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Remember this?
Binatone TV Master
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The story
Long before anyone owned a games console as we'd recognise one today, families crowded round the telly to play the Binatone TV Master — a boxy grey unit that plugged into the aerial socket and turned the nation's television into a giant game of electronic tennis. It became one of the hottest Christmas presents of 1977, with shops reportedly selling out as parents scrambled to get their hands on one.
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The story
Long before anyone owned a games console as we'd recognise one today, families crowded round the telly to play the Binatone TV Master — a boxy grey unit that plugged into the aerial socket and turned the nation's television into a giant game of electronic tennis. It became one of the hottest Christmas presents of 1977, with shops reportedly selling out as parents scrambled to get their hands on one.
Come back tomorrow for a new quiz!