[game_preservation] FRED - Game console from Australia (ca. 1983)

[Melanie Swalwell]

Hi Devin, all,

I’m told that the thread has been updated with some further info, including magazine scans.  Have you seen this?  It seems FRED was only ever a prototype.

The article uploaded (from Australian Occupational Therapy Journal) provides an interesting early statement on the possible utility of games in physical/occupational therapy.

Cheers,

Melanie

From: game_preservation [mailto:game_preservation-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Swalwell
Sent: Monday, 6 October 2014 3:05 PM
To: IGDA Game Preservation SIG
Subject: Re: [game_preservation] FRED - Game console from Australia (ca. 1983)

Hi Devin,

Never heard of it, but then my speciality is obscure New Zealand machines!  The Z80 was widely used and many people made stuff locally, as I’ve been saying for years.  Travelling atm, but I’ll ask around my collector network when I get a chance.

Half a million seems a tad optimistic, if this is the only one that has surfaced.

Melanie

From: game_preservation [mailto:game_preservation-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Devin Monnens
Sent: Monday, 6 October 2014 1:08 PM
To: IGDA Game Preservation SIG
Subject: [game_preservation] FRED - Game console from Australia (ca. 1983)

Here's an oddity that's finding its way across the web. It's FRED, a game console made in Australia in 1983. Serial number on this is in the 320,000s, and I wouldn't be surprised if they manufactured over half a million.

http://imgur.com/a/aP2mF
https://www.reddit.com/r/retrogaming/comments/2idbft/thought_you_guys_might_like_this_too_fred_an/

Unfortunately, doesn't seem to be much information on it.

Melanie or anyone else here know a bit more about it?

-Devin
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