This repository is an ode to one of my favorite childhood toys: the T.E.A.M.M.A.T.E. Game Computer.
The schematic directory contains a KiCad electrical schematic of the T.E.A.M.M.A.T.E. This was obtained by simply filling PCB traces and wires to understand what is connected to what.
The ROM in the T.E.A.M.M.A.T.E. computer's original MOSTEK 3870 microcontroller can be found in the original-rom directory. This ROM was dumped using the MOSTEK 3870 ROM Dumper project.
Custom software and a kernel to build custom software on top of can be found in the custom-software directory. Note that this requires replacing the MOSTEK 3870 in the T.E.A.M.M.A.T.E. computer with a MOSTEK 38P70 and then using a M2716 EPROM or 28C16 EEPROM to store the compiled binary.
Thanks to the effort of GitHub user happppp, MAME has been updated to support the T.E.A.M.M.A.T.E. Game Computer. Both the original ROM and homebrew software can be run with MAME. The shell script make_mame_rom.sh is included in this repository to facilitate running T.E.A.M.M.A.T.E. ROMs with MAME. It will package a 2K binary image as MAME expects, and then copy it to your MAME roms directory as indicated as a command argument.
When running homebrew software, MAME must be launched from the command line with the mame teammate command. Furthermore, MAME will complain that the homebrew software image is incorrect, but this warning will be ignored when launching from the command line.
Here are some interesting links about the T.E.A.M.M.A.T.E. Game Computer:
- Original T.E.A.M.M.A.T.E. documentation:
- Creative Computing Magazine - November 1978 - T.E.A.M.M.A.T.E. reference is on page 73 of magazine. Sold for $40-$50.
- Consumer Reports review of TEAMMATE Game Computer - This device was not liked by Consumer Reports. Said it sold for $70.
