Microvitec Monitor 1451MS4
BBC Microcomputer TELETEXT Project
Viewdata, Prestel, Philips
Philips Model Identification
1976/77 Rank Arena AC6333 – Worlds First Teletext Receiver
PYE 1980s Brochure
Ceefax (Teletext) Turns 50
Philips 1980s KT3 – K30 Range Brochure
Zanussi Television Brochure 1982
Ferguson Videostar Review
She soon put that down
1983 Sanyo Brochure
Wireless World Teletext Decoder
Unitra Brochure
Rediffusion CITAC (MK4A)
Thorn TRUMPS 2
Grundig Brochure 1984
The Obscure and missing Continental
G11 Television 1978 – 1980
Reditune
Hitachi VIP201P C.E.D Player
Thorn 3D01 – VHD VideoDisc Player
Granada Television Brochure, 1970s
Long Gone UK TV Shops
Memories of a Derwent Field Service Engineer
PYE Australia Circa 1971
Radios-TV VRAT
Fabulous Fablon
Thorn TX10 Chassis
Crusty-TV Museum, Analogue TV Network
Philips N1500 Warning!
Rumbelows
Thorn EMI Advertising
Thorn’s Guide to Servicing a VCR
Ferguson 3V24 De-Robed
Want to tell us a story?
Video Circuits V15 – Tripler Tester
Thorn Chassis Guide
Remove Teletext Lines & VCR Problems
Suggestions
Website Refresh
Colour TV Brochures
1970s Lounge Recreation
CrustyTV Vintage Television Museum
Linda Lovelace Experience
Humbars on a Sony KV2702
1972 Ultra 6713
D|E|R Service “The Best”
The one that got away
Technical information
Microvitec Monitor 1451MS4
BBC Microcomputer TELETEXT Project
Viewdata, Prestel, Philips
Philips Model Identification
1976/77 Rank Arena AC6333 – Worlds First Teletext Receiver
PYE 1980s Brochure
Ceefax (Teletext) Turns 50
Philips 1980s KT3 – K30 Range Brochure
Zanussi Television Brochure 1982
Ferguson Videostar Review
She soon put that down
1983 Sanyo Brochure
Wireless World Teletext Decoder
Unitra Brochure
Rediffusion CITAC (MK4A)
Thorn TRUMPS 2
Grundig Brochure 1984
The Obscure and missing Continental
G11 Television 1978 – 1980
Reditune
Hitachi VIP201P C.E.D Player
Thorn 3D01 – VHD VideoDisc Player
Granada Television Brochure, 1970s
Long Gone UK TV Shops
Memories of a Derwent Field Service Engineer
PYE Australia Circa 1971
Radios-TV VRAT
Fabulous Fablon
Thorn TX10 Chassis
Crusty-TV Museum, Analogue TV Network
Philips N1500 Warning!
Rumbelows
Thorn EMI Advertising
Thorn’s Guide to Servicing a VCR
Ferguson 3V24 De-Robed
Want to tell us a story?
Video Circuits V15 – Tripler Tester
Thorn Chassis Guide
Remove Teletext Lines & VCR Problems
Suggestions
Website Refresh
Colour TV Brochures
1970s Lounge Recreation
CrustyTV Vintage Television Museum
Linda Lovelace Experience
Humbars on a Sony KV2702
1972 Ultra 6713
D|E|R Service “The Best”
The one that got away
Technical information
Vintage Console Tank Battle on the Atari
Tank Battle on the Atari 👍 we were much easier pleased back then than most kids today (I sound like a grumpy old git! lol)
Posted by: @red_to_blackTank Battle on the Atari 👍 we were much easier pleased back then than most kids today (I sound like a grumpy old git! lol)
That's better than being called a "Trumpy old fart"!
Posted by: @wayned@red_to_black It's really useful for centering the picture! In colour mode you get a really clear border.
That's probably better than the old Hanimex AY8xxx based games console I tried to use - With that, you could centre the image perfectly, but then on 'off air' broadcasts, the picture would be shifted laterally, miles out of place.
@katie-bush I vaguely remember having a Pong console before the Atari. Had a big dial on the front that selected the games, not that there was much difference between the games.
Posted by: @wayned@katie-bush I vaguely remember having a Pong console before the Atari. Had a big dial on the front that selected the games, not that there was much difference between the games.
Could that have been GI AY-3-8500 based I wonder? If it is I'm currently helping my grandson build something based on that IC.
John.
Posted by: @jayceebeeCould that have been GI AY-3-8500 based I wonder? If it is I'm currently helping my grandson build something based on that IC.
Hi John,
I'd say it's the chip I had in mind anyway, and it was 45 years or so ago, so the noodles have probably dried up a bit since then! I'd forgotten the '3' in AY-3-8500, and I seem to recall there was a six game chip as well, wasn't that designated AY-3-8501? Or perhaps AY-3-8500-A?
I recall there being a plethora of games consoles which contained the six games option that were the same four games as the basic consoles, but with the addition of two more which invariably shooting games that necessitated the use of a wired remote light sensitive pistol. I think those extra games were most often called "Skeet" and "Target". One was akin to an electronic clay pigeon shoot (Skeet) and the other, just a simple fixed target shooting gallery (Target).
The basic four games versions just had "Tennis" "Squash" "Football/Soccer", and one more I can't recall the name of!
Posted by: @katie-bushHi John,
I recall there being a plethora of games consoles which contained the six games option that were the same four games as the basic consoles, but with the addition of two more which invariably shooting games that necessitated the use of a wired remote light sensitive pistol. I think those extra games were most often called "Skeet" and "Target". One was akin to an electronic clay pigeon shoot (Skeet) and the other, just a simple fixed target shooting gallery (Target).
The basic four games versions just had "Tennis" "Squash" "Football/Soccer", and one more I can't recall the name of!
Hi Marion, that sounds like the AY-3-8550 and it was the IC I was originally looking for, there doesn't seem to be any around now other than a dubious far Eastern website and at an eye watering price. The six games were Tennis, Soccer, Football, squash and the two rifle games.
Google "Gimini 1978, pong story" for a PDF of the various IC types and basic circuits.
John.
I also have an AY-3-8710 Tank Battle IC in my spares. It came to me with no static protection so I don’t hold out much hope of it working.
John.
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