1292 Advanced Programmable Video System
second-generation home video game console released by Audiosonic in 1978
The 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System is a second-generation home video game console released by Hong Kong company Radofin in 1979. It is part of a group of software-compatible consoles which include the Interton VC 4000 and the Voltmace Database. The 1392 Advanced Programmable Video System included its power pack inside the console instead of an exterior power pack.
Specifications
CPU: 8-bit Signetics 2650AI at 0.887 MHz
Programmable video interface: Signetics 2636N at 3.58 MHz. This chipset was less powerful than the later model Signetics 2637N used in the Arcadia 2001.
Data Memory: 43 bytes
Graphics
Sprites: 4 single colour sprites (1 can be 8 colours)
1 score line displaying 4 BCD digits
Background consisting of a series of alternating lines
Misc
Games cartridges use a 2 KB or 4 KB ROM, with the exception of Chess II which uses a 6 KB ROM.
Very basic arcade machine sound
User programming
An expensive £49 (equivalent to £288.01 in 2025 pounds) Hobby Module was available which had a monitor program in 2K of ROM, and 2K of RAM (256 bytes of scratchpad RAM for the monitor and 1792 bytes of RAM for user programs). It had a 5-pin DIN socket to allow software to be saved to a cassette tape player. This converted the unit into halfway between a home computer and an ordinary gaming console.
The user was expected to write the programs in Signetics 2650 assembly language on paper, hand assemble each instruction, and then enter the resulting hexadecimal machine code a byte at a time.
Released versions
The console was produced by different companies and sold with different names.
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