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Computer
* CPU
o Intel 8048 8-bit microcontroller running at 1.79 MHz
* Memory:
o CPU-internal RAM: 64 bytes
o Audio/video RAM: 128 bytes
o BIOS ROM: 1024 bytes
* Video:
o Intel 8244 custom IC
o 160×200 resolution (NTSC)
o 16-color fixed palette; sprites may only use 8 of these colors
o 4 8×8 single-color user-defined sprites; each sprite's color may be set independently
o 12 8×8 single-color characters; must be one of the 64 shapes built into the ROM BIOS; can be freely positioned like sprites, but cannot overlap each other; each character's color may be set independently
o 4 quad characters; groups of four characters displayed in a row
o 9×8 background grid; dots, lines, or solid blocks
* Audio:
o Intel 8244 custom IC
o mono
o 24-bit shift register, clockable at 2 frequencies
o noise generator
o NOTE: There is only one 8244 chip in the system, which performs both audio and video functions.
* Input:
o Two 8-way, one-button, digital joysticks. In the first production runs of the Magnavox Odyssey and the Philips 7000, these were permanently attached to the console; in later models, they were removable and replaceable.
o QWERTY-layout membrane keyboard
* Output:
o RF Audio/Video connector
o Péritel/SCART connector (France only)
* Media:
o ROM cartridges, typically 2 KB, 4 KB, or 8 KB in size.
Videopac with chess module
* Expansion modules:
o The Voice - provides speech synthesis & enhanced sound effects
o Chess Module - The Odyssey2 didn't have enough memory and computing power for a decent implementation of chess on its own, so the C7010 chess module contained a secondary CPU with its own extra memory to run the chess program.
Computer
* CPU
o Intel 8048 8-bit microcontroller running at 1.79 MHz
* Memory:
o CPU-internal RAM: 64 bytes
o Audio/video RAM: 128 bytes
o BIOS ROM: 1024 bytes
* Video:
o Intel 8244 custom IC
o 160×200 resolution (NTSC)
o 16-color fixed palette; sprites may only use 8 of these colors
o 4 8×8 single-color user-defined sprites; each sprite's color may be set independently
o 12 8×8 single-color characters; must be one of the 64 shapes built into the ROM BIOS; can be freely positioned like sprites, but cannot overlap each other; each character's color may be set independently
o 4 quad characters; groups of four characters displayed in a row
o 9×8 background grid; dots, lines, or solid blocks
* Audio:
o Intel 8244 custom IC
o mono
o 24-bit shift register, clockable at 2 frequencies
o noise generator
o NOTE: There is only one 8244 chip in the system, which performs both audio and video functions.
* Input:
o Two 8-way, one-button, digital joysticks. In the first production runs of the Magnavox Odyssey and the Philips 7000, these were permanently attached to the console; in later models, they were removable and replaceable.
o QWERTY-layout membrane keyboard
* Output:
o RF Audio/Video connector
o Péritel/SCART connector (France only)
* Media:
o ROM cartridges, typically 2 KB, 4 KB, or 8 KB in size.
Videopac with chess module
* Expansion modules:
o The Voice - provides speech synthesis & enhanced sound effects
o Chess Module - The Odyssey2 didn't have enough memory and computing power for a decent implementation of chess on its own, so the C7010 chess module contained a secondary CPU with its own extra memory to run the chess program.