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The Home Computer Hybrids: Atari, TI, and the FCC

by cfmcdonald on 1/26/2026, 7:35:30 PM

https://technicshistory.com/2026/01/25/the-home-computer-hybrids/

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by: Animats

It&#x27;s a good thing that the FCC clamped down on RF emissions. Otherwise, you wouldn&#x27;t be able to run computers near each other. A TRS-80 and a Milton Bradley Big Trak (a programmable toy tank) would, if near each other, both crash from RF interference.<p>RFI incompatibility is almost forgotten as a problem now. That did not happen by accident.

1/30/2026, 8:23:32 AM