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There is still a lot open to do:
* Support for the 4 in 1 power selected cartridges (power off/on cycle selects nexts 64k image in cartridge, done via hardware)
* Tvlink emulation (microcontroller not dumped yet, basically 2 supervision, 1st for inputs transmitted tvlink cartridge, 2nd for game, microcontroller for copying game video data to crtc ram)
* Probably tvlink (4 colors out of a palette of 4096) simulation, but only my Tron supports tvlink color selection
* Multiple Supervisions linked together via serial port, but only my Tron supports 2 player via serial link (svisions is transmitting buttons of 2nd supervision to serial port in the needed protocol)
* Selection of type of handheld/hardware via menu (but handheld, tvlink pal and tvlink ntsc are based on different clocks)
* Selection of a palette in configuration menu instead of selection via driver
* Switching audio to mono (like handheld internal speaker, tvlink)
===== History and Trivia =====
Non-color handheld manufactured and sold from several firms under different names.
The Watara Supervision is a monochrome handheld game console, originating from Hong Kong, and introduced in 1992 as a cut-price competitor for Nintendo's Game Boy. It came packaged with a game called Crystball, which is similar to Breakout.
The console has a slightly larger screen and larger buttons, and its games sold for far less than the Game Boy's. The games were simpler than the Game Boy's, and the console did not sell well. The original design for the console changed significantly through several iterations, and the last Supervisions were sold in 1996.
The Supervision was marketed by several different companies around the world and under several different names, including Quickshot Supervision, Travell Mate, and Hartung SV-100.
//(info from Wikipedia)//
== Variations ==
* Model 9205 (bendable screen): Watara Supervision, Tai-Kerr Boy (HK), Vini-Spil Supervision (Dk), Quickshot Supervision QS-800 (UK), Hartung SuperVision SV-100 (De,Nl), Audiosonic Supervision GB-1000 (It,Fr)
* Model GB-2000 (non bendable screen): Watara (US,Ca,etc.), Audiosonic (Fr,It), Vini-Spil (Dk)
* Model 9600 (non bendable screen, no comm-port, three colour variations): Magnum International (US), Videojet (Fr)
===== Links =====
* Syd Bolton's Page -- http://www.pixelpower.on.ca/supervision/
* Supervision Museum -- http://slydc.20m.com/supervsn.htm