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APF TV Fun (Model 401)	Pongs	United Kingdom	1976	AY-3-8500 from General Instruments	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos emulators links related software oc_id source TV Fun (Model 401) /media/museum/photos/apf_tvfun-401_1s.jpg /companies/apf APF label value NAME TV Fun (Model 401) label value MANUFACTURER APF label value ORIGIN United Kingdom label value YEAR 1976 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Tennis, Hockey, Squash, Single Handball label value KEYBOARD Two built-in knobs label value CPU AY-3-8500 from General Instruments label value SPEED Reset, manual serve label value CO-PROCESSOR power on/off, doubles/skeet/practice, serve manual/auto, TV channel 3/4 on the underside label value RAM On screen label value COLORS Black & white label value SOUND Built-in speaker label value I/O PORTS RF TV video output label value OS 6 x C batteries label value POWER SUPPLY External power supply unit, 9V 500 mA tip positive label value PERIPHERALS No label value PRICE About $125 photos software emulators links 983 title subtitle text image TV FUN - MODEL 401A /media/museum/photos/apf_tvfun-401_1.jpg title subtitle text image DOCUMENTATION /media/museum/photos/apf_tv-fun_doc_1.jpg title url platform text www.pong-story.com http://www.pong-story.com/pcpong.htm Multiplatform Several pong emulators (simulators) presented here title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com /museum/a10-telespiel-9010 /museum/alex-video-spiel-tg-621 /museum/apf-match /museum/audiosonic-pp-800 /museum/bentley-compu-vision /museum/blaupunkt-tv-action /museum/coleco-telstar-alpha-model-6030 /museum/conic-tv-sports-tg-621 /museum/conic-tvg-209 /museum/dms-telesports-mini /museum/grandstand-t-v-game-model-3000 /museum/hanimex-666 /museum/hanimex-7771 /museum/hanimex-t-338 /museum/intel-germany-super-tele-sport-d-688-36 /museum/interton-video-2400 /museum/jostykit-multi-tv-game-hf-344 /museum/magiclick-teleclick /museum/match-sd-01c /museum/mbo-tele-ball /museum/mbo-tele-ball-ii /museum/mbo-tele-ball-iii /museum/mentor-sport-tg-20 /museum/novoton-tj-141 /museum/novoton-video-sports /museum/playtech-telesport /museum/polistil-v-g-2 /museum/r-f-t-bss-01-bildschirmspiel-01 /museum/radofin-electronics-limited-tele-sports /museum/riva-t-800c /museum/roberts-paddle-iv /museum/roberts-rally-iv /museum/sands-3000 /museum/societe-occitane-d-electronique-oc-4 /museum/sonolor-telematch /museum/sportron-101u /museum/superlectron-tv-challenger-series-3000-tvc-3000 /museum/tele-flip-paris-video-sport-fy-707 /museum/thomson-jv1t /museum/ultrasound-tele-sports /museum/ultrasound-tv-9010 /museum/universum-tv-multi-spiel-handheld /museum/universum-tv-spiel-1004 /software/squash-practice-also-known-as-practice-pelota-solitaire-handball-mur-d-entrainement-entrainement-solo-squash-exercice 1009 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230629130315/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1009 2023-06-29

APF TV Fun Model 401 is a classic pong system. It is one of the first system based on the common AY-3-8500 chipset from General Instruments. Thus, it offers four basic pong games : tennis, hockey, squash and single handball.

The case is quite nice with woodgrain style finish and silver-like knobs, switches and buttons... Switches are used to turn the system on and off, select game option and service mode (auto/manual). Buttons are used to reset the system and serve the ball. Game selection is made through a small dial in the middle of the control panel.

The controllers are built-in the case. These are two dials placed on both sides of the case. The RF cable is built into the unit, but it's possible to unplug it from the insides of the machine for replacement. The system can be powered by six C-size batteries or by an external power supply.

The TV Fun model 401 is not to be mistaken with later APF models which used the same case. There are TV Fun Model 401A and TV Fun Sportsarama.

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