The TV Jack 1000 was the first system from a line of consoles released by Bandai and quite popular in Japan in the late 70s. This particular model was released in Japan in 1977.
The TV Jack 1000 offers 4 classic games of that era: Hockey/Football, Tennis, Squash and Practice. It is powered by a Texas Instruments TMS1955NL chip which is a clone of the famous AY-3-8500-1 from General Instruments. A color chip ( SN75499N) add colours to the display.
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NAME
TV Jack 1000
MANUFACTURER
Bandai
ORIGIN
Japan
YEAR
1977
BUILT IN GAMES
Tennis, Football/Hockey, Squash, Practice
CONTROLLERS
Two knobs/dials built-in the system
CPU
Texas Instruments TMS1955NL (clone of the AY-3-8500-1) with the SN75499N (color chip)
BUTTONS
Reset button
SWITCHES
Games selection, On/Off switch, Ball angle, Speed slow/fast, Paddle size,
SCORE
On screen
COLORS
Yes
SOUND
Built-in speaker
I/O PORTS
RF TV video output
BATTERIES
6 x AA battery cells
POWER SUPPLY
9v (6 x AA battery cells or external power supply)
