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The Electron is the inexpensive smaller sibling of the BBC Micro. Acorn introduced it on 25 August 1983 for £199. A custom Ferranti ULA handles graphics …
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AEG Logistat P025 MICROCOMPUTER PC-8201A: the device entry with a photograph of the computer and a secondary image source.
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The Alphatronic PC (also spelled alphaTronic PC) is a mix of home computer and business computer, which was mainly sold in Germany. Triumph-Adler has come from …
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The Apple IIe was one of Apple’s most successful mass-market computers. The Apple II range began in 1977 with the Apple II, followed two years later by the …
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Apple released the Lisa 1983; it is considered the first personal computer with mouse and keyboard. The operating system Lisa OS offers a graphical …
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In the early 1980s, Atari enjoyed success with the VCS 2600 console and the Atari 400/800 computers, but sales were declining. It responded in 1982 with the …
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The Lynx from British manufacturer Camputers reached the market in early 1983, with 48, 96 or 128 KB RAM priced at £225, £299 and £345, considerably more than …
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The Roller Controller was the final ColecoVision accessory: a trackball with smooth, fast 360-degree movement and four extra buttons. Its power connector fits …
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The Single Drive Executive 64 (SX-64) is a portable version of the popular C64, which Commodore launched in December 1983. It has a built-in 5 inch color …
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The Cassette Vision Jr. is a variant of the Cassette Vision, which is later published and offers fewer functions. Compared to the Cassette Vision, the Jr …
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The Japanese manufacturer Gakken successfully produces electronic toys and arcade machines in the 1980s. The Compact Vision TV Boy will be released in October …
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Open pageAlready in 1982, long before the WaveBird or DualShock 3 controller, the first wireless joystick appears. This controller is mainly designed for the Atari 2600 …
Open pageIn addition to some modules that can be run exclusively on the G7400, the Home Computer Module C7420 has an extension that also makes this game console a fully …
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The MUPID is a videotex terminal from Graz that does more than simply retrieve information. Bildschirmtext (BTX) uses a telephone line and a television to …
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The DEF 3000 is the version of Lambda 8300 distributed in France by Lambda Electronics from Hong Kong, a clone of the Sinclair ZX81. In Germany the same …
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The Aquarius is the home computer from Mattel Electronics, manufacturer of the Intellivision console. It was developed and built by Radofin in Hong Kong …
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The Cosmic Command Controller is a typical periphery of this era, insofar as a toy manufacturer strives to authentically recreate the gaming feeling of a …
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Open pageThe expansion system is an extension for the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. The module for speech input is particularly interesting. The device flopped and …
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In parallel to the video game crash in the West, Nintendo introduces Famicom in Japan, an abbreviation for Family Computer. In fact, the console is supposed to …
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A competitor from Italy for the Epson HX-20: With built-in software and a large display at the time.
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Philips seamlessly transforms the transition between Philips Videopac G7000 and the successor model G7400. The new console has more up-to-date graphics …
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The TRS-80 Color Computer (CoCo) is a home computer of the Tandy Corporation, founded in Fort Worth in collaboration with Motorola. Although the CoCo belongs …
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The Sharp MZ-700 series stands for a group of Japanese computers that differ in the built-in periphery (printer yes/no, datasette yes/no). The MZ-731 (twice …
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Open pageIn the early 80s, several expansions appeared, or were at least announced, that could turn games consoles into home computers. This became necessary as …
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The MC-10 was Tandy's inexpensive entry into colour computing, sold in Radio Shack stores in 1983 for US$119.95. Aimed at beginners, it is a reduced version of …
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The Texas Instruments Compact Computer 40 or CC-40 is a battery powered portable computer from Texas Instruments. It is powered by four AA batteries or an AC …
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The company Timex Sinclair was a joint venture between the British Sinclair Research and the American Timex Corporation (now Timex Group USA, Inc.) to better …
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The Vectrex offers a technology that no other home console has before or after: the image is not built line by line, but via vectors – hence the name.
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The Vtech Laser 100 and Vtech Laser 110 are the first home computers of Hong Kong based company Video Technology Ltd. It was also known in Germany as Sanyo …
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The company VTech (abbreviation for Video Technology Ltd.) from Hong Kong developed the Laser 200 as a successor to Laser 100/110. It was sold by different …
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VTech (abbreviation for Video Technology Ltd.) is an electronics company from Hong Kong that sold Laser computers across different store chains in other …
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