---
title: STAREX 502
categories:
- Pongs
origins:
- France
years:
- '1978'
cpus:
- TMS-1965 from Texas Instrument
params:
  name: '502'
  image: /media/museum/photos/starex_502_1s.jpg
  company: /companies/starex
  company_name: STAREX
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: '502'
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Starex
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: France
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1978'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Entrainement (Squash practice), Pelote (Squash 2 players), Football (Soccer), Tennis, Pistolet 1 (Moving target), Pistolet 2 (Skeet)
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: 2 detachable paddles with no fire button
  - label: CPU
    value: TMS-1965 from Texas Instrument
  - label: SPEED
    value: Remise en place (Reset), Mise en jeu (Serve)
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Ball speed Fast/Slow, Bat size Big/Small, Ball angle 20°/40°, Auto serve On/Off, Power On/Off
  - label: RAM
    value: On screen
  - label: COLORS
    value: Black & white
  - label: SOUND
    value: Built-in speaker
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: RF TV video output, lightgun connector
  - label: OS
    value: 6 X UM 1,5v battery cells
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: 9v DC - 540mWatt
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: 'Yes'
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  tabs:
  - photos
  photos:
  - title: STAREX 502
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/starex_502_1.jpg
  - title: CONTROL PANEL
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/starex_502_cpanel.jpg
  - title: REAR
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/starex_502_rear.jpg
  - title: TOP
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/starex_502_top.jpg
  - title: INSIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/starex_502_opened.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/starex_502_box.jpg
  oc_id: 1098
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152958/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1098
    date: '2023-06-13'
---

A small european pong found in France. It uses a Texas-Instrument chip (TMS-1965) which plays 6 classic pong games. It used the same plastic case as the [Commodore TV Game 2000K](/museum/commodore-tv-game-2000k/).

The system can be used with a gun to play the two shooting games. The gun-connection is made at the back of the system via two little "jack" plugs.

Also on the left side of the control panel is a small screw used to adjust the display horizontal adjustment.

The system was made in Korea.

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