8-bit Computer TV Channel Use
Fred Cisin
cisin at xenosoft.com
Tue May 19 17:18:02 CDT 2015
On Tue, 19 May 2015, Mark J. Blair wrote:
> My old Color Computer used US VHF channels 3 or 4 for NTSC video. I
> found a reference to the ZX Spectrum using UK UHF channel 35 for PAL
> video.
> What other channels were used all over the world by 8-bit home computers
> (and video games, too, I suppose), and which TV standards were used with
> them?
About 90% of the stuff sold in USA used VHF 3, or VHF 3&4 switchable.
The Sup'R'Mod II used UHF 34. It was significant in its popularity with
early Apple ][, and apparently (based solely on the keyed 4-pin
Berg connector) was what was considered in the design of CGA.
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