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Intellivison Computer


Company/Released : Mattel Electronics
CPU : GI-1600 (16 Bit)
Operating System : ??
RAM : ??
Storage : Internal Cassette
Display : TV


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This was the original keyboard component which Mattel planned to use to turn the Intellivision Video Game System into a Home Computer. The trouble was they could never get the cost down to a level where they could sell it so it wasn't released. But, due to continued fines levied by the FTC brought on by consumer complaints, Mattel produced a few and sold them to the biggest complainers, thus there are a very small number of these out there. Later, Mattel released a new keyboard unit to go along with the Intellivision II system but it never lived up to the promises of this first system.


Actually saw one of these yesterday, asking price $900.

I liked the the idea of these addons for gear you already owned. Unfortunately they never sold very well because they just weren't worth the cost.
Everyone I knew owned c64, some apple 2, trs80 in the US. I didn't know a single person who owned one of these or the Coleco Adam addon. We would piss on anyone who had a tape drive anyway.

I was not too keen on the intellivision system,i am afraid it is one of my least fav systems of all.I still prefer the Atari 2600 over it even today.