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Early Third-Party Period (nov 2, 1976 – jan 1, 1983)

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Third party developers begin to appear, notably Activision. The creation of the CBBS in 1978 accelerated this, compounded by the results of the Activision/Atari lawsuit in 1982, which helped to cause the market crash in 83.

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nov 2, 1976
jan 1, 1983
~ 6 years
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