Game, electronic
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- OBJECT TYPE
- B&W/SOUND/HOME USE
- DATE
- 1976
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.0457.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Coleco Canada (1974) Ltd.
- MODEL
- TELSTAR
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- C825672
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- PLASTIC BODY/ PLASTIC & ALUMINUM KNOBS/ PLASTIC COATED CABLES/ TIN CONNECTOR FOR TV & GAME/ CARDBOARD BOX & STYROFOAM PACKING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 51.0 cm
- Width
- 18.0 cm
- Height
- 25.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Digital computing devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Coleco
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montréal
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C. 1976-1986
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
HOME USE VIDEO GAME - Technical
-
FIRST SINGLE-CHIP VIDEO GAME SYSTEM. COLECO'S TELESTAR SYSTEM WAS THE FIRST TO USE GENERAL INSTRUMENTS'S AY-3-8500 CHIP, WHICH PLAYED MULTIPLE GAMES AND REQUIRED FEW EXTERNAL PARTS TO MAKE IT INTO A COMPLETE TV GAME. PLAYED 3 GAMES WITH 3 DIFFICULTY LEVELS. (REF. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 ON UNDERSIDE OF CONSOLE IN RAISED LETTERS 'MODEL 6040 MANUFACTUREDBY COLECO INDUSTRIES, INC. F.C.C. TYPE APPROUVAL NO.TV-185 VALID ONLY WHEN OPERATED PURSUANT TO FCC RULES, PART 15. DO NOT OPEN THIS DEVICE. DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY SERVICEABLE PARTS'/ ON A PRINTED LABEL ON REAR OF CONSOLE 'CAT: 6040 S/N: C825672 COLECO (CANADA) LTD. MONTREAL, CANADA H4C 2C8'/ 'USE 6 (C) BATTERIES' IN RAISED PRINT ON COMPARTMENT DOOR; LABEL BEARING FRENCH TEXT, BELOW. ALL DIALS, ETC. LABELLED.
- Missing
- SCREWS TO HOLD BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOOR CLOSED. (they are installed - SBW Nov/07)
- Finish
- CONSOLE IS CREAM PLASTIC WITH A MAC-TAC FALSE WOOD GRAIN FACE. BLACK KNOBS.
- Decoration
- WOOD GRAIN MAC-TAC FACE (TWO THIRDS)/ BLACK WITH 2 GREEN STRIPES & 'TELSTAR' IN GREEN & ABOVE IT 'COLECO' IN WHITE ON RED BACKGROUND ON MAC-TAC ON TOP THIRD OF FACE/ POLYCHROME BOX WITH PICTURE OF TV SET WITH ON-GOING GAME & CONSOLE & 2 HANDS.
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Coleco Canada (1974) Ltd., Game, electronic, circa 1976, Artifact no. 1987.0457, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0457.001/
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