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History

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The Leisure Vision is a licensed Canadian version of the Arcadia 2001 that was launched in 1982 and discontinued in 1984.[1][2][3] While the system is considered a landmark release in Canadian consoles,[3] little more is known about it.

Technology

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The Leisure Vision uses a Signetics 2650A clocked at 3.58 megahertz, with a Signetics 2637 co processor.[1]

The Leisure Vision has 1 kilobyte of RAM.[1]

Game library

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The Leisure Vision is said to have a somewhat larger library than the standard Arcadia 2001 compatible systems.[3]

References

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  1. a b c "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. "Leisure Vision - Ultimate Console Database at ultimateconsoledatabase.com". ultimateconsoledatabase.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. a b c "Leisure Vision – Montreal Video Game Museum". Retrieved 31 October 2020.