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title: Binatone TV Master MK 10 (model n° 01 / 4834)
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categories:
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- Pongs
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origins:
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- United Kingdom
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years:
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- '1977'
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cpus:
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- General Instruments AY-3-8610
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params:
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name: TV Master MK 10 (model n° 01 / 4834)
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image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-10_1.jpg
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company: /companies/binatone
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company_name: Binatone
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: TV Master MK 10 (model n° 01 / 4834)
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Binatone
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: United Kingdom
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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: '10 games : target 1, target 2, basket 1, basket 2, gridball, squash 1, squash 2, football, tennis, ice hockey'
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Two detachable paddles with analog joystick and fire button
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- label: CPU
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value: General Instruments AY-3-8610
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- label: SPEED
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value: Start, Manual serve, game selection
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- label: CO-PROCESSOR
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value: 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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- label: RAM
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value: On screen & on plastic case
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- label: COLORS
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value: 'No'
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- label: SOUND
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value: Minimalist beeps via the TV speakers or built-in speakers ?
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: Unknown
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: RF TV video output, 2 x controller plugs
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- label: OS
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value: 6 x 1.5v HP-2 batteries
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: External power supply unit, 9V DC @ 150mA
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: 'No'
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- label: PRICE
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value: Unknown
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tabs:
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- photos
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forum_thread: 1012
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photos:
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- title: BASE UNIT
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_mk10_base_1.jpg
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- title: TV MASTER MK 10
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-10_2.jpg
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- title: 'PIC #2'
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-10_box.jpg
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- title: CONTROLLER
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_mk10_controller.jpg
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-10_box_2.jpg
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oc_id: 1038
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001115/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1038
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date: '2023-06-13'
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---
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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).
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In order to understand how this system fits into the Binatone pong range, here is simplified list of the systems :
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TV Master MK IV\
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TV Master 4 plus 2\
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TV Master MK 6\
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TV Master MK 8\
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TV Master MK 10
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Colour TV Game\
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Colour TV Game 4 plus 2\
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Colour TV Game MK 6\
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Colour TV Game MK 10
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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](/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842/) except that games are in black & white, while the Colour TV game displays colour games.
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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](/museum/binatone-colour-tv-game-mk-10-model-n-01-4842/), which is to be noted as the Colour TV game systems usually use the same one as their TV Master counterparts.
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Interestingly enough, both shooting games are not played with a light gun but directly with the analog joysticks.
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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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