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The Interton VC-4000 is part of a group of consoles that all use a Signetics 2650A CPU inside (the same processor used in the Emerson Arcadia 2001). This group of consoles is believed to have started with the Interton VC-4000 (produced as early as 1974, but sold in 1978), because out of the group this console has the largest amount of games. The games on the 1292 are also similar to the games on the Interton VC-4000 (some have same titles and numbers). There are about six sub-groups within the Interton VC-4000 group. These are:
* Interton VC-4000 consoles
* Grundig: Super Play Computer 4000
* Interton: VC-4000
* 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System consoles
* Acetronic: MPU-1000, MPU-2000
* Audiosonic: PP-1292 Advanced Programmable Video System, PP-1392 Advanced Programmable Video System
* Fountain: 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System, 1392 Advanced Programmable Video System, Force 2
* Grandstand: Advanced Programmable Video System
* Hanimex: HMG-1292 Advanced Programmable Video System, HMG-1392 Advanced Programmable Video System
* Lansay: Lansay 1392
* Prinztronic: VC-6000, Prinztronic Tournament
* Radofin: 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System, 1392 Advanced Programmable Video System
* Database consoles
* Videomaster: Database
* Waddington/Voltmace: Database
* Television Computer System consoles
* Rowtron: Television Computer System
* Video TV Game consoles
* Karvan: Jeu Video TV
* Societe Occitane Electronique: OC-2000
* MPT-05 consoles
* ITMC MPT-05
To the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System sub-group there possibly belong also the Lansay 1292 (needs confirmation as to whether this console exists) and the Acetronic MPU-3000, released 1980 (compatibility with the 1292 series needs to be confirmed).
Notice that consoles are directly compatible with the other consoles in its sub-group, i.e. the cartridge sizes are the same. It is quite possible (in some cases, depending on which machine is being used) that games can be played on another sub-group's console, but a converter would be needed. It is known for a fact that games made for the Database group of consoles can be played on the 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System sub-group because Voltmace made a converter that would allow this. The converter was advertised but its release is unconfirmed. Database games can definitely be played on Interton VC-4000 sub-group consoles. Voltmace made a converter to allow this and it was released. It is quite possible that all of the consoles in the Interton VC-4000 are cross-compatible, if only the correct converters were made. This would mean that the only thing restricting us from playing one system's games on another system within a different sub-group would be the cartridge size and only the cartridge size.
//(info on the models from 1292 FAQ -- http://www.consoledatabase.com/faq/1292/1292faq.txt)//
===== Links =====
* VC4000.de -- http://www.vc4000.de/
* Obscure Pixels (Many interesting weird & obscure stuff, including Arcadia 2001 / Interton VC 4000 compatible systems) -- http://www.retrogames.co.nz/
* VC-4000 & 1292 Advanced Programmable Video System FAQ -- http://www.consoledatabase.com/faq/1292/1292faq.txt
* VC4000 at old-computers.com -- http://old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=726