BSS 01
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The BSS 01 (short for Bildschirmspiel 01, German for screen game 01[1] or video screen game 01[2]) is a home video game console. It was released in 1980 or 1981 only in East Germany. The console is also known as TV-Spiel or RFT TV-Spiel. RFT stands for Rundfunk- und Fernmelde-Technik. This is an East German association of companies.
Games[change | change source]
Four games are pre-installed on the console:
- Tennis (Pong clone)
- Fußball (Association football)
- Squash
- Pelota
The throw-in of the ball can be set to automatic or manual.[3] After one player reaches 15 points, all games were over.[3]
Successor[change | change source]
A successor of the BSS 01, named BSS 02, probably with color output, was planned, but discarded for the production of radio clocks.[4] It is unknown if prototypes, sketches etc. of the BSS 02 exist.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=944&st=1&c=944[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Welcome to pongmuseum.com". Archived from the original on 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "www.robotrontechnik.de - Die Geschichte der Computertechnik der DDR". www.robotrontechnik.de. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ↑ Huberts, Christian (3 October 2016). "Poly-Play, BSS 01 & KC85-4 – Spielen für den Sozialismus". piqd.de (in German). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
Other websites[change | change source]
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