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title	categories	origins	years	cpus	params
MBO Tele-Ball IV	Pongs	Germany	1977	TMS-1955 from Texas Instruments ?	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos oc_id source Tele-Ball IV /media/museum/photos/mbo_teleball-4_1s.jpg /companies/mbo MBO label value NAME Tele-Ball IV label value MANUFACTURER MBO label value ORIGIN Germany label value YEAR ? 1977 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Tennis, Hockey, Handball, Practice label value KEYBOARD Two detachable controllers with knob and vertical slider label value CPU TMS-1955 from Texas Instruments ? label value SPEED Reset (big red button), Service (tiny red button) label value CO-PROCESSOR Power on/off, Speed fast/slow, Ball angle 20°/40°, Bat size large/small, Service auto/manual label value RAM On screen label value COLORS Yes label value SOUND Built-in speaker label value SIZE / WEIGHT Unknown label value I/O PORTS RF TV video output, power in label value OS 6 x 1,5v UM-2 batteries label value POWER SUPPLY Unknown label value PERIPHERALS No label value PRICE Unknown photos 1125 title subtitle text image TELE-BALL IV /media/museum/photos/mbo_teleball-4_1.jpg 1155 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011043/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1155 2023-06-14

MBO, a popular German electronics manufacturer, produced a large serie of pong systems named "tele-ball" with numbers ranging from 1 to 9 (or more ?). Though they had some cosmetic differences, all these systems were very close to each other in terms of functionality.

The Tele-Ball IV is very similar to the Tele-Ball "I", though its display is in colour. This is the major difference. The plastic case is the same. Only vertical sliders on the controllers and a tiny red "service" button have been added onto the system.

Thus the Tele-Ball IV is basically the colour version of the Tele-Ball "I". It only plays the four basic pong games (tennis, hockey, squash and practice).

The two big silver dials on the front panel are used to switch the system on/off and to select games.

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.