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Binatone TV Master MK 10 (model n° 01 / 4834)

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TV Master MK 10 (model n° 01 / 4834)

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Binatone

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NAME	TV Master MK 10 (model n° 01 / 4834)

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MANUFACTURER	Binatone

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ORIGIN	United Kingdom

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YEAR	? 1977

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BUILT IN LANGUAGE	10 games : target 1, target 2, basket 1, basket 2, gridball, squash 1, squash 2, football, tennis, ice hockey

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KEYBOARD	Two detachable paddles with analog joystick and fire button

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CPU	General Instruments AY-3-8610

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SPEED	Start, Manual serve, game selection

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CO-PROCESSOR	power on/off, speed slow/fast, player 1 bat size (large/small), player 2 bat size (large/small), service auto/manual

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RAM	On screen & on plastic case

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COLORS	No

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SOUND	Minimalist beeps via the TV speakers or built-in speakers ?

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SIZE / WEIGHT	Unknown

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I/O PORTS	RF TV video output, 2 x controller plugs

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OS	6 x 1.5v HP-2 batteries

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POWER SUPPLY	External power supply unit, 9V DC @ 150mA

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PERIPHERALS	No

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PRICE	Unknown

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BASE UNIT			/media/museum/photos/binatone_mk10_base_1.jpg

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TV MASTER MK 10			/media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-10_2.jpg

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PIC #2			/media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-10_box.jpg

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CONTROLLER			/media/museum/photos/binatone_mk10_controller.jpg

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BOX			/media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-10_box_2.jpg

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https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001115/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1038	2023-06-13

This pong is one of the many Binatone systems. As its name indicates, it offers 10 games : 8 pong games (basket 1, basket 2, gridball, squash 1, squash 2, football, tennis, ice hockey) and 2 shooting games (target 1, target 2). It is the most complete of the Binatone TV Master serie (black & white pongs).

In order to understand how this system fits into the Binatone pong range, here is simplified list of the systems :

TV Master MK IV
TV Master 4 plus 2
TV Master MK 6
TV Master MK 8
TV Master MK 10

Colour TV Game
Colour TV Game 4 plus 2
Colour TV Game MK 6
Colour TV Game MK 10

The TV master serie are black & white pongs (first generation). The TV Master MK 10 system is the same as the Colour TV Game MK 10 except that games are in black & white, while the Colour TV game displays colour games.

Game selection is made through 10 individual push buttons. The two detachable controllers are composed of an analog joystick and a fire button. The shape of the plastic case is different from the Binatone Colour TV Game MK 10, which is to be noted as the Colour TV game systems usually use the same one as their TV Master counterparts.

Interestingly enough, both shooting games are not played with a light gun but directly with the analog joysticks.

This system seems is powered by a General Instruments AY-3-8610 chipset, which equiped a lot of other pong systems.

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