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6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: 'Coleco Telstar Alpha - Model #6030'
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categories:
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- Pongs
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1977'
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cpus:
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- GI AY-3-8500
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params:
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name: 'Telstar Alpha - Model #6030'
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company: /companies/coleco
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company_name: Coleco
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: 'Telstar Alpha - Model #6030'
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Coleco
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: U.S.A.
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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: |-
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1 - Tennis (2 players)\
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2 - Hockey (2 players)\
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3 - Handball (1 players)\
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4 - Jai-Alai (2 player)
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: 2 paddles built-in the console
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- label: CPU
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value: GI AY-3-8500
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- label: SPEED
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value: Reset
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- label: CO-PROCESSOR
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value: ON/OFF, Difficulty Beginner/Intermediate/Pro
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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 beeper, 3 different sounds
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: TV RF video output
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- label: OS
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value: '6'
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: 9v DC
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: 'No'
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tabs:
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- photos
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- emulators
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- links
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photos:
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- title: COLECO TELSTAR ALPHA
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: REAR
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: UPSIDE DOWN
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: 'BOX #2'
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: BACK OF THE BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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emulators:
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- title: www.pong-story.com
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url: http://www.pong-story.com/pcpong.htm
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platform: Multiplatform
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text: Several pong emulators (simulators) presented here
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links:
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- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
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url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
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text: ''
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comments:
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- author: Edward Jackson (Missouri, USA)
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date: Thursday 17th April 2014
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text: Heh! I got one of these for a Christmas present. It worked fine, but got real boring, real quick.
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- author: hiroshi (memphis, tn)
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date: Friday 16th July 2004
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text: |-
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I think you are confused about the 3 difficulty switches... you stated "beginner : slow ball, big paddles / advanced : fast ball, big paddles / expert : fast ball, small paddles"
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however it's really:\
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(beginner : slow ball, big paddles / INTERMEDIATE : SLOW BALL, SMALL PADDLES / PRO : fast ball, BIG PADDLES)
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this is what I get from my Telstar Alpha unit.
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the unit I have I've hacked so that it's directly connected via RF (as opposed to using a metal sliding switch box). I soldered a slightly modified NES RF box. I recommend doing this on your unit, as it gets much better video results (crystal clear!).
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I wonder if RCA jacks can be made from it.. it would be more convenient\
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http://www.pong-story.com/pics/gi/ay38500.gif
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related:
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- /museum/a10-telespiel-9010
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- /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621
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- /museum/apf-match
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- /museum/apf-tv-fun-model-401
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- /museum/audiosonic-pp-800
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- /museum/bentley-compu-vision
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- /museum/blaupunkt-tv-action
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- /museum/conic-tv-sports-tg-621
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- /museum/conic-tvg-209
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- /museum/dms-telesports-mini
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- /museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-3000
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- /museum/hanimex-666
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- /museum/hanimex-7771
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- /museum/hanimex-t-338
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- /museum/intel-germany-super-tele-sport-d-688-36
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- /museum/interton-video-2400
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- /museum/jostykit-multi-tv-game-hf-344
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- /museum/magiclick-teleclick
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- /museum/match-sd-01c
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- /museum/mbo-tele-ball
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- /museum/mbo-tele-ball-ii
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- /museum/mbo-tele-ball-iii
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- /museum/mentor-sport-tg-20
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- /museum/novoton-tj-141
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- /museum/novoton-video-sports
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- /museum/playtech-telesport
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- /museum/polistil-v-g-2
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- /museum/r-f-t-bss-01-bildschirmspiel-01
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- /museum/radofin-electronics-limited-tele-sports
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- /museum/riva-t-800c
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- /museum/roberts-paddle-iv
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- /museum/roberts-rally-iv
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- /museum/sands-3000
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- /museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-4
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- /museum/sonolor-telematch
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- /museum/sportron-101u
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- /museum/superlectron-tv-challenger-series-3000-tvc-3000
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- /museum/tele-flip-paris-video-sport-fy-707
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- /museum/thomson-jv1t
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- /museum/ultrasound-tele-sports
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- /museum/ultrasound-tv-9010
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- /museum/universum-tv-multi-spiel-handheld
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- /museum/universum-tv-spiel-1004
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oc_id: 666
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001109/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=666
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date: '2023-06-13'
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After the release of the Telstar (the first "dedicated-chip" pong system) in 1976 which was a big success, Coleco conceived a whole range of pongs for release at Christmas 1977. The Telstar Alpha is one of the simplest system of the range. It offers only four games and has built-in controllers. That's cool if you want to play 2 players games alone ! The only difference between the original Telstar and the alpha is that there is one more game on the Alpha (Jai-Alai).
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There's a 3 positions switch that controls difficulty (BEGINNER : slow ball, big paddles / INTERMEDIATE : slow ball, small paddles / PRO : fast ball, big paddles). If this is common to the first Telstars, this is quite different from most of the other pong systems which offer individual settings.
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