INTV Corporation... I-N-T-V or INN-TV?

[+5-11under]

Life was so much simpler before Wednesday... .

[mr_me]

1 hour ago, nurmix said:

Interesting.  I hadn't thought about the way it was written / printed.

Of course that's the same way Mattel wrote it as well, with the lower case "t" and "i"s... so that may have just been a carry over from that with INtV Corp.

 

 

Since I don't currently have Terry Valeski's contact info (although I'm working on that), I'll reach out to Dave Warhol and see what his memories of the name are.

 

When it was not stylised, it was written "INTV" or "INTV Corporation", as can be seen on cartridge boxes, console instructions, and game catalogs.  You can see how it's pronounced by the programmers in interviews as in the Intellivisionairies Slam Dunk episode for example.

[+nurmix]

4 hours ago, mr_me said:

When it was not stylised, it was written "INTV" or "INTV Corporation", as can be seen on cartridge boxes, console instructions, and game catalogs.  You can see how it's pronounced by the programmers in interviews as in the Intellivisionairies Slam Dunk episode for example.

I should listen to that show some time.. I hear good things.

 

Yeah, I don't remember any of the programmers I interviewed saying "INN TV".

 

[+nurmix]

5 hours ago, 5-11under said:

Life was so much simpler before Wednesday... .

Blame @cmart604... everyone else does.

 

[+Lathe26]

1 hour ago, nurmix said:

Blame @cmart604... everyone else does.

 

 

[+nurmix]

 

[blame Canada]

Hmm… you might be on to something, Lathe! I’ll have to check the poll to see if it’s primarily Canadians who say ‘INN TV’, and Americans who say ‘I N T V’. It may be another case of “SARR-EE” / “SORE-EE”?

 

 

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[suspicious_milk]

INTellivision Valeski

 

INTV "Int-vee"

 

INTellivision V (Roman Five?)

 

I'm looking for any excuse that I'm somehow "right".  Watchagonnado?  Lol.

[+Lathe26]

On 3/10/2022 at 9:09 PM, Lathe26 said:

<tosses grenade into the room>

 

Anyone pronounce it as "INT-V"?

Originally, I posted this as a joke.  I never suspected anyone actually said it that way. 

 

[Rickster8]

Hi Nurmix,

 

I sent you an Instant Message.... ?

 

Rickster8

[atarifan88]

@nurmix like you, I've always pronounced it I-N-T-V.  Anything else must be a Canadian thing.  Sorry you've had to endure that for so long! ??

 

Edit: I just went back and read the previous replies.  Yep, that must be it!

Edited March 21, 2022 by atarifan88

[Rickster8]

Hi Nurmix, @nurmix

 

Do you still sell the Intellivision Flashback Adapters listed in the link below? I want to buy 2 sets of the 2nd option. 

 

Please let me know 

 

Thanks,

 

Rickster8

 

http://intellivisionaries.com/flashback/