--- title: BIT CORPORATION Dina 2-in1 / Bit 7200 / Chuang Zao Zhe 50 categories: - Consoles params: name: Dina 2-in1 / Bit 7200 / Chuang Zao Zhe 50 image: /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_1s.png company: /companies/bit-corporation company_name: BIT CORPORATION tabs: - photos forum_thread: 1277 photos: - title: DINA subtitle: '' text: By Evan-Amos - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 image: /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_1%5B1%5D.png - title: DINA 2-IN-1 - TOP VIEW subtitle: '' text: Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_top.jpg - title: REAR subtitle: '' text: Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_rear.jpg - title: UNDER subtitle: '' text: Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_under.jpg - title: RIGHT SIDE subtitle: '' text: Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_r-side.jpg - title: LEFT SIDE subtitle: '' text: Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_l-side.jpg - title: CONTROLLERS subtitle: '' text: Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_controllers.jpg - title: MOTHERBOARD subtitle: '' text: Picture courtesy of Deep Fried Brains image: /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_mobo.jpg - title: TELEGAMES DINA BOX subtitle: '' text: Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box.jpg - title: TELEGAMES BOX - LEFT SIDE subtitle: '' text: Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box_left.jpg - title: TELEGAMES BOX - RIGHT SIDE subtitle: '' text: Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box_right.jpg - title: TELEGAMES BOX - SIDE subtitle: '' text: Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box_side.jpg - title: TELEGAMES BOX - UNDER subtitle: '' text: Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box_under.jpg - title: TELEGAMES POWER SUPPLY UNIT subtitle: '' text: Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_psu.jpg - title: DINA 2-IN-1 POWER SUPPLY UNIT subtitle: '' text: Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_psu2.jpg - title: DINA INSTRUCTIONS CARD subtitle: '' text: Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller image: /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_instructions.jpg oc_id: 1312 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230224114117/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1312 date: '2023-02-24' --- The Dina, also known in Taiwan as the Chuang Zao Zhe 50, is a video game console originally manufactured by Bit Corporation, later sold in the United States by Telegames as the Telegames Personal Arcade.It is a clone of both the ColecoVision and Sega SG-1000 consoles, with one cartridge slot for each platform, and came bundled with the game Meteoric Shower, which was built into the system. Telegames never advertised its compatibility with the SG-1000. The Dina's controllers are modeled after the D-pads made famous by the Nintendo Entertainment System. The cables connecting the system are attached to the side of the controllers, making them difficult to grasp comfortably. Since the controllers are too small to possess numeric keypads, a single numeric keypad is present on the console itself. Any ColecoVision game that requires two keypads cannot be used. A difference in the Dina's controller wiring prevents use of Coleco's Roller Controller and Super Action Controllers and games dependent on either one. The Dina does not include the ColecoVision expansion module interface; ColecoVision games that rely on expansion modules cannot be used. The console is not compatible with all ColecoVision cartridges, partly from its lack of a second numeric keypad. Expansion modules for the ColecoVision are also incompatible, as the expansion port is of a completely different pinout and shape. Some units possess a manufacturer's defect that causes the system to draw too much power into the motherboard, causing damage after long-term play. The Telegames Personal Arcade was advertised as an alternative to the ColecoVision, leaving the function of the Sega SG-1000 cartridge port unexplained. Despite this, SG-1000 games are completely functional. The console does not have a port for the Sega My Card games, but the "Sega Card Catcher" peripheral is compatible and allows for Sega My Card games to be played. The Dina came with the game Meteoric Shower built into the unit. The ColecoVision's boot screen is replaced with Japanese writing and the words "1986 BIT CORPORATION" on a green background. The remaining stock of the DINA 2 in 1 was destroyed in 1994 when a tornado hit the Telegames warehouse. Source: Wikipedia
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