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Acetronic MPU-1000/2000	Consoles	name image company company_name tabs forum_thread photos screenshots emulators links related oc_id source MPU-1000/2000 /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu1000_1.jpg /companies/acetronic Acetronic photos software emulators links 886 title subtitle text image MPU-1000 LOGO /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu1000_logo.jpg title subtitle text image MPU-1000 /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu1000_2.jpg title subtitle text image MPU-1000 BASE UNIT /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu1000_3.jpg title subtitle text image ELECTRONIC BOARD As you can see from the PCB markings it was licensed from Radofin. Thanks to Incog for this picture /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu-1000_pcb_1.jpg title subtitle text image MPU-1000 BOX /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu1000_box_1.jpg title subtitle text image BOX - FRONT Thanks to Incog for this picture /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu1000_box-front.jpg title subtitle text image BOX - SIDE Thanks to Incog for this picture /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu1000_box-side.jpg title subtitle text image MPU-2000 This is almost the same system as the MPU-1000. The case design is slightly different and the power supply is built-in the system. /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu2000_1.jpg title subtitle text image MPU-2000 /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu2000_2.jpg title subtitle text image MPU-2000 BASE UNIT /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu2000_3.jpg title subtitle text image CONTROLLER Each controller is composed of a 12-button keypad, two red fire buttons and an analog joystick. Both are hardwired to the unit. Thanks to www.virtualgaz.co.uk for this picture! /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu1000_controller_1.jpg title subtitle text image REAR From left to right:\ - TV RF video output cable\ - 2 x controller telephone-type cables (hardwired)\ - AC Adaptor (DIN connector) Thanks to www.virtualgaz.co.uk for this picture! /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu1000_back_1.jpg title subtitle text image MPU 2000 BOX /media/museum/photos/acetronic_mpu2000_box_1.jpg title subtitle text image CARTRIDGES /media/museum/software/acetronic_mpu1000_carts_1.jpg title subtitle text image 4 CARTRIDGES /media/museum/software/acetronic_mpu1000_4carts.jpg title subtitle text image BOX /media/museum/software/acetronic_cart1_box.jpg title subtitle text image RED BOX /media/museum/software/acetronic_c04_box.jpg title subtitle text image BLACK BOX /media/museum/software/acetronic_cart4_box_black.jpg title subtitle text image Click Here for more info /media/museum/software/acetronic_c05_box.jpg title subtitle text image BOX /media/museum/software/acetronic_cart6_box.jpg title subtitle text image BOX /media/museum/software/acetronic_cart13_box.jpg title subtitle text image BOX /media/museum/software/acetronic_mpu_27-invaders_box.jpg title url platform text WinArcadia http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/ Windows Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator! title url platform text AmiArcadia http://amigan.1emu.net/releases/ Amiga OS Arcadia 2001, Interton VC 4000, Elektor TVGC emulator! title url text 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System FAQ http://www.consoledatabase.com/faq/1292/1292faq.txt Very interesting info by Dale Hansen about this whole console family title url text Emerson Arcadia 2001 Central https://amigan.yatho.com/ World's largest Interton site title url text INTERNAL LINK https://www.old-computers.com/magazine/view.asp?r=2&a=7 We have made a page describing the VC 4000 and different compatible systems title url text Radofin 1292 FAQ http://www.digitpress.com/faq/1292faq.txt Excellent FAQ created by Dale Hansen title url text sig2650.wordpress.com https://sig2650.wordpress.com/ Website dedicated to Signetics 2650 based systems, by former Voltmace developper Derek Andrews title url text VC4000.de http://www.vc4000.de Website dedicated to the Interton VC4000 (in German) /museum/cabel-universal-game-computer /museum/interton-vc-4000 /museum/itmc-video-ordinateur-mpt-05 /museum/korting-tele-video-computer-tvc-4000 /museum/rowtron-television-computer-system /museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-2000 /museum/t-r-q-talleres-radioelectricos-querol-h-21-video-computer /museum/voltmace-database-games-computer 906 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230102214831/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=906 2023-01-02

The Acetronic MPU-1000 is another Interton VC-4000 "software compatible" system (saying "clone" would be misleading). That is to say that the internal specs are exactly the same and that games would run on both systems. The cartridge slots are however different in shape and cartridges won't fit in each others. This group of consoles is often refered as "Interton VC-4000 compatible system" as the VC-4000 maybe the most popular of all the other systems (see its entry for more info).

But according to the excellent research work from Dale Hansen, the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System from Radofin would be the first member of the line as it was released in 1976! Radofin then licenced its system wordlwide to different companies.

There are two controllers composed of a 12 keys keypad, two red fire buttons and an analog joystick. Interton VC-4000 compatible systems usualy have these 12 keys and one or two fire buttons. The control panel has the same buttons found on all systems of this system family: Start, Load Programme, Game Select and on/off switch.

There is also an Acetronic MPU-2000, which is almost the same system, only with slightly different case design and built-in power supply. The MPU-1000 Home Video Entertainment Center could also be found under different brands such as Radofin 1292, AudioSonic PP-1292, Radofin Programmierbares Video System or Hanimex HMG-1392. Or rather, the same hardware & case were licenced (by Radofin?) to these different brands.

One particularity about this videogame "family" (VC-4000 & clones), is that they seem to be the only systems which required the game to be loaded into internal RAM from the cartridge, before being able to play (generally through a LOAD PROGRAM or equivalent button found on the control panel).

The Acetronic MPU-1000 sold well in United-Kingdom and can be considered as the "english Interton VC-4000"...

We need more info about this console ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.