Developer: Jerry Lawson

Jerry Lawson was the engineer behind the Fairchild Channel F console. After leaving Fairchild he founded Videosoft in 1980 to write software for the Atari 2600, but none of its games came out at the time. Its one release on this site, Color Bar Generator, is not a game: it is a test cartridge that turns the 2600 into a pattern generator for adjusting a TV set. Original copies are extremely rare.
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Color Bar Generator

Color Bar Generator is not a game. It is a test cartridge that turns the Atari 2600 into a simple pattern generator for checking and adjusting a television set. It was made by Videosoft, the small company of…

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