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title: Philips Las Vegas ES-2208
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categories:
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- Pongs
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origins:
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- Europe
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years:
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- '1977'
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cpus:
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- AY-3-8550 from General Instruments
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params:
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name: Las Vegas ES-2208
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company: /companies/philips
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company_name: Philips
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: Las Vegas ES-2208
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Philips
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: Europe
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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: 6 games
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: 2 analog joysticks
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- label: CPU
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value: AY-3-8550 from General Instruments
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- label: SPEED
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value: Reset, Service
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- label: CO-PROCESSOR
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value: Speed slow/fast, Angle 40°/20°, Game selection, Paddle size, Power on/off, Auto/manual 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: 'Yes'
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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, Light-gun (female DIN connector)
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- label: OS
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value: Yes. One ''square'' battery cell.
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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, optional
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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: UNIT
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: INSIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: The motherboard is quite basic with all the switches, the sound speaker and the AY-3-8550 chip from General Instrument.
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image: null
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- title: PADDLES
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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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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links:
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- title: PONG-STORY.COM
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url: http://www.pong-story.com/spiel08.htm
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text: David has put up a nice page about the Las Vegas systems
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oc_id: 739
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230613002724/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=739
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date: '2023-06-13'
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---
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This pong from Philips is a bit special. It uses the unusual AY-3-8550 from General Instruments. This chips offers 4 classic pong games (Tennis, Squash, Squash practice, Football) and 2 shooting games. The paddles can be moved verticaly AND horizontaly, hence the analog joysticks (instead of the classic sliders). The display is in color.
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There is a female DIN plug at the bottom-right part of the case. It is used to connect an optional light-gun to play the two shooting games.
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There are switches to control the different options like ball speed, paddle size, angle 20°/40°, manual/auto service. There are two buttons: reset and serve. There is even a TV channel selection knob to adjust the picture on the TV.
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The Las Vegas ES-2208 is in fact one of the Las Vegas pong systems from Philips. Here is the list:
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\- Las Vegas Tele-Spiel ES-2203 (6 games, black & white display, vertical movements)\
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\- Las Vegas Tele-Spiel ES-2204 (6 games, color display, vertical movements)\
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\- Las Vegas Tele-Spiel ES-2208 (6 games, color display, vertical & horizontal movements)\
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\- Las Vegas Tele-Spiel ES-2218 (8 games, color display, vertical & horizontal movements)
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There was also a:\
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\- Travemünde Tele-Spiel ES-2207 (4 games, black & white display, vertical movements)
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