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title	categories	origins	years	params
ENTEX Gameroom Tele-Pong	Pongs	U.S.A.	1976	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos oc_id source Gameroom Tele-Pong /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_3s.jpg /companies/entex ENTEX label value NAME Gameroom Tele-Pong label value MANUFACTURER ENTEX label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR ? 1976 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE one (pong) label value KEYBOARD 4 built-in knobs. Two for each player (vertical & horizontal movement ?) label value CPU Unknown label value SPEED Unknown label value CO-PROCESSOR Unknown label value RAM On the system himself label value COLORS Black & white label value SOUND No label value SIZE / WEIGHT W 182mm x L 345mm x H 84mm / 1.5 Kg label value I/O PORTS RF TV video output (channel 3 or 4) label value OS 4 x 1.5V label value POWER SUPPLY Superior limit DC-6.3V, Inferior limit DC 5.5V label value PERIPHERALS No label value PRICE Unknown photos 1015 title subtitle text image GAMEROOM TELE-PONG /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_1.jpg title subtitle text image PIC #2 /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_2.jpg title subtitle text image TOP /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_top_1.jpg title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_3.jpg title subtitle text image ZOOM /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_detail_1.jpg title subtitle text image CONTROL PANEL /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_cp_1.jpg title subtitle text image SCORE TRACKER /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_cp_2.jpg title subtitle text image UPSIDE DOWN /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_under.jpg title subtitle text image BOX /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_box.jpg title subtitle text image BOX #2 /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_box_2.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE THE BOX /media/museum/photos/entex_gameroom-tele-pong_inside_1.jpg 1041 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001113/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1041 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.

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.