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MBO Tele-Ball IX

Pongs

Germany

1978

AY-3-8610 from General Instruments ?

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Tele-Ball IX

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NAME	Tele-Ball IX

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MANUFACTURER	MBO

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ORIGIN	Germany

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YEAR	? 1978

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

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KEYBOARD	Two detachable controllers with knob and button

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CPU	AY-3-8610 from General Instruments ?

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SPEED	Game selection, reset, start ?

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CO-PROCESSOR	Power on/off, Speed fast/slow, Ball angle 20°/40°, Bat size large/small, Service auto/manual

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RAM	On screen & on case

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COLORS	Yes

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SOUND	Built-in speaker

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SIZE / WEIGHT	Unknown

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I/O PORTS	RF TV video output

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OS	Unknown

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POWER SUPPLY	Unknown

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PERIPHERALS	Yes

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PRICE	Unknown

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TENNIS			/media/museum/software/ay-3-8610_tennis_ss.gif

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FOOTBALL / SOCCER			/media/museum/software/ay-3-8610_football_ss.gif

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HOCKEY			/media/museum/software/ay-3-8610_hockey_ss.gif

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BASKETBALL			/media/museum/software/ay-3-8610_basket_ss.gif

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GRIDBALL			/media/museum/software/ay-3-8500_gridball_ss.gif

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Web Wiz CAPTCHA	http://www.webwizcaptcha.com

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https://web.archive.org/web/20230614011007/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1162	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 IX plays 10 games in color : target 1, target 2, basket 1, basket 2, gridball, squash 1, squash 2, football, tennis and ice hockey. It seems to be the most complete pong of the Tele-Ball systems, thanks to its (popular) AY-3-8600 General Instruments chipset.

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.

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