Talk:1292 Advanced Programmable Video System

Pretty good
This console is pretty good for it's time, with it's 8 bit proccesor going against 4 bit consoles like the Fairchild CF and the 2600, just what I think. mcjakeqcool Mcjakeqcool (talk) 12:10, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
 * What are you talking about? The Fairchild and 2600 are 8bit. --Marty Goldberg (talk) 18:07, 24 December 2008 (UTC)


 * No accualty, the Atari 5200 and 7800 are 8 bit and the 2600 was 4 bit, the Fairchild Channel F never recieved a follow up but it was indeed 4 bit. mcjakeqcool Mcjakeqcool (talk) 17:40, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
 * What on Earth are you talking about? The Fairchild F8 used in the Fairchild Channel F was an 8-bit CPU, as was the MOS Technology 6507 used in the Atari 2600. If you want to find a 4-bit system from the era, you'd have to look for something based around an Intel 4004 or a TMS1000, such as the many handheld games and toys of the era. --Mr z (talk) 18:20, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Update
Updates Links (was Out-dated) Telanus (talk) 14:48, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

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--JeffGBot (talk) 04:48, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

First to use interchangable roms?
I noticed that the exact date is not published for some reason (will fix that soon) but did this not come before the Fairchild? So wouldn't it be the first?Leeroyhim (talk) 16:28, 1 February 2014 (UTC)
 * The answer is possibly, but there are not actually any reliable sources that back up this claim. A man named Dale Hansen first made the claim that the system debuted in 1976 back in 2002 at his site, consoledatabase.com, which is not a reliable source.  Unfortunately, he does not provide a source for the claimed release year either on the console page or in a more detailed FAQ he wrote about the system.  All of the other consoles in the 1292 family date from 1978 or later, making a 1976 date suspect. While 1970s articles can be difficult to find and my research is therefore incomplete, I can also find no mention of the system before 1979.  More info is necessary to clarify this system's chronology. Indrian (talk) 04:01, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

Too much misinformation on this article
I was going to correct the misinformation on this page myself but there's so much to correct, I honestly don't know where to start.

First of all, I'd like anyone interested to go to the following page:


 * http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/pg70-1292_vc4000.htm#page=specs

On that page, scroll down to the comments page. There's a user called Adam McCarthy, from 3 years ago, who claims to have solid evidence that this console is actually from 1979, not 1976 (and an explanation on how the myth of 1976 may have surfaced).

The instruction manual for the Radofin console also confirms the 1979 copyright date:


 * http://www.videogameconsolelibrary.com/images/Manuals/76_Radofin_Telesports_Programmable-Manual.pdf

Furthermore, if you use Google Books and browse the VINTROPEDIA 2009 book, you can find that the oldest console to use this hardware is the Interton VC-4000 (1978) and AudioSonic PP-1292 (1978). Everything else is from 1979 or later. Here's a link:


 * https://books.google.pt/books?id=D7RS9yegrtoC&pg=PA110&dq=2650a&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjio6WuzOTUAhVElxQKHVe_DEUQ6AEIOzAE#v=onepage&q=2650a&f=false

This last link also lists other consoles not currently on the article, like the Schmidt TVG-2000 (Germany, 1982).

I would urge someone who cares about accuracy to make the necessary alterations to this page, as I'm not very good at working with tables. For now, I'm just going to remove the part about "1976" because there's absolutely NO RELIABLE SOURCE for it (a WordPress blog is NOT a reliable source) and, sadly, many people on the internet (sites and YouTube videos) are spreading this date as fact, simply based on what's here on the Wikipedia article.

Raven-14 (talk) 03:50, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

VC 4000
Should 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System and VC 4000 page be merged. 24.45.201.124 (talk) 05:09, 20 February 2023 (UTC)