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RIL (ROLLET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED) Robot

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1978

AY-3-8500

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RIL (ROLLET INTERNATIONAL LIMITED)

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NAME	Robot

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MANUFACTURER	RIL (Rollet International Limited)

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ORIGIN	France

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YEAR	1978

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BUILT IN LANGUAGE	1 - Entrainement\ 2 - Squash-Pelote\ 3 - Football-Hockey\ 4 - Tennis-Ping pong\ 5 - Ball-trap\ 6 - Tir cible

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KEYBOARD	2 paddles with no fire button

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CPU	AY-3-8500 (General Instruments)

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SPEED	Serve, Reset

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CO-PROCESSOR	Power on/off, Ball speed Pro/Am, Ball angle Pro/Am, Paddle size Pro/Am, Service Manual/Auto, Robot on/off

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RAM	On screen

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COLORS	Black & white

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SOUND	Built-in speaker

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I/O PORTS	RF TV video output, Gun connector (DIN)

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POWER SUPPLY	9v DC

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PERIPHERALS	Yes

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BOX (FRANCE)			/media/museum/photos/ril_jeux-video_box.jpg

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https://web.archive.org/web/20230613152952/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=681	2023-06-13

It's a very uncommon french system. It's a very complete AY-3-8500 based sytem: 7 selectors and 2 buttons ! This system inludes a Robot option that allows the player to play against the system and to set its "intelligence". It's very odd looking, I mean, not a clone from another system but an original shape. Each paddle is detachable.

Now, the funiest part: Inside the system is a mother board with SOE OC5000 written on it ! Well, the OC-5000 is a French pong produced by a French company (Société Occitane d'électronique). So, Fil just bought the internal components from SOE and included them inside their case.

One other strange feature: The OC5000 has a 9V battery plug but this one has only a plug for a 9v external PSU. When you look into the system, you can still see the 9V battery wire wich is simply tied up !

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