Tele-sports
From WE Computers Museum
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| Tele-Sports | |
| Designer | Radofin |
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| Manufacturer | Acetronic, Audio Sonic, Bodenfund, Coleco, DMS, K-Mart, Prinztronic, Radofin, SHG, Ultrasound |
| CPU | Radofin Tele-Sports, Mini, and III Mostek MPS-7600-001 Tele-Sports IV General Instruments AY-3-8500 |
| Graphics | black and white |
| Memory | 43 bytes |
| Media | ROM cartridge or built in media |
| Released | 1976-1978 |
| Added to Museum | not yet |
The Tele-Sports was a series of video game consoles based on Pong, created by Radofin. The early models had built-in games, and the later models used cartridges.
The hardware was then licensed to and sold by other companies as well. Along with Radofin, Acetronic, Audio Sonic, Bodenfund, Coleco, DMS, K-Mart, Prinztronic, SHG, and Ultrasound sold variations of the various systems.
In all, consoles based on Radofin Tele-Sports hardware were released by nine different companies in Europe and the United States from 1976 to 1983.
Design
The early Tele-Sports and its compatible consoles utilize a Mostek MPS-7600-001 chip. The Tele-Sports IV had a General Instruments AY-3-8500 chipset.
Tele-sports systems
| Name | Company | Released | Media | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tele-Sports | Radofin | 1976 | Built-in games | Radofin released it in two varieties. One had a black case, and the other had artifical wood panels. Released by SHG in Germany as the Blackpoint 10. Released by Ultrasound in Germany as the Ultrasound Tele-Sports. Released by S.S. Kresge Company under the K Mart label in the United States as the SC Eight Thousand. |
| Tele-Sports Mini | Radofin | 1977 | Built-in games | Released in the United States by Coleco in 1977. Released in Europe by DMS in 1983. |
| Tele-Sports III | Radofin | 1978 | Cartridge | Released in Europe by Audio Sonic as the Audio Sonic Tele-Sports III. |
| Tele-Sports IV | Radofin | 1978 | Cartridge | Released by SHG in Germany as the Blackpoint. Released by PrinzTronic in Europe and New Zealand as the Micro 5500. Released in Europe by Audio Sonic as the Audio Sonic Tele-Sports IV. Released in Europe by Acetronic as the Acetronic Tele-Sports IV. Released in Europe by Bodenfund as the Programmable Video System. |
