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− | The | + | The Telstar is a series of video game consoles produced by [[Coleco]] from 1976 to 1978. Starting with Telstar Pong clone based on General Instrument's [[AY-3-8500]] chip in 1976, there were 14 consoles released in the Telstar branded series. |
==Models== | ==Models== | ||
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#'''Telstar Gemini''' (1978): Four pinball games and two light-gun games in color, light gun, two flipper buttons on left and right sides of case, pinball launch button and field adjustment sliders on top, light gun, uses a MOS Technology MPS 7600-004 chip. | #'''Telstar Gemini''' (1978): Four pinball games and two light-gun games in color, light gun, two flipper buttons on left and right sides of case, pinball launch button and field adjustment sliders on top, light gun, uses a MOS Technology MPS 7600-004 chip. | ||
#'''Telstar Arcade''' (1977): Cartridge-based, triangular case includes light gun, steering wheel with gear shift, and paddles, one on each side. Each cartridge includes a customized MOS Technology MPS-7600 chip (one of these chips was the 004 used by the Gemini). The chip contained custom logic circuits driven by a basic processor which ran a very small program stored in ROM. | #'''Telstar Arcade''' (1977): Cartridge-based, triangular case includes light gun, steering wheel with gear shift, and paddles, one on each side. Each cartridge includes a customized MOS Technology MPS-7600 chip (one of these chips was the 004 used by the Gemini). The chip contained custom logic circuits driven by a basic processor which ran a very small program stored in ROM. | ||
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Coleco_Telstar_Alpha.jpg|Coleco Telstar Alpha | Coleco_Telstar_Alpha.jpg|Coleco Telstar Alpha | ||
Coleco_Telstar_Colortron.jpg|Coleco Telstar Colortron | Coleco_Telstar_Colortron.jpg|Coleco Telstar Colortron | ||
Coleco_Telstar_Arcade.jpg|Coleco Telstar Arcade | Coleco_Telstar_Arcade.jpg|Coleco Telstar Arcade | ||
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[[Category:Console]] | [[Category:Console]] | ||
[[Category:First generation]] | [[Category:First generation]] |