Derivatives
- An equivalent to the AY-3-8500 is the TMS1965NLA manufactured by Texas Instruments.
- A successor to the AY-3-8500 is the AY-3-8510, manufactured by General Instrument, housed in a 16-pin DIP and released in 1978. It only has four games but they are in color. One of the few consoles that use the AY-3-8510 is the Coleco Telstar Colortron.
- A competitor was the National Semiconductor MM57105.
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