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Binatone TV Master MK 8 (model n° 01 / 4823)

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General Instruments AY-3-8600 ?

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TV Master MK 8 (model n° 01 / 4823)

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NAME	TV Master MK 8 (model n° 01 / 4823)

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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	8 games

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KEYBOARD	Two detachable paddles with analog joysticks

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CPU	General Instruments AY-3-8600 ?

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SPEED	Start, Manual serve ?

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CO-PROCESSOR	playing options (bat size, ball speed, service...)

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RAM	On screen

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COLORS	No

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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	Yes (unknown spec)

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POWER SUPPLY	External power supply unit

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PERIPHERALS	No

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PRICE	Unknown

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TV MASTER MK 8		Thanks to [www.computissimo.ch](http://www.computissimo.ch/) for this picture.	/media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-8_2.jpg

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https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001052/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1037	2023-06-13

This pong is one of the many Binatone systems. As its name indicates, it offers 8 games. 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 first serie, TV Master systems, are all black & white pongs, whereas later Colour TV games have colour display. There do not seem to be an equivalent of the TV master MK 8 in the Colour TV Game serie (8 games); mostly because there were no pong-in-a-chip chipset offering 8 colour games available.

Game selection is made through a big rotating knob placed at the centre of the system case. The two detachable analog joysticks can be stored in slide-in compartments located on both sides of the case. The shape of this plastic case is fairly common and many pongs could be found with the same design.

This system seems to be powered by a General Instruments AY-3-8600 chipset(anyone can confirm ?).

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