Colecovision

Technical Specs

Links

Tech Files

Emulators

Schematics


Technical Specs


 CPU:  Z-80A

 Clock speed:  3.58 MHz

 RAM:  1k

 Video RAM: 16k

 Video Display Processor:  Texas Instruments TMS9928A

Sprites: 32

Colors:  16

 Sound Processor: Texas Instruments SN76489AN,  3 tone channels, 1 noise

 Cartridge ROM:  8k/16k/24k/32k

 


Links

Coleco FTP Site

An FTP site with a good collection of Colecovision and Adam information.

Colecovision FAQ

Wikipedia


Colecovision Technical Files

Colecovision Tech Information

Colecovision Sound Information

TMS9928 Video Display Controller

Wikipedia

Datasheet at BitSavers

SN76489 Sound Chip


Emulators

Here are some links to good Colecovision emulators:

Colem by Marat Fayzullin
An excellent emulator that has been around for a long time. You will find versions of colem for many different platforms.
 
MESS by the MESS/MAME team
Multi-system emulator available for many platforms.
Virtual Colecovision
Emulator for Windows and Java

If you need Colecovision ROMS for the emulator check out http://www.classicgaming.com/vault/


Schematics

The following are schematics that I have traced out by hand. I cannot guarantee that these schematics are accurate, or that they are the same for all versions of a piece of equipment.

Colecovision System Schematic (PDF)

Standard Controller Schematics (PDF)


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