<s>
The	O
Interton	B-Device
Video	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
4000	I-Device
(	O
officially	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
Interton	B-Device
VC	I-Device
4000	I-Device
)	O
is	O
an	O
early	O
8-bit	O
ROM	O
cartridge-based	O
second-generation	B-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
England	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Austria	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
1978	B-Application
by	O
German	O
hearing	O
aid	O
manufacturer	O
Interton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
is	O
quite	O
obscure	O
outside	O
Germany	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
software-compatible	O
systems	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
numerous	O
European	O
countries	O
(	O
see	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
1292	B-Device
Advanced	I-Device
Programmable	I-Device
Video	I-Device
System	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
the	O
Interton	B-Device
Video	I-Device
3001	I-Device
and	O
was	O
sold	O
for	O
298	O
Deutsche	O
Mark	O
and	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Interton	B-Device
VC	I-Device
4000	I-Device
's	O
power	O
comes	O
from	O
a	O
Signetics	B-General_Concept
2650	I-General_Concept
CPU	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
an	O
Arcadia	B-Application
2001	I-Application
)	O
and	O
a	O
Signetics	O
2636	O
gaming	B-Device
controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
every	O
console	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
others	O
due	O
to	O
differences	O
in	O
the	O
shapes	O
and	O
dimensions	O
of	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slots	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
systems	O
are	O
software	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
article	O
about	O
the	O
1292	B-Device
Advanced	I-Device
Programmable	I-Device
Video	I-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
table	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
software-compatible	O
consoles	O
grouped	O
by	O
compatibility	O
family	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
slots	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Interton	B-Device
VC	I-Device
4000	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
known	O
as	O
cassettes	O
that	O
were	O
sold	O
for	O
40-50	O
Deutsche	O
Mark	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
