I turned my Atari 2600 into a REAL COMPUTER with a SpectraVideo CompuMate

I turned my Atari 2600 into a REAL COMPUTER with a SpectraVideo CompuMate
The SpectraVideo CompuMate is an add-on keyboard and cartridge for the Atari 2600 (formerly Atari VCS) that promises to turn your game console into a Powerful Personal Computer. It includes the BASIC programming language, and modes to allow creation of both art and music. Does it live up to the promise? Can we program 10 PRINT with it?

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Index:
0:00 A look around the box
2:50 A look at the keyboard and cartridge
4:38 Installing on “Light Sixer” Atari 2600
6:11 Comparing to ZX81 Part 1
8:12 Power up, Microsoft BASIC?
9:54 Hello World
12:18 Why was this made?
13:30 Graphic Mode aka MAGIC EASEL
18:18 Music Mode aka MUSIC COMPOSER
27:23 10 PRINT? More ZX81 comparisons.
33:19 More CompuMate BASIC quirks
36:18 Slightly good things
38:55 A pretty bad bug!
39:59 More shortcomings – 16K BASIC?
42:50 Buy the SpectraVideo SV-318?
44:17 More? And thanks!
via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQfdWfJhqAs