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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

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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://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.0457.001/

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