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title: GRANDSTAND T.V. Game Model 2000
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categories:
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- Pongs
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origins:
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- United Kingdom
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years:
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- '1977'
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cpus:
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- TMS-1965 from Texas Instruments
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params:
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name: T.V. Game Model 2000
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image: /media/museum/photos/grandstand_2000_1s.jpg
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company: /companies/grandstand
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company_name: GRANDSTAND
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: T.V. Game Model 2000
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Grandstand
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: United Kingdom
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- label: YEAR
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value: ? 1977
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: Football, Squash, Tennis, Practice
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Two detachable controllers with one knob each
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- label: CPU
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value: TMS-1965 from Texas Instruments
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- label: SPEED
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value: Game Reset
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- label: CO-PROCESSOR
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value: Game selection, Ball Angle (20°/40°), Ball Speed (fast/slow), Bar Size (small/large), Auto serve (on/off) & Power switch
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- label: RAM
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value: On screen
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- label: COLORS
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value: Black & white
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- label: SOUND
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value: Built-in speaker
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 27 (L) x 14.5 (D) x 5 (H) cm
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: RF TV video output, power in
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- label: OS
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value: 6 x CM2 cell batteries
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: External power supply (9V DC, 360 mW)
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: 'No'
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- label: PRICE
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value: Unknown
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tabs:
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- photos
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forum_thread: 1253
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photos:
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- title: T.V. GAME MODEL 2000
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/grandstand_2000_1.jpg
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/grandstand_2000_box.jpg
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oc_id: 1288
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152924/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1288
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date: '2023-06-13'
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---
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The Grandstand T.V. Game 2000 is a classic pong system sold in U.K. It can be also found under different other brands worldwide, for example as the [Univox 41N](/museum/univox-41n/) in France.
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The system itself seems to have been made in Korea. The electronic board is labeled "F'GAMATIC-7600". Indeed many Gamatic 7600 systems identical to this one can be found worldwide, the earliest one being a japanese Gamatic 7600 system released in 1976.
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The case design is not particularly original: black rectangle with two detachable controllers and a wide control panel at the top. The controllers are also rectangular with a dial to move the bat on screen and a red button each, one to serve (left player) and the other to reset the game (right player).
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As mostly all the systems powered by the TMS-1965 chipset from Texas Instruments, the T.V. Game Model 2000 offers 4 pong games : Football, Squash, Tennis and Practice delivered by this specialised chip (the TMS-1965 was pin-to-pin compatible with the more popular AY-3-8500 chip from General Instruments)
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On the control panel can be found the usual setting switches: ball speed (slow/fast), automatic service (on/off), game selection, rebound angle (20°/40°), bat size (small/big) and power switch. The system can be powered by six CM2 battery cells or through an external power supply (9v DC, 360 mW).
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