yann64andClaude Opus 5.5
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6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: Epoch TV Block
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categories:
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- Consoles
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origins:
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- Japan
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years:
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- '1979'
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cpus:
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- Atari custom chipstes
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params:
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name: TV Block
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company: /companies/epoch
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company_name: Epoch
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: TV Block
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Epoch
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: Japan
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1979'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: 7 games (Flipper pinball 1, Flipper pinball 2, Racket pinball 1, Racket pinball 2, Basketball 1, Basketball 2, Breakout)
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: 2 side buttons (to play flipper pinball games) and one big knob to play other games (paddle games)
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- label: CPU
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value: Atari custom chipstes (?)
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: Blocky graphics
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- label: COLORS
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value: Yes (at least 6 colors)
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- label: SOUND
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value: yes, built-in speaker
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: RF TV video output, power in
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- label: OS
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value: 7 (built-in games)
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: 6 x UM2 sized battery cells or external power supply
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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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- software
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- links
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photos:
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- title: TV-BLOCK
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: TOP
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
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image: null
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- title: BOTTOM
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
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image: null
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- title: CONTROL PANEL
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subtitle: ''
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text: The big white knob is used to select one of the 7 games offered by the system.
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image: null
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: BOX (BOTTOM)
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
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image: null
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- title: BOX (SIDE 1)
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
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image: null
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- title: BOX (SIDE 2)
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to Rikard Ljungkvist for this picture
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image: null
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links:
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- title: Pong-Story.com
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url: http://www.pong-story.com/atpong2.htm
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text: David has a nice page about the Atari Video Pinball
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software:
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- /software/breakout-363
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- /software/breakthru-breakaway
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- /software/flipper-pinball-ii-pinball-ii
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- /software/paddle-pinball-i-pinpaddle-i-racket-pinball-i
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- /software/paddle-pinball-ii-pinpaddle-ii-racket-pinball-ii
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oc_id: 800
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230307164518/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=800
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date: '2023-03-07'
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---
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This funky pong is the japanese version of the [Atari Video Pinball C-380](/museum/atari-video-pinball-model-c-380/) (and the Sears Pinball Breakaway).
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It plays seven games: Flipper pinball 1, Flipper pinball 2, Racket pinball 1, Racket pinball 2, Basketball 1, Basketball 2 and Breakout. All these games are in fact improved pong games.
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All the games are controlled by the big white dial placed on the right part of the system, except the two flipper pinball games which must be played with the two side buttons, just like with a real pinball!
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Apparently there were a **TV Block MB** model which had slightly different games (?). Instead of 2 basketball games and 1 breakout game, there were only one basketball game and 2 breakout games.
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<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>
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