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[eegad]

My first Atari (and the one I play semi-regularly) is a light sixer. Got it July 1980. It has speaker slots, has channel select switch. My question is in regards to the sticker on the bottom with a serial number. Mine has none. I don't mean that it has fallen off through the years. I *KNOW* for a fact that it never had one. Yes, I'm anal - I keep all boxes, instruction manuals, etc; and have always kept my things fairly clean & complete. This unit never had a sticker on the bottom. (a few years later, I won a heavy sixer from a friend on a bet - yes, that one has a sticker w/serial on the bottom).

Anything known about a batch of light sixers without serials? Or maybe they got stickers for the first year or so, and then they stopped doing that? Just wondering.

[mobipics]

My first light-sixer 2600. Picked up at a garage sale this weekend. Fountain Valley, CA

[Deadman]

I just checked through my 2600's and found 2 lights in the bunch:

Sears Arcade - S/N 81338787 (has channel switch, Taiwan sticker, speaker slits)
Atari VCS - S/N 568426137 (has channel switch, Atari-Wong sticker, NO speaker slits)

Add em to the list!

Edited by Deadman, Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:02 PM.

[ApolloBoy]

Finally added a much-needed update to the list! Keep the Light Sixers coming!

[zylon]

Woody TRW Taiwan 81001020 had switch, functional presently AV modded
Woody Taiwan T 0154143 has switch, functional
Woody TRW Taiwan 81298223 has switch, functional
Woody Sunnyvale 74687 L no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Sunnyvale 78020 V no switch, has hole, functional, MIB
Sears Sunnyvale 62307 U no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Dimerco 86301 R has switch, functional, I've been using since '87
Sears Sunnyvale 81833 U no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Reconditioned Dimerco 81291173, has switch, functional
Sears Dimerco 20799 S has switch, functional
There's at least one more buried deep in storage. You may have the number if/when I see it again. Also have 2 Woody decks with no serial sticker on bottom.

Edited by zylon, Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:40 PM.

[ApolloBoy]

zylon, on Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:39 PM, said:

Woody TRW Taiwan 81001020 had switch, functional presently AV modded
Woody Taiwan T 0154143 has switch, functional
Woody TRW Taiwan 81298223 has switch, functional
Woody Sunnyvale 74687 L no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Sunnyvale 78020 V no switch, has hole, functional, MIB
Sears Sunnyvale 62307 U no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Dimerco 86301 R has switch, functional, I've been using since '87
Sears Sunnyvale 81833 U no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Reconditioned Dimerco 81291173, has switch, functional
Sears Dimerco 20799 S has switch, functional
There's at least one more buried deep in storage. You may have the number if/when I see it again. Also have 2 Woody decks with no serial sticker on bottom.

Looks like you've got both the oldest Atari and Sears units on the list so far!

[HollowPoint123]

One to add to your list

Light sixer CX-2600 U
PAL UK Atari Wong Ltd Hong Kong
s/n 548488456

[zylon]

ApolloBoy, on Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:47 PM, said:

zylon, on Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:39 PM, said:

Woody TRW Taiwan 81001020 had switch, functional presently AV modded
Woody Taiwan T 0154143 has switch, functional
Woody TRW Taiwan 81298223 has switch, functional
Woody Sunnyvale 74687 L no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Sunnyvale 78020 V no switch, has hole, functional, MIB
Sears Sunnyvale 62307 U no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Dimerco 86301 R has switch, functional, I've been using since '87
Sears Sunnyvale 81833 U no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Reconditioned Dimerco 81291173, has switch, functional
Sears Dimerco 20799 S has switch, functional
There's at least one more buried deep in storage. You may have the number if/when I see it again. Also have 2 Woody decks with no serial sticker on bottom.

Looks like you've got both the oldest Atari and Sears units on the list so far!

Which ones would they be? Based on # or letter suffix? I always thought the Sunnyvale units would be the oldest ones.

[ApolloBoy]

zylon, on Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:54 PM, said:

ApolloBoy, on Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:47 PM, said:

zylon, on Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:39 PM, said:

Woody TRW Taiwan 81001020 had switch, functional presently AV modded
Woody Taiwan T 0154143 has switch, functional
Woody TRW Taiwan 81298223 has switch, functional
Woody Sunnyvale 74687 L no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Sunnyvale 78020 V no switch, has hole, functional, MIB
Sears Sunnyvale 62307 U no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Dimerco 86301 R has switch, functional, I've been using since '87
Sears Sunnyvale 81833 U no switch, has hole, functional
Sears Reconditioned Dimerco 81291173, has switch, functional
Sears Dimerco 20799 S has switch, functional
There's at least one more buried deep in storage. You may have the number if/when I see it again. Also have 2 Woody decks with no serial sticker on bottom.

Looks like you've got both the oldest Atari and Sears units on the list so far!

Which ones would they be? Based on # or letter suffix? I always thought the Sunnyvale units would be the oldest ones.

Both.

[Dr Manhattan]

Hong Kong
Model No. CX-2600
S.N. 568144662

[zylon]

Here's the last one for now... Unless I "find" more.
woody: Sunnyvale 042378, no ch switch, has hole, functional

[Tan]

Neat list Ben!

- Has speaker slits and channel select

[80s_gamer]

Atari Light Sixer
Manufactured by Atari-Wong LTD - Hong Kong
Model No CX-2600
SN 568278486
Has channel select switch


Atari Light Sixer
Manufactured for Atari Inc. by
TRW Electronic Components
Company in Taiwan
Model No CX-2600
SN 385979
Has channel select switch

Edited by 80s_gamer, Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:15 PM.

[OldAtarian]

I got my 6 switch Sears unit yesterday and it turns out it's a light sixer made by Dimerco.

S/N 81298093

Has channel select A-B underneath if that means anything.

Edited by OldAtarian, Wed Oct 6, 2010 2:45 PM.

[80s_gamer]

Got another one today:

Atari Light Sixer
Manufactured for Atari Inc. by
TRW Electronic Components
Company in Taiwan
Model No CX-2600
SN 8116289?
Has channel select switch

Looks like it's missing the last number.

[80s_gamer]

80s_gamer, on Wed Oct 6, 2010 3:59 PM, said:

Got another one today:

Atari Light Sixer
Manufactured for Atari Inc. by
TRW Electronic Components
Company in Taiwan
Model No CX-2600
SN 8116289?
Has channel select switch
Has speaker slots
Manufactured January 15, 1981

Looks like it's missing the last number.

[eegad]

Just had my original light sixer's box out yesterday. My light six never had a sticker on the bottom of the unit. It was purchased June of 1980. The box has a small green sticker on it that says "T 208030". I assume that's the serial #.

[HollowPoint123]

eegad, on Thu Oct 7, 2010 11:50 AM, said:

Just had my original light sixer's box out yesterday. My light six never had a sticker on the bottom of the unit. It was purchased June of 1980. The box has a small green sticker on it that says "T 208030". I assume that's the serial #.

Is it a silver sticker with the number in a black border if so then I would probably say yes.

[svenski]

Mine is missing the channel selector switch.

ATARI WONG LTD HONG KONG
548046248   (PAL)

[SixSwitch88]

Mine has speaker slots, and a channel select switch.

MFG. BY ATARI INC., SUNNYVALE, CA.
MODEL NO. CX-2600

MADE IN TAIWAN

[OldAtarian]

mobipics, on Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:42 PM, said:

My first light-sixer 2600. Picked up at a garage sale this weekend. Fountain Valley, CA

Oooh... a Sunnyvale light. I still need one of those.

[Brian R.]

My light sixer:

Atari
NTSC
SN 81699959
Mfg for Atari by Dimerco Electronics in Taiwan.

It has that big red service sticker on the bottom.

This was the one I was given in the mid 90s that got me back into Atari and started my "adult" collection. (The one my family had when I was a kid was long gone, given up for a Colecovision - yeah, what were we thinking?! )

It works very well, of course.

Edited by Brian R., Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:46 PM.

[EddieTheWild]

Hi, there

I got a "new" Atari lightsixer:

MFG by Atari Inc., Sunnyvale, CA.
Model No. CX-2600

S/N: 016714 U

C012782 U            Rev. B

with channel switch


Greetings from Spain

[zylon]

OldAtarian, on Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:03 PM, said:

mobipics, on Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:42 PM, said:

My first light-sixer 2600. Picked up at a garage sale this weekend. Fountain Valley, CA

Oooh... a Sunnyvale light. I still need one of those.

I've got a few...

[ApolloBoy]

Updated the list, keep those Light Sixers coming!