RCA Studio II

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RCA Studio II
Image of the RCA Studio II
Manufacturer RCA
Type stationary game console
publication
JapanJapan did not show up
United StatesUnited States January 1977
EuropeEurope did not show up
AustraliaAustralia did not show up
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China did not show up
Main processor RCA 1802
Graphics processor RCA CDP 1861
Storage media Cartridge
Controller integrated in the basic device
Online service none
Units sold unknown
Most successful game unknown
predecessor none
successor none
info First and only game console from the RCA company

The RCA Studio II is a stationary game console from the US company Radio Corporation of America (RCA). It appeared in January 1977 shortly after the Fairchild Channel F and before the Atari 2600 . The system can be classified in the so-called 2nd generation of consoles . The cost of the launch was 149.95 US dollars . However, production was stopped in 1979 and the console disappeared from the market.

Technical specifications

  • The CPU of the RCA Studio II (RCA1802)

  • Open console with a view of the mainboard

Games

Games included in the ROM

Screenshot of the game bowling
  • addition
  • bowling
  • Doodle
  • Freeway
  • Patterns

In addition, a number of other titles were available separately as cartridges , such as B. Space War .

Trivia

Switchbox of the RCA Studio II

The video signal and the power were fed together by a cable, and a special switch box had to be connected to the television set . Atari later picked up this technology and used it in the Atari 5200 . Produced the unit of 120 employees in Swannanoa in the state of North Carolina .

Web link

Commons : RCA Studio II  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ OLD-COMPUTERS.COM: The Museum. R> RCA> Studio II. In: www.old-computers.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
  2. ↑ RCA Studio 2 Technical stuff. April 15, 2009, archived from the original on April 15, 2009 ; Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Marcel van Tongeren: Emma 02. RCA Studio II. In: www.emma02.hobby-site.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Spokane Daily Chronicle - Google News archive search. In: news.google.com. February 14, 1978, p. 11 , accessed February 4, 2016 (English).