History of video games/Platforms/PC-50x Family

History
The first PC-50X console was released in 1975. The system was designed to be low cost, and over two hundred variants of based on the PC-50X design were made.

The PC-50x Family petered out over the course of the 1980's.

Technology
PC-50X consoles made use of various General Instrument chips housed in cartridges, essentially making these pong consoles in cartridges, with the console simply being a power supply and interface for controllers and the television. Cartridges held as many as 10 variations of a game.

External Resources

 * Video Game Console Library - Page containing photos of different models.
 * 20th Century Video Games - Page containing photos and origin of various models.