The Binatone TV Master MK IV was part of a series of early, affordable gaming systems that brought Pong-style games to home televisions. As one of the early consoles before the video game industry boom, it offered basic built-in games that provided endless fun for families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hardware Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Processor<\/strong>: No CPU (discrete logic-based system using General Instrument AY-3-8500 chip)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graphics<\/strong>: Monochrome output with basic on-screen objects and paddles<\/p>\n\n\n\n Memory<\/strong>: No RAM, games were built into the system<\/p>\n\n\n\n Storage<\/strong>: No removable storage (built-in games only)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Games<\/strong>: 6 built-in Pong variants, including Tennis, Football, Squash, and 2-player and 1-player wall games<\/p>\n\n\n\n Controllers<\/strong>: Two built-in paddle controllers with rotary dials<\/p>\n\n\n\n Connectivity<\/strong>: RF output to connect to a TV<\/p>\n\n\n\n Original Release Date:<\/strong> 1977 (Original Design)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Discontinued:<\/strong> Unknown<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost (New in 1977):<\/strong> \u00a335<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost (In 2024 Price):<\/strong> \u00a3200<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modifications I have performed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Changed RF to composite video output, cleaned the inside and recapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Added a modern regulated power supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost to me for computer \u00a310.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cost to me for repairs and upgrades \u00a36.50<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Binatone TV Master MK IV was part of a series of early, affordable gaming systems that brought Pong-style games to home televisions. As one of the early consoles before the video game industry boom, it offered basic built-in games that provided endless fun for families. Hardware Specifications Processor: No CPU (discrete logic-based system using […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1970s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=439"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1080,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439\/revisions\/1080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/marksvintagecomputers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}