ATARI SUPER PONG
(model C-140)
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(pictures copyright by M.A.Grundke)
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ATARI SUPER PONG serial plate:
MFD. BY ATARI, INC., SUNNYVALE CA.
MODEL NO. C-140
FCC TYPE APPROVAL NO. TV-190
VALID ONLY WHEN OPERATED PURSUANT
TO FCC RULES, PART 15
COVERED BY U.S. PATENT 3,793,483CAUTION:
REPLACE BATTERIES IF PLAY IS ERRATIC
S.N. 93931F
By the way, they've treated that sticker very careless :-( |
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board silkscreening:
ATARI, INC ©76 |
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Overview of the SUPER PONG's board:
In the middle, you can see the built-in, 0.25W speaker. Left of it, the only integrated circuits this machine has, the C010073-01 ('Pong-in-a-chip'), below it the N7404A hex-inverter. Right from the 7404 is the crystal (3.595295 MHz). On the board's right side, furthermore, you can spot the CHANNEL 3/4-switch and the internal RF-plug to the board (an unusual, but practical solution) |
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| The C010073-01 and below it, the N7404A hex-converter. This so-called 'Pong-in-a-chip' made the production of the cheap 'Home Pong' systems possible. In comparison to its ancestors, CC3659/ C2566 used in the original ATARI Pong (model C-100), this newer chip offered four Pong-style games, instead of just one |
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| One of the machine's integrated paddles. These are perfect for playing Pong! Later machines (like ATARI Ultra Pong Doubles) came with external paddles; this was necessary because of the later four player-modes (a Pong with four integrated paddles would be extremely unhandy...) |
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| Here, the SUPER PONG's POWER- and START GAME-buttons. Unspectacular, yes, but important. Note that the Sears TELE-GAMES-Pong (which was otherwise identical to the ATARI C-100) had a red POWER-LED left of the POWER-switch, which both C-100 and C-140 are lacking (well, at least the machines that I saw, yet) |
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| With this switch, you could select one of the four integrated, Pong-style games |
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| This is the switch for CHANNEL 3 or 4 TV-output |
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| Here the machine's battery compartment, for four 'D'-sized batteries. Easier was the use of an external 6V power-supply, of course (with DC-plug). Below it, you can see the 'SELECT GAME' switch from the lower side |