microprocessor.
Installation is a snap.
You simply plug the keyboard attachment into the slot where you now insert game cartridges. And you don't ever have to remove it if you don't want to. Well, maybe you don't. But Atari is also bringing out a new line of game cartridges that will play only through the computer attachment. It will be able to maintain your Christmas card list, catalog your tapes, games, or records, help you learn typing and speed reading, and enable you to create pictures and music.