History of video games/Platforms/Coleco Telstar series

History thumb|West Hartford, Connecticut, the city where Coleco was founded. Development Coleco was founded as the Connecticut Leather Company in west Hartford Connecticut in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg, a Russian immigrant.Coleco Industries http://www.colecovisionzone.com/page/coleco%20industries/coleco%20history.html 1 December 2020 The Coleco Telstar was devised as a home version of Pong in 1975.Kleinfield N. R. COLECO MOVES OUT OF THE CABBAGE PATCH (Published 1985) https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/21/business/coleco-moves-out-of-the-cabbage-patch.html The New York Times 1 December 2020 21 July 1985 Shortly after product design began, Leonard Greenberg of Coleco discovered that home pong style games already existed. Much of the Coleco Telstar had to be redesigned in a week to meet an FCC deadline, after they failed their first FCC compliance test.Pong-Story : Coleco Telstar http://www.pong-story.com/coleco_telstar.htm www.pong-story.com 26 October 2020Because of Her Story https://womenshistory.si.edu/spotlight/the-father-of-the-video-game-the-ralph-baer-prototypes-and-electronic-games/video-game-history Because of Her Story 28 November 2020 Coleco quickly signed a licensing agreement with Magnavox to consult with Ralph Baer, who successfully got the radio interference of the Telstar under control. At least some units were made in the United States of America.Video game console:Coleco Telstar Ranger - Coleco Industries https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/video-game-console-coleco-telstar-ranger-coleco-industries/FgEjqeenAB8IAA Google Arts & Culture 30 December 2020 en Launch thumb|An AY-3-8500, the heart of most Telstar units. The first Coleco Telstar console was released in 1976 at a cost of $50 with the capability of playing Hockey, Tennis, and Handball.OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=3&c=665 www.old-computers.com 26 October 2020 In 1976 over a million Coleco Telstars sold due to it's low price, which was about half of what competitors charged. Still sales were considerably hampered by a strike and material shortage at the critical lead up to the 1977 Christmas season.COLECO'S NEW VIDEO CHALLENGE (Published 1982) https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/11/business/coleco-s-new-video-challenge.html 1 February 2021 The New York Times 11 November 1982 In 1977 the Coleco Telstar deluxe was released exclusively for the Canadian market.Coleco Canada – Montreal Video Game Museum http://en.mvmtl.org/timeline/coleco-canada/ 31 October 2020 The Coleco Telstar consoles were followed by the ColecoVision. Technology The original Coleco Telstar used a General Instrument AY-3-8500. This inexpensive chip contained the game logic and graphical output functions.Pong-Story : PONG in a Chip http://www.pong-story.com/gi.htm www.pong-story.com 26 October 2020 The Telstar Arcade uses a very different triangle cartridge based system with each cartridge containing a MOS MPS 7600 processor,This Is the Strangest Video Game Console of All Time - IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/this-is-the-strangest-video-game-console-of-all-time 11 November 2020 enPong-Story : Coleco Telstar Arcade http://www.pong-story.com/coleco_arcade.htm www.pong-story.com 28 November 2020 as well as game ROM.Coleco Telstar Arcade (1977 – 1978) https://obsoletemedia.org/coleco-telstar-arcade/ 6 February 2022 Museum of Obsolete Media 14 May 2013 This cartridge based approach is completely different from every other Coleco Telstar console, which were dedicated consoles. However the console still shared the Telstar brand. Gallery Telstar Series External Resources Coleco Telstar series Coleco Telstar Old Computers Museum - Coleco Telstar page with history and specs. Pong Story - Coleco Telstar page with history and photos. Video Game Console Library - Coleco Telstar page with history, specs, and photos. References 2100%__NOTOC__