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History
thumb|A screenshot of Ballspiele, a pong clone for the Interton Video Computer.
The Interton Video Computer 4000 was released in Germany in 1978 and was discontinued in 1983.OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=2&c=726 www.old-computers.com 29 October 2020 It is a prominent member of a family of consoles called the Advanced Programmable Video System.
Technology
The Interton Video Computer 4000 uses a Signetics 2650A CPU with a Signetics 2636 Programmable Video Interface (PVI).Interton VC 4000 https://atariage.com/forums/topic/224893-interton-vc-4000/ AtariAge Forums 29 October 2020
Uniquely, the Interton Video Computer 4000 had 37 bytes of RAM included within the PVI.Advanced Programmable Video System Pre-83 https://pre83.com/platform/apvs pre83.com 29 October 2020 Some games cartridges such as Chess include an external 1kB RAM chip. Up to 6 kilobytes of ROM was inluded on the cartridges.Interton VC 4000 (1978 – 1983) https://obsoletemedia.org/interton-vc-4000/ 6 February 2022 Museum of Obsolete Media 26 February 2021
Notable games
Car Races
Monster Man
Super SpaceInterton Video Computer 4000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interton_Video_Computer_4000 Wikipedia 15 April 2021 en 17 January 2021
Gallery
Console
Controller
Internals
External Resources
Interton Video Computer 4000
Interton VC4000
Old Computers Museum - Interton Video Computer Page featuring history and specs.
pre83 - Advanced Programmable Video System page with history and specs.
References
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