REFORGE

1975 / SYSTEM 01

Atari Pong / Home Pong

HARDWARE DOSSIER
Atari Pong / Home Pong exterior blueprintA console-specific exterior profile for Atari Pong / Home Pong, repeated in the system model when a hardware architecture is available.PROFILE / 1975FRONT REFERENCE
EXTERIOR BLUEPRINT CONSOLE-SPECIFIC PROFILE · SHARED WITH SYSTEM MODEL
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PRODUCTION FINDINGSNOT STARTED
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SYSTEM MODEL

HARDWARE AT A GLANCE

A navigable map of the public dossier. It shows documented hardware domains, not physical wiring or implementation status.

PUBLIC DOSSIER MAPAtari Pong / Home PongEXTERIOR REFERENCE + DOCUMENTED HARDWARE DOMAINS
01Two chips, one architecture: Atari 3659-1C vs. GI AY-3-850002Complete AY-3-8500 pinout and electrical characteristics03Internal architecture: game logic without a processor04Video generation: from master clock to NTSC signal05Paddle controllers: analog position through RC timing06Every Atari Pong variant from C-100 to C-45007Recreating Pong in software: no CPU means no traditional emulation08Conclusion
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RESEARCH GUIDE

DOCUMENTED HARDWARE

Research chapters explain the hardware. Production records separately show what REFORGE has tested or corrected.

PUBLIC DOSSIER8 CHAPTERS · 0 SUBTOPICSOpen a chapter for its subtopics, or continue into the full dossier.
01Two chips, one architecture: Atari 3659-1C vs. GI AY-3-8500CHAPTER OVERVIEW
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02Complete AY-3-8500 pinout and electrical characteristicsCHAPTER OVERVIEW
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03Internal architecture: game logic without a processorCHAPTER OVERVIEW
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04Video generation: from master clock to NTSC signalCHAPTER OVERVIEW
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05Paddle controllers: analog position through RC timingCHAPTER OVERVIEW
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06Every Atari Pong variant from C-100 to C-450CHAPTER OVERVIEW
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07Recreating Pong in software: no CPU means no traditional emulationCHAPTER OVERVIEW
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08ConclusionCHAPTER OVERVIEW
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VERIFICATION

PARITY BOUNDARIES

A passed boundary applies only to the named claim and evidence row below.

PUBLIC RESULT UNTESTED BOUNDARIES REMAIN VISIBLE
L0BUILDS

A native artifact is produced.

L1LIVES

The requested headless run completes.

L2RENDERS

Fresh visible output is verified.

L3RESPONDS

Scripted input changes title state.

L4MECHANICS

Named game rules pass deterministic checks.

L5ACCEPTED

Corpus, build receipt, and human acceptance gates pass.

SYSTEM / PUBLIC RESULTL0BUILDSL1LIVESL2RENDERSL3RESPONDSL4MECHANICSL5ACCEPTED
Atari Pong / Home PongCircuit-level hardware dossier; no native-runtime result recordedNOT TESTEDNOT TESTEDNOT TESTEDNOT TESTEDNOT TESTEDNOT TESTED
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PUBLIC SOURCES

READ THE DOCUMENTS

The public dossier is the readable source document. External references are linked separately so their scope can be checked directly.

Public research dossierThe readable publication of the working research document. Local paths, raw traces, and personal data are removed.OPEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT →Dan B's Pong circuit projectReadable schematics, IC list, netlist, and circuit simulation notesatarihq.com ↗
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PRODUCTION LEDGER

FINDINGS

PRODUCTION VERIFICATION NOT STARTEDThis page currently documents hardware research. No implementation result is recorded for this system yet.