PHILIPS G7000 | |
| Ignore the on off switch that is something I modified on my personal G7000 and not a standard feature. |
The G7000aka C52/Odyssey2, all models basically the same although the Odyssey2 was blessed with a power switch. The G7000 does have all the internal moulding for a power switch in the same place as the odyssey2 however, the Philips G7000 logo covers the area. There are two known boxes to the Videopac G7000 console (pictured right) the earlier version being the bottom one. They came shipped with
The Philips G7000 was basically a games console, although Philips/Magnavox had plans to make this a fully fledged home computer, its limitations in that area were quickly realised after their first attempt Videopac 9 (computer Programmer) fell over big time when for some obscure reason they decided not to put any method of reading or writing data from a reusable source (ie tape backup or even expensive battery backed up memory) so any programming work you created painstakingly on this very irritable keyboard was lost forever as soon as you pressed reset or powered off. the latter 7010 BASIC module came equipped with Microsoft basic and method of tape backup of your work. by the time of that release the console was already dubbed no more than a Games console with a useless keyboard. My G7000 Models. I currently Have 4
Click here for the G7000 Manual (English part) PDF format. The PHILIPS G7000 can be found in many guises such as the Schneider 7000 As you can see there is very little cosmetic difference to this model other than the French spellings of some function keys and the 'Espace' bar, Still no power button. The internal specifications are similar however the video output would vary depending on the country of destination, PAL/SECAM etc.. Other Clones included the PHILIPS C52, The C52 was released by Philips...why they didn't stick with the G7000 name I have no idea, it must have cost more for changing logos and boxes, They were all made in France anyway, so it would have made good corporate branding sense to stick with the one name C52 or G7000 (I prefer G7000) The C52 was released in 1979 Also the Philips G7000 got even more identity change by the name of the RADIOLA JET25, and the SIERA branded version, both of which re-release the Videopac range oif games, simply by re-badging the cartridges and instruction manuals with their own logos, Siera put even less effort into the corporate re-branding by simply buying up excess Philips Carts, placing a sticker over the top of the old one and reprinting the manual on a single sheet of card, cutting instructions for each language down to an absolute minimum. Despite this these unusual variants have won favour with me and my current collection is focusing on these variants of the carts. ***and then there was the US version, The Magnavox Odyssey 2, which I have left as it has a page to itself If you want to Buy a Philips G7000 Please use eBay via the link below and help support the site | |
Philips Videopac+ G7400
Philips zette eind jaren zeventig met de Videopac G7000 een eigenzinnig uitziende gameconsole op de markt. Met redelijk succes, ook al was het bij lange na niet de 'beste console op aarde' zoals Philips in de advertenties wilde doen geloven. The G7000 does have all the internal moulding for a power switch in the same place as the odyssey2 however, the Philips G7000 logo covers the area. There are two known boxes to the Videopac G7000 console (pictured right) the earlier version being the bottom one. They came shipped with. 37 Cart Poster (1-36 covers + Videopac A) Instruction Manual.
| Manufacturer | Philips |
|---|---|
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Third generation |
| Release date | 1983; 37 years ago |
| CPU | Intel 8048 @ 5.91MHz |
| Memory | 6 KB RAM, 1 KB ROM |
| Display | 320×238 resolution |
| Predecessor | Philips Videopac G7000 |
| Successor |
The Philips Videopac+ G7400 is a third-generationhome video game console released in limited quantities in 1983,[1] and only in Europe; an American release as the Odyssey³ Command Center was planned but never occurred. The G7400 was the successor to the Philips Videopac G7000, the European counterpart to the American Magnavox Odyssey².[2] The system featured excellently tailored background and foreground graphics.[3]
The G7400 could play three types of games: all normal G7000 games, special G7000 games with additional high-res background graphics that would appear only when played on the G7400, and G7400-only games with high-res sprites and backgrounds.
Odyssey³[edit]
There were plans to release the G7400 in the United States as the Odyssey³ and later as the Odyssey³ Command Center; the system was demonstrated at the 1983 Consumer Electronics Show,[4] and some prototypes have been found. The Odyssey³ was never released, mostly because company executives concluded that it was not technologically advanced enough to compete in the marketplace. Also, the video game crash of 1983 ended all lingering hopes for a release.
The Odyssey³ was to feature a real mechanical keyboard, unlike the membrane keyboard found in the G7000 and Odyssey², as well as a built-in joystick holder for dual-joystick games. Prototypes for a 300 baudmodem and a speech synthesizer are known to have been made, and a laserdisc interface was planned to allow even more advanced games.
Specifications[edit]
- CPU: Intel 8048, 5.91 MHz
- RAM: 6 KB + 192 Byte
- ROM: 1 KB
- Display: 320×238×16
- Audio: 1 channel, 8 sounds
- Input / Output: RF modulator, Péritel/SCART connector (with RGB), joystick port(s), ROM cartridge port
- Expansion
- The Voice – Speech synthesis unit, compatible with G7000
- Chess Module – Increased the G7400's computing power such that it could play chess, also compatible with G7000
- Microsoft BASIC Home Computer Module (C7420) – Similar to above, with the purpose of converting the G7400 into a 'real' computer, not compatible with G7000. An additional Z80 CPU with 16 KB RAM and 16 KB ROM.
Console Philips Videopac C52
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Wolf, Mark J.P.; Perron, Bernard (8 October 2013). The Video Game Theory Reader. Routledge. pp. 312–. ISBN978-1-135-20519-5.
- ^L'Europeo (in Italian). 39. Editoriale Domus. November 1983. pp. 282–.
Il tutto, tradotto dal computerese, significa che invece di programmi si tratterà di una nuova consolle per far girare i programmi stessi, più precisamente il Philips G7400 Il vecchio Philips Videopac aveva il difetto di essere il videogioco con la ...
- ^Bali, S.P. (1 March 1994). Colour Television: Theory and Practice. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 373–. ISBN978-0-07-460024-5.
- ^1983 CES Odyssey Command Center Promo. Philips. January 14, 2012 [1983] – via the Internet Archive.
External links[edit]
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