1292 Advanced Programmable Video System

1292 Advanced Programmable Video System
Designer	Radofin
Manufacturer	Acetronic, Audio Sonic, Aureac, Fountain, Grandstand, Grundig, Hanimex, Interton, ITMC, Lansay, Palson, Prinztronic, Radofin, Société occitane d'électronique, Teleng, TRQ, Videomaster, Voltmace, Waddingtons
CPU	4.43 MHz Signetics 2650AI
Graphics	3.58 MHz Signetics 2636N
Memory	System RAM: 43 bytes Video RAM: 32 KB in 8 KB banks
Media	ROM cartridge
Released	1976-1983
Added to Museum	MPU 2000: March 22, 2018

The 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System was a video game hardware architecture first released in 1976 by Radofin.

The hardware was then licensed to and sold by other companies as well. Along with Radofin, Acetronic, Audio Sonic, Aureac, Fountain, Grandstand, Grundig, Hanimex, Interton, ITMC, Lansay, Palson, Prinztronic, Société occitane d'électronique, Teleng, TRQ, Videomaster, Voltmace, and Waddingtons sold variations of the system.

In all, Twenty-five different hardware-compatible consoles were released under twenty different brands throughout Europe and Oceania from 1976 to 1983.

Design

There is little difference in hardware between the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System compatible consoles, as they are all hardware compatible with each other. All of the consoles contain a Radofin XM-2050 PCB with a Signetics 2650A CPU. The consoles use 32-pin cartridges, although some systems do have differently shaped cartridges which would require an adapter to play on other systems.

Some of the different models by some of the manufacturers have little differences between each other as well. The only major difference between a 1292 system and a 1392 system (or a MPU-1000 and a MPU-2000) is merely that the power pack is located outside on the former, and on the inside of the system in the latter.

Name	Company	Released	Availability
1292 Advanced Programmable Video System Programmierbares Video System	Radofin Fountain	1976 1979	Radofin's Programmierbares Video System was sold in Germany. Radofin sold the 1292 in other parts of Europe. Fountain's 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System was sold in Australia and New Zealand.
1392 Advanced Programmable Video System	Radofin Fountain	1976 1979	Radofin's console was sold in Germany and other parts of Europe. Fountain's console was sold in Australia and New Zealand.
1392	Lansay	1979	Parts of Europe
Advanced Programmable Video System	Grandstand	1979	United Kingdom and parts of Europe
CX-3000 Data Bass Sistem	Palson	1980	Spain
Database	Videomaster Waddingtons Voltmace	1979 1979 1980	Parts of Europe
Force 2	Fountain	1979	Australia and New Zealand
HMG-1292	Hanimex	1979	Australia and parts of Europe
HMG-1293	Hanimex	1979	Australia and parts of Europe
MPT-05	ITMC	1983	France
MPU-1000	Acetronic	1979	Europe
MPU-2000	Acetronic	1979	Europe
OC-2000 Jeu Video TV Karvan	Société occitane d'électronique	1979	France
PP-1292	Audio Sonic	1979	Parts of Europe
PP-1293	Audio Sonic	1979	Parts of Europe
Super Play Computer 4000	Grundig	1979	Germany
Tele Computer	Aureac	1979	Spain
Rowtron Television Computer System Teleng Television Computer System	Teleng	1979	United Kingdom
VC 4000	Inerton	1978	Europe
VC-6000	Prinztronic	1979	Parts of Europe
Video Computer H-21	TRQ	1979	Spain
Video Play	Aureac	1980	Spain