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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
87 lines
2.8 KiB
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87 lines
2.8 KiB
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title: Coleco Telstar Ranger
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categories:
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- Pongs
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1977'
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cpus:
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- AY-3-8500-1 from General Instrument
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params:
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name: Telstar Ranger
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_telstar-ranger.jpg
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company: /companies/coleco
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company_name: Coleco
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: Telstar Ranger
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Coleco
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: U.S.A.
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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: Jai-Alai, Hockey, Handball, Tennis, Skeet, Target
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Two detachable paddles with knob and a gun
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- label: CPU
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value: AY-3-8500-1 from General Instrument
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- label: SPEED
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value: Reset
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- label: CO-PROCESSOR
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value: Skill level Beginner/Intermediate/Pro, Power on/off
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- label: RAM
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value: On screen
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- label: COLORS
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value: Black & white
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- label: SOUND
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value: Built-in speaker
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: RF TV video output, Gun connector, Paddle connectors
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- label: OS
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value: 6 x 1.5v C size batteries
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: 9v DC
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: 'Yes'
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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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- links
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photos:
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- title: WITH GUN
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_telstar-ranger_with_gun.jpg
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- title: INSIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_telstar-ranger_inside.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/coleco_telstar-ranger_box.jpg
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links:
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- title: The story of the Telstar systems
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url: http://www.pong-story.com/coleco.htm
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text: PONG STORY.COM has nice pages dedicated to the Telstar systems
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related:
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- /museum/coleco-telstar
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- /museum/coleco-telstar-classic-model-6045
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- /museum/coleco-telstar-colormatic-model-6130
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- /museum/coleco-telstar-colortron
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oc_id: 673
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001205/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=673
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date: '2023-06-13'
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---
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After the release of the first [Telstar](/museum/coleco-telstar/) (the first "dedicated-chip" pong system) in 1976 which was a big success, Coleco conceived a whole range of pongs for release at Christmas 1977.
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This is the first Telstar featuring the two shooting games of the GI AY-3-8500, hence its name "Telstar Ranger". It thus offers a total of 6 games which can be selected through a special knob. Despite the pictures beside, the two small controllers are not built-in the console and can be detached.
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There's a 3 positions switch that controls difficulty (beginner : slow ball, big paddles / advanced : fast ball, big paddles / expert : fast ball, small paddles). If this is common to the first Telstars, this is quite different from most of the other pong systems which offer individual settings.
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