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TIA DECLASSIFIED

■ The Television Interface Adapter had somewhat different capabilities depending on the television system it was designed for. “The hardware and programming werejust did our best with the colours that were available.” That wasn’t too hard for PAL consoles, which have access to 104 colours compared to the 128 of NTSC consoles, but owners of SECAM consoles in countries like France had to make do with just eight colours.

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