The Birth of the Home Video Game Mass Market
Inside the Telstar. Calculator for Size Comparison |
The RF cable/TV Out wrapped round the ferrite core in the photo above was a late addition/modification when Coleco failed its FCC approval. Ralph Baer, who had seen an early demo of the GI chip, and introduced the new General Instrument IC to Coleco, suggested the addition to suppress EMI.
Ed Saks, who was the head of GI had brought the two design guys from GI's Scottish facility to the US to develop the AY-3-8500 fully, and the further chips that came in the following years.
Coleco stood for Connecticut Leather Company, home video games being a new venture for the business.
The Testar and a 1980s Sony Watchman |
The old Coleco factory is here https://flic.kr/p/yVE17y
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