Tandy Video Information System
| Tandy Video Information System | ||
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| Manufacturer | RadioShack , Tandy | |
| Type | Stationary game console | |
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| Main processor | Intel 80286 ( AMD ) @ 12.5 MHz , coprocessor Intel 80287 | |
| Graphics processor | 640 × 480 pixels , 16.7 million colors | |
| Storage media | CD-ROM | |
| Controller | Gamepad | |
| predecessor | TV scoreboard | |
The Tandy Video Information System (also known as Memorex VIS or Memorex MD 2500 Visual Information System ) is a multimedia system that was launched in the USA in 1992 and also served as a game console .
description
The system appeared exclusively in the USA in the summer of 1992 and could best be compared with the CD-i from Philips or Magnavox . The kernel of the operating system was based on Microsoft Windows 3.1 . Games were not compatible with the PC and vice versa. The device was only sold in Radio Shack stores, which, in addition to the small selection of software and the high price (699 US dollars, later 399 US dollars), was rather detrimental to its success. Thus the Memorex VIS disappeared again from the market.
Technical specifications
Further data:
- RAM : 512 KB
- Sound: stereo , 16 MHz, headphones and microphone can be connected
- Memory : 1 MB ROM , expandable via memory card
- AV : coaxial cable , composite video , S-video
- Further connections: mouse , keyboard , channel changer (for output via RF), RF output, extension connection for memory card
- Drive : CD-ROM (1 ×), audio CD , CD + G
- Controller: 4 × (wireless)
Games
A total of around 70 games were released, including only a handful of "real" video games . Links: The Challenge of Golf is probably one of the best-known titles . Another well-known game was Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (Vol 1 + 2). Were planned Lemmings , Eco Quest, Loom and King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! .
Supplied were Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia and Webster's Intermediate Dictionary included.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b video game console library. History & Reviews. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Home Page. Specs & Manuals. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Home Page. Games & emulation. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
- ^ Andy Slaven: Video Game Bible, 1985-2002 . Trafford Publishing, 2002, ISBN 978-1-55369-731-2 ( google.de [accessed April 5, 2019]).
- ↑ VC&G | »[Retro Scan of the Week] Tandy Memorex VIS. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .