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title: Binatone TV Master MK 8 (model n° 01 / 4823)
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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-3-8600 ?
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params:
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name: TV Master MK 8 (model n° 01 / 4823)
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image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-8_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 8 (model n° 01 / 4823)
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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: 8 games
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Two detachable paddles with analog joysticks
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- label: CPU
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value: General Instruments AY-3-8600 ?
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- label: SPEED
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value: Start, Manual serve ?
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- label: CO-PROCESSOR
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value: playing options (bat size, ball speed, service...)
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- label: RAM
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value: On screen
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- label: COLORS
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value: 'No'
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- label: SOUND
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value: Built-in speaker ?
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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
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- label: OS
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value: Yes (unknown spec)
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: External power supply unit
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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: 1011
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photos:
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- title: TV MASTER MK 8
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to [www.computissimo.ch](http://www.computissimo.ch/) for this picture.
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image: /media/museum/photos/binatone_tv-master-mk-8_2.jpg
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oc_id: 1037
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613001052/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1037
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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 8 games. 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 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.
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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.
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This system seems to be powered by a General Instruments AY-3-8600 chipset(anyone can confirm ?).
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