| Developer | Atari, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Handheld/tabletop electronic game |
| Release date | Unreleased (1978-1981)[1][2] |
| Media | Cartridge |
| CPU | COPS444L |
The Atari Cosmos was an unreleased product by Atari, Inc. for the handheld/tabletop electronic game system market that uses holography to improve the display. It is similar to other small electronic games of the era that used a simple LED-based display, but superimposes a two-layer holographic image over the LEDs for effect. Two small lights illuminate one or both of the holographic images depending on the game state. The system was never released, and is now a coveted collectors item.[3]
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- ↑ 12.5 Advertisement for the Atari Cosmos game system, 1981, Page 382, By Sean F. Johnston, Holographic Visions: A History of New Science
- ↑ Hot Lines and Holograms, By Jean Yates, Page 29, 2 Mar 1981, InfoWorld, Atari's "Cosmos" hand-held game uses game cartridges similar to those of the ... and game products at the Consumer Electronics Show, Atari maintains its image ... Shack, Apple, Commodore and other computers a run for the money in 1981.
- ↑ Buy An Original Atari “Cosmos” Hologram, By Chris Kohler, 2007-06-21 WIRED, Dan Kramer, an ex-Atari employee (he created the trackball controller for the 5200!), is auctioning off some seriously rare pieces of Atari memorabilia: holograms that were going to be used for the never-released Atari Cosmos handheld system, which was going to project LCD games over swappable holographic backgrounds. This would have been included with an Asteroids game...