Temco T-106

In 1977, the Temco company made it its mission to popularize the low-quality Hong Kong OEM Pong.
Discussions are also circulating on the Internet as to whether the company is Spanish or Dutch, which has not been correctly reconstructed to this day.

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This console is probably one of the worst in terms of build quality. The material of the case and controls is of very poor quality, ages very badly, yellows unevenly and tends to react with the plastic of the cables, leaving irreparable marks. That's why it's important when storing this device to separate the cables and controlers from the case and wrap them with some material so that no traces are left on the case.

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The Tempco T-106C is one of Temco-Pong's most advanced models: it includes six games and, like many of the consoles of the time, used the General Instruments AY-3-8500 chip. The packaging also contained the optical pistol (Lightgun). The same console was also sold under the name Norda H-925. According to research, however, this device was also sold by other companies such as Satsonik, Ajax, etc., which are less common.

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It seems that like other Temco-Pong models, there are two versions of the T-106. The normal version displays the image in black and white and the T-106C displays the image in color. As with many other Pong consoles of the time, the controllers can be detached from the console.

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There is no indication of the brand or model on the outside of the device. Inside, however, the name is printed on the circuit board.

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The console runs on batteries or an external power supply.