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CBS ColecoVision Secam (RGB) Version

June 14th, 2009 No comments
CBS Coleco Vision Secam Version

Autopsy:

Pal Verison here

from Wikipedia:

The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries’ second generation home video game console which was released in August 1982. The ColecoVision offered arcade-quality graphics and gaming style, the ability to play Atari 2600 video games, and the means to expand the system’s basic hardware.

Released with a catalog of twelve launch titles, with an additional ten games announced for 1982, approximately 125 titles in total were published as ROM cartridges for the system between 1982 and 1984.

source: wikipedia colecovision faq

Radofin (Mattel) Aquarius Home Computer / Tron Deadly Discs

June 12th, 2009 No comments
Mattel Aquarius Home Computer

Autopsy:

Description:

  • Country: USA/Europe
  • Most Common: Usa
  • Rarity: Rare
  • Year: 1983

from Wikipedia:

Aquarius is a home computer designed by Radofin and released by Mattel in 1983.

It features a Zilog Z80 microprocessor, a rubber chiclet keyboard, 4K of RAM memory, and a subset of Microsoft BASIC in ROM. It connects to a television set and uses a cassette tape recorder for secondary data storage. A limited number of peripherals, such as a 40-column thermal printer, a 4-color printer/plotter, and a 300 baud modem, were released for the unit.

source: Wikipedia

Atari 2600 Jr Black version

June 10th, 2009 1 comment

Autopsy:

This is an all-black version of the Atari 2600 Jr. There is no silver band, and there is only a small rainbow, and the Atari Fuji and “Atari 2600″ appear in white above the rainbow. We believe this version was only sold in Ireland.

from Wikipedia:

The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in October 1977. It is credited with popularizing the use of microprocessor-based hardware and cartridges containing game code, instead of having non-microprocessor dedicated hardware with all games built in.

The first game console to use this format was the Fairchild Channel F. However the Atari 2600 is credited with making the plug-in concept popular among the game-playing public.

Click here for the others pieces of my Atari console Collections.

source: wikipedia atariage.com

Autopsy of SNK NeoGeo 108 in 1 Multigame Cartridges *updated*

May 31st, 2009 No comments
NeoGeo MVS 108in1 Cartridges

Autopsy:

Find 108 hits of the Neo Geo on a single cartridge, all type are present. This cartridge uses a on-screen menu that allows you to choose the game you wish to play.

Features:

  • 108 Games on only one cardridge.
  • You can change parameter on each game.
  • Just hold the player 1 start button down for 5 seconds to return to the game selection menu.

Note:

The Chip with the label erased on Photo #11 is a Atmel AT89S52 datasheet

source: neo-geo.com

Some NeoGeo Stickers

May 31st, 2009 No comments
NeoGeo Stickers

Original Stickers from SNK.

CBS ColecoVision

May 29th, 2009 1 comment
CBS Coleco Vision

autopsy:

Cartridges list:

  • Cosmic Avenger by Universal.
  • Gorf by Midway.
  • Donkey Kong by Nintendo.
  • Mr.Do by Universal.

from Wikipedia:

The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries’ second generation home video game console which was released in August 1982. The ColecoVision offered arcade-quality graphics and gaming style, the ability to play Atari 2600 video games, and the means to expand the system’s basic hardware.

Released with a catalog of twelve launch titles, with an additional ten games announced for 1982, approximately 125 titles in total were published as ROM cartridges for the system between 1982 and 1984.

source: wikipedia

Tape recorder Geloso G.256

May 16th, 2009 6 comments
Tape recorder Geloso G.256

autopsy:

This great Tape Recorder it was donated from my Father.

from Wikipedia:

Geloso, founded in 1931 by John Geloso, was an Italian manufacturer of radios, televisions, amplifiers, amateur receivers, audio equipment and component electronics, that had headquarters in Milan, Viale Brenta 29. In 1931 they began to produce not only Radio but also, by choice of John Geloso same, most of the electronic components with which they were built, and over time developing and patenting also many others.

source: radiopistoia.com wikipedia

Commodore Modem Model 8010

May 12th, 2009 9 comments
Commodore Modem Model 8010

autopsy:

This is my first Modem, this is a Acoustic coupler modem for Commodore PET but i could use it with a IEEE488 Interface for the Commodore 64.

The Commodore’s 8010 Modem is an IEEE-488 (1978 standard) device which communicates via any standard telephone.

The 8010 Modem meets Bell 103 standards for communication at a fixed rate of  00 BAUD. The telephone interface is acoustic so the modem is portable. This means Commodore computers can communicate with, large computer systems like The Source and MICRONET, and other small computers.

Initially Commodore supplied software will support the following applications, with many more to come.

1) Terminal emulation.
2) Disk file send and receive.
3) Wordpro 3 sequential file send.
4) Hardcopy using Commodore printers.
5) Disk spooling.

A switchable four-section bandpass filter provides out-of-band rejection assuring accurate processing of the input from received carrier, even at signal levels of less than -47 dBm.

Jitter-free data is guaranteed by a soft limiter and phase lock loop discriminator. The carrier detect circuitry prevents the CBM Modem from operating when excessive noise would produce errors or cause marginal operation. This feature also assures accurate teleprocessing connections and inhibits chatter when the received signal fades.

Arcade Supergun MK III Fixed for my SNK MV-2F MVS

May 10th, 2009 3 comments

Fix:

  • Video Contrast problems: i have bypassed the resistor for RGB. (Photo #6)
  • Jamma Connector is too big for my SNK MV-2F MVS: I have used a rasp for reduce the Jamma connector. (Photo #7)

source: wikipedia

Mattel Electronics Intellivision (Pal Version) & Cartridges

Mattel Intellivision

Autopsy:

from Wikipedia homepage:

Intellivision PlimptonThe Intellivision was developed by Mattel Electronics, a subsidiary of Mattel formed expressly for the development of electronic games.

The console was test marketed in Fresno, California, in 1979 with a total of four games available, and was released nationwide in 1980 with a price tag of US$299 and a pack-in game: Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack. Though not the first system to challenge Atari, it was the first to pose a serious threat to Atari’s dominance.

A series of ads featuring George Plimpton was produced that mercilessly attacked the Atari 2600′s lesser capabilities with side-by-side game comparisons.

source: wikipedia

SNK MV-2F MVS Modded with UniBios and Fixed

May 7th, 2009 3 comments
Repaired and Modded ;-D

Autopsy:

from Wikipedia:

The Neo Geo is a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK. The system offered comparatively colorful 2D graphics and high-quality sound.

A major platform for arcade games at the time, the system was also available as a costly home console. The two versions of the system were known as the AES (Advanced Entertainment System, the home version) and the MVS (Multi Video System, the arcade version).

The Neo Geo was marketed as 24-bit, though it was technically an 8/16/32-bit multiprocessing system.

source: wikipedia

Unboxing Universe Bios v3.0 for NeoGeo

Unboxing:

from Universe Bios Homepage:

The UNIVERSE BIOS is for owners of MVS or AES hardware that want an easy way to change country region or between Arcade or Console mode on boot. Also included are other features that are not possible using the standard MVS bios.

The UNIVERSE BIOS is also designed to give easy access to things like inserting coins, test mode and memory card management when using the joystick ports only. Of course the BIOS still allows standard operation too.

source: unibios.free.fr

Art of Commodore 100% Final

April 23rd, 2009 No comments

Description:

  • Commodore VIC-20 Generation Two
  • Commodore VIC-20 Generation One (Pet Function key style)
  • Commodore VC-20 (Pet Function key style)
  • Commodore 64 Generation One (Pet Function key style)
  • Commodore 64 Generation Two (The classic one)
  • Commodore 64 G
  • Commodore 64 Aldi
  • Commodore 16

All Commodore’s are in perfect state and working like new.

Commodore C2N – Original PET Style

April 22nd, 2009 1 comment

Autopsy:

Description:

  • Country: USA
  • Most Common: Usa/Europe
  • Rarity: Rare
  • Year: 1977

from Wikipedia:

The Commodore 1530 (C2N) Datasette, was Commodore’s dedicated computer tape recorder.

It provided access to an inexpensive storage medium for Commodore’s 8-bit home/personal computers, notably the PET, VIC-20, and C64. A physically similar model Commodore 1531 was made for the Commodore 16 and Plus/4 series computers.

The Datasette contained built-in analog to digital converters and audio filters to convert the computer’s digital information into analog sound and vice versa (much like a modem does over a telephone line). Connection to the computer was done via a proprietary edge connector (Commodore 1530) or mini-DIN connector (Commodore 1531). The absence of recordable audio signals on this interface made the Datasette and its few clones the only cassette recorders usable with CBM’s machines, until aftermarket converters made the use of ordinary recorders possible.

source: wikipedia

Commodore VC20 Volks Computer

April 22nd, 2009 2 comments

Autopsy:

Description:

  • Country: USA
  • Most Common: Germany
  • Rarity: Rare
  • Year: 1981

from Wikipedia:

The VIC-20 (Germany: VC-20; Japan: VIC-1001) is an 8-bit home computer which was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980,[1] roughly three years after Commodore’s first personal computer, the PET. The VIC-20 was the first microcomputer to sell one million units.

The VIC-20 was intended to be more economical than the PET computer. It was equipped with only 5 KB of RAM (of this, only 3583 Bytes was available to the user) and used the same MOS 6502 CPU as the PET. The VIC-20′s video chip, the MOS Technology VIC, was a general-purpose color video chip designed by Al Charpentier in 1977 and intended for use in inexpensive display terminals and game consoles, but Commodore couldn’t find a market for the chip. As the Apple II gained momentum with the advent of VisiCalc in 1979, Jack Tramiel wanted a product that would compete in the same segment, to be presented at the January 1980 CES. For this reason Chuck Peddle and Bill Seiler started to design a computer named TOI (The Other Intellect).

source: wikipedia