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Grandstand Adman TV 3000 computer game, with original box.
The Adman Grandstand TV Game 3000 was an early home video game machine, which was part of a range of similar consoles offered by Adman in the 1970s and 1980s.
The Grandstand TV Game 3000 plugged into a household television set for a display screen. Games were controlled using the dials on the controllers. There were four 'pong' style games built into its circuitry, which all involved hitting a ball around the screen: Tennis, Football, Squash and Practice. Although the games, graphics and sound were basic, machines like this were popular in the late 1970s; they were easy to use, quite cheap (about £30 in 1977), and one of the few ways people could play home video games at the time.
It was manufactured in Korea for Adam Imports, a Harrogate based based electronics importer and distributor.
Details
- Category:
- Computing & Data Processing
- Object Number:
- Y2005.53
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified), metal (unknown) and cardboard
- Measurements:
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box: 110 mm x 340 mm x 230 mm,
- type:
- computer
- credit:
- Gift of Mr. Bainbridge
