CBS Colecovision
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Video game console, 1983, CBS Electronics. The ColecoVision was launched by Coleco in North America in 1982 with a near-perfect conversion of Donkey Kong as the pack-in game; in Europe it was sold from 1983 by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision. Its Z80 processor and TMS9928 video chip, the same combination used in MSX computers, gave it arcade-quality graphics that no other console of the time could match. Expansion modules added a compatibility with Atari 2600 cartridges and a steering wheel, and the Adam turned it into a computer.
| Years | 1983 to 1985 (Europe) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Zilog Z80A at 3.58 MHz |
| RAM | 1 KB plus 16 KB video RAM |
| Graphics | TMS9929A, 256 x 192, 16 colours, 32 sprites |
| Sound | SN76489, 3 voices plus noise |
| Media | ROM cartridges |
| Controllers | 2 hand controllers with keypad, stick and side buttons |
| Price (1983) | about £200 |
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