History of video games/Platforms/Elektor TV Games Computer
History
editDevelopment
editPhillips and Elektor jointly developed the system.[1]
Launch
editThe kit was released in April of 1979 with that month's edition of Elektor magazine.[2][1] The price ranged between 200 and 300 British pounds.[1]
By November 1979, Elektor reported that the system was well received by its readers.[3][4]
Legacy
editThe system is emulated by the WinArcadia and AmiArcadia emulator software.[5]
The system was still referenced in Elektor magazine in September 1982,[6] indicating interest in the platform.
Technology
editThe system used a Signetics 2650A as a CPU.[2][1] A Signetics 2636 Programmable Video Interface is used to generate video output as a PAL format video signal.[1]
Long loading times of several minutes were a source of frustration for owners of this system.[6]
Notes
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There is a Wikibook on Signetics 2650 & 2636 programming.
This system is abbreviated as the TVGC.[7]
References
edit- ↑ a b c d e "Elektor TV Games Computer (1979)" (in en). Elektor. https://www.elektormagazine.com/magazine/elektor-200810/18930.
- ↑ a b Tišnovský, Pavel (September 17, 2020). "Mikropočítače založené na čipu RCA 1802" (in cs). Root.cz. https://www.root.cz/clanky/mikropocitace-zalozene-na-cipu-rca-1802/.
- ↑ "I played TV games (2)" (in en). Elektor. November 1979. https://www.elektormagazine.com/magazine/elektor-197911/58506.
- ↑ A third party source would be nice.
- ↑ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ↑ a b "Rapid loading games - for the TV games computer" (in en). Elektor. September 1982. https://www.elektormagazine.com/magazine/elektor-198209/44943.
- ↑ "Elektor TV Games Computer Gaming Guide". amigan.yatho.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.