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+---
+title: ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong
+categories:
+- Pongs
+origins:
+- U.S.A.
+years:
+- '1976'
+params:
+  name: Gameroom Tele-Pong
+  image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_3s.jpg
+  company: /companies/entex
+  company_name: ENTEX
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: Gameroom Tele-Pong
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: ENTEX
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: U.S.A.
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: ? 1976
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: one (pong)
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: 4 built-in knobs. Two for each player (vertical & horizontal movement ?)
+  - label: CPU
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: RAM
+    value: On the system himself
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: Black & white
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: 'No'
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: W 182mm x L 345mm x H 84mm / 1.5 Kg
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: RF TV video output (channel 3 or 4)
+  - label: OS
+    value: 4 x 1.5V
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: Superior limit DC-6.3V, Inferior limit DC 5.5V
+  - label: PERIPHERALS
+    value: 'No'
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: Unknown
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  photos:
+  - title: GAMEROOM TELE-PONG
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_1.jpg
+  - title: 'PIC #2'
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_2.jpg
+  - title: TOP
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_top_1.jpg
+  - title: LEFT SIDE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_3.jpg
+  - title: ZOOM
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_detail_1.jpg
+  - title: CONTROL PANEL
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_cp_1.jpg
+  - title: SCORE TRACKER
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_cp_2.jpg
+  - title: UPSIDE DOWN
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_under.jpg
+  - title: BOX
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_box.jpg
+  - title: 'BOX #2'
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_box_2.jpg
+  - title: INSIDE THE BOX
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_inside_1.jpg
+  comments:
+  - author: sanddecker (Canada)
+    date: Sunday 16th June 2019
+    text: |-
+      I have one of these from my parents''. For some reason it doesn''t show the player''s paddle. Any ideas why?\
+      To add, mine does not have the channel switch but does have sound.
+  - author: Bobby
+    date: Sunday 9th December 2012
+    text: I just came across one of these at a thrift store. Any idea how much it is worth. No box but seems to be in nice condition Thank you
+  - author: Luis Muñoz (ZZT) (Chile)
+    date: Monday 25th June 2007
+    text: |-
+      Hi.\
+      This pong is a dedicated system. I can say the following thing to them:
+
+      \*All chips are SN74LS00.\
+      \*No use CPU.\
+      \*Only battery operated (1.5V "C" cell x 4).\
+      \*No power adaptor conector.\
+      \*Signal Output VHF (RF) 3 or 4 channel. (¿latin american model?)\
+      \*it is absolutely a museum piece. Mine it cost 4 dollars in a flea market.
+
+      Regards.
+  - author: Dan Howell (Earth)
+    date: Tuesday 28th September 2004
+    text: Wow. I remember having one of these when I was about 10 years old. I believe it ran on batteries, because I seem to remember that the batteries corroded and so my dad threw it out (too bad, it would have made a nice museum piece). I also believe that it had a mode where you could play against the machine, but it could not lose because its paddle simply followed the exact vertical position of the ball.
+  oc_id: 1041
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001113/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1041
+    date: '2023-06-13'
+---
+
+Very interesting and early pong system but sadly nearly nothing is known about it.
+
+It might be an analogic pong, using no dedicated chipset. The back of the manual says "Semi-conductors: 8 ICs, 26 transistors".
+
+The controllers are weird : two knobs for each player, integrated into the plastic case. One for vertical movements and the other for horizontal movements. Two other knobs at the top of the case are used to set V-Hold and H-Hold values of the display. Another control (dial or push button) seems to be used to choose between channel 26 or 31 on the TV.
+
+It does not have sound and there is a swith on the right hand to switch between 2 player or 1 player with computer. In this case, the computer is almost impossible to beat!
+
+The score is not displayed on TV, but there is a way to keep track of each player's score thanks to two numbered wheels built-in the case.
+
+There is a UK version marketed by Binatone : [TV Game Unit](/museum/binatone-tv-game-unit-model-n-01-4990/).
+
+<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>