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History
Original Picno
The first Konami Picno educational console was released in Japan in 1992 for ¥29,800 yen.ピクノ https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8E Wikipedia 31 October 2020 ja 25 May 2020Picno by Konami – The Video Game Kraken http://videogamekraken.com/picno-by-konami 27 November 2020
Picno 2
The Picno 2 was launched in 1993 for ¥15,800 yen as a much cheaper followup console.Picno2 by Konami – The Video Game Kraken http://videogamekraken.com/picno2-by-konami 27 November 2020
Legacy
The Picno was discontinued around 1994.
Technology
The Konami Picno uses a HD6435328F, a HN62334BP, a HM538121JP, a M514256B, and a custom chip.Dumping Blog: Pico or Picno or is it a new console? https://team-europe.blogspot.com/2017/11/pico-or-picno-or-is-it-new-console.html Dumping Blog 31 October 2020 7 November 2017
The Picno uses a touchpad built into the system for most of it's input.The Lost History of The KONAMI Picno System - Rare Console History https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU8u0eYANFU 31 October 2020
Notable games
A small number of educational titles and simple games were released for the Konami Picno.mamedev/mame https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/hash/picno.xml GitHub 31 October 2020 en
References
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