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BIT CORPORATION Dina 2-in1 / Bit 7200 / Chuang Zao Zhe 50	Consoles	name image company company_name tabs forum_thread photos oc_id source Dina 2-in1 / Bit 7200 / Chuang Zao Zhe 50 /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_1s.png /companies/bit-corporation BIT CORPORATION photos 1277 title subtitle text image DINA By Evan-Amos - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_1%5B1%5D.png title subtitle text image DINA 2-IN-1 - TOP VIEW Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_top.jpg title subtitle text image REAR Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_rear.jpg title subtitle text image UNDER Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_under.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_r-side.jpg title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_l-side.jpg title subtitle text image CONTROLLERS Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_controllers.jpg title subtitle text image MOTHERBOARD Picture courtesy of Deep Fried Brains /media/museum/photos/bit-corporation_dina_mobo.jpg title subtitle text image TELEGAMES DINA BOX Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box.jpg title subtitle text image TELEGAMES BOX - LEFT SIDE Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box_left.jpg title subtitle text image TELEGAMES BOX - RIGHT SIDE Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box_right.jpg title subtitle text image TELEGAMES BOX - SIDE Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box_side.jpg title subtitle text image TELEGAMES BOX - UNDER Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_box_under.jpg title subtitle text image TELEGAMES POWER SUPPLY UNIT Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_psu.jpg title subtitle text image DINA 2-IN-1 POWER SUPPLY UNIT Picture courtesy of dawnfounditforsale Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_psu2.jpg title subtitle text image DINA INSTRUCTIONS CARD Pictures courtesy of elcobra44 Ebay seller /media/museum/photos/telegames_dina_instructions.jpg 1312 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230224114117/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1312 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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