Atari Game Dial-up Service?

[tcv]

I'm trying to spark a memory.

 

I seem to recall an ad that ran in Electronic Games for some come of 2600-service that hooked up to the telephone through some sort of a special cartridge. I pined for that stuff badly, but I was never meant to get it.

 

Presumably it was to download games? That was the promise, as I recall.

 

Does anyone around here remember that? Did anyone ever use it?

 

Cheers,

 

Mike...

[CPUWIZ]

I'm trying to spark a memory.

 

I seem to recall an ad that ran in Electronic Games for some come of 2600-service that hooked up to the telephone through some sort of a special cartridge. I pined for that stuff badly, but I was never meant to get it.

 

Presumably it was to download games? That was the promise, as I recall.

 

Does anyone around here remember that? Did anyone ever use it?

 

Cheers,

 

Mike...

 

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Lair/9260/glstuff.html

[Tempest]

I have one, but I could never get it to work. I wonder if it doesn't like the 7800 for some reason or if it's dead? IIRC it had a slot on the side for a 9 volt for some reason (primitive battery back up?)

 

Tempest

[Dan Iacovelli]

I never did sign up to gameline,but Iasked for infromation and they sent me the catalog,the binder and the magazine.

when a freind of mine requested the infromation he just got a brochure

[riffraff]

Speaking of which..

 

Something cool

[tcv]

Thanks, guys! That's it! Pretty elaborate service for the time, methinks.