The Atari Glossary: "S"

SIO

Serial I/O bus for external, serial communication. Handled by "POKEY". >>pokey

SLAM-PAM

An add-on for the Atari 5200 that would have provided full 7800 compatibility for this machine! >>5200 >>7800

SPACE INVADERS

ST (SIXTEEN / THIRTYTWO)

STELLA

The nickname for the Atari "VCS" (2600) in its development-stage. >>2600 >>vcs

SYZYGY

Syzygy: sun, moon and earth in total eclipse. This was thought to be the name for the company we know as "Atari" today. But the name was already owned by a roof-tiling company. Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney decided to name the new company "ATARI" (a word from the japanese game "GO", meaning something like "check" in chess) and give it the well-known "FUJI"-symbol (from the japanese mountain "Fujijama") as its logo. >>fuji