{"id":27444,"date":"2023-11-03T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/?p=27444"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:27:44","slug":"bss01-veb-halbleiterwerk-frankfurt-an-der-oder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/bss01-veb-halbleiterwerk-frankfurt-an-der-oder\/","title":{"rendered":"BSS01 [VEB Frankfurt\/Oder]"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BSS01, also known as Bildschirmspiel 01, is a new addition to my collection of Pong consoles. This device is anything but \u2018normal\u2019, as one might assume, and is also known by the names TV-Spiel or RFT TV-Spiel (RFT stands for Rundfunk- und Fernmeldetechnik).
The history of this device is quite an adventure, although some parts of it cannot be confirmed 100%. Despite the simple technology used, the device is a real rarity.
In the 1970s, games consoles became a major form of leisure entertainment in the USA and Europe. In the East, however, these devices were practically non-existent, mainly due to the lag in microelectronics. To introduce the population to digital technology, the Ministry of Electrical Engineering and Electronics<\/em> of the GDR decided in 1977 to produce a \u2018screen game device\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between 1980 and 1984, VEB Halbleiterwerk Frankfurt an der Oder, part of the Mikroelektronik Erfurt combine, produced the BSS01 in the former GDR. This company and its workforce specialised in the manufacture of integrated circuits for industry in the GDR and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n


The decision to produce the GDR\u2019s only games console was probably taken in 1976\/1977 and was made by the government of the time, represented by State Secretary Karl Nendel. At the start of the project, the use of TTL chips \u2013 which were also manufacturable \u2013 was considered, but the idea was quickly abandoned due to the high number of 40\u201350 chips required per console. Similarly, replicating the existing chips (AY-3-8500-7) from General Instruments (USA) was ruled out. Ultimately, it was decided to import the necessary chips from the West.

The procurement of the chips has its own legendary history. One such legend claims that chips were brought from the USA to West Germany and hidden in concrete blocks, which were then imported into the GDR to conceal them from border guards and Western intelligence services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"BSS01
BSS01 \u2013 side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"BSS01
BSS01 \u2013 Bottom sticker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When the device was finally produced between 1980 and 1984, with an estimated production run of around 1,000 units, it was too expensive for private households \u2013 550 East German marks was equivalent to half a month\u2019s salary. As a result, it was more commonly found in youth clubs and public institutions. According to estimates, around 500 units of the various variants still exist today. These variants arose due to the shortage of materials at the time, and whatever was available was used \u2013 here are a few examples of the possible combinations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  • black, with coloured buttons and black controller<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • black, with coloured buttons and white controller<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • wei\u00df, mit farbigen Kn\u00f6pfen und schwarzem Controller<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • white, with coloured buttons and white controller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    There are estimates regarding the number of consoles still in existence, and it appears that the almost entirely white consoles (with a white casing and white controllers) are the rarest. Each console was assigned a \u201cserial number\u201d (also known as a batch number), which was located beneath the right-hand controller. Unfortunately, my white console has \u201clost\u201d this number. There are reports that units with identical numbers have turned up, which may be due to these numbers being \u2018lost\u2019 during production and the subsequent number being skipped. For example: if the number 523 appears twice, there is no number 524. There is also a rumour circulating that 3,000 chips were imported rather than 1,000, but what happened to these chips remains a mystery. Production of the BSS01 was discontinued in favour of manufacturing more radio alarm clocks, although rumours suggest that work was underway on a successor, the BSS02.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The BSS01 was quite simple to operate: two control pads equipped with rotary knobs allowed players to move the \"rackets\" vertically on the screen to hit the ball. The ball could be put into play automatically or manually. The game ended after 15 points had been scored.
    The following games were available and could be selected using the buttons on the right-hand side
    \u2013 Tennis: classic Pong
    \u2013 Football: each player has two rackets \u2013 one on each wall
    \u2013 Squash: both players play against the same wall
    \u2013 Pelota: squash for one player
    If no button is pressed, football with handicap starts: The left player has two rackets, the right player has three. The other two games on the chip are not used, as they are designed for use with a light gun. In 1982, instructions were published on how to modify the console to use the two games, as well as instructions for building a light gun. It was also possible to modify the console so that you could play against it on your own.

    Apart from the circuit board imported from the West, there was not much technology to be found inside \u2013 the power supply, HF modulator and loudspeaker were the rest.

    The interesting thing about this console is mainly its origin and the stories surrounding it, otherwise it would have been forgotten like many of the other Pong consoles, of which there were numerous different variants.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Das BSS01, auch bekannt als Bildschirmspiel 01, ist eine neue Erg\u00e4nzung zu meiner Sammlung von Pong-Konsolen. Dieses Ger\u00e4t ist alles andere als “normal”, wie man \u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4779],"tags":[4737,4768],"class_list":["post-27444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-veb-halbleiterwerk-frankfurt-an-der-oder","tag-hardware","tag-konsole"],"modified_by":"Jungsi","wp-worthy-pixel":{"ignored":false,"public":"badc9b421c8a4844b0a6de33c420458c","server":"","url":"https:\/\/vg05.met.vgwort.de\/na\/badc9b421c8a4844b0a6de33c420458c"},"wp-worthy-type":"normal","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/BSS01.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24877,"url":"https:\/\/www.jungsi.de\/en\/binatone-tv-master-mk8-pong-konsole\/","url_meta":{"origin":27444,"position":0},"title":"Binatone TV Master MK 8 [Pong Konsole]","author":"Jungsi","date":"2. 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