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Spectravideo
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Spectravideo (SVI) produce a range of Z80 based computers running a powerful version of Microsoft Basic and utilising the Texas Instruments range of graphics processors with their own dedicated memory.
The early SVI machines were a precursor to the MSX compatible machines for a multitude of Japanese manufacturers that followed later. They are very similar, but some subtle changes made them incompatible with the MSX software that followed:
There were two primary models:
SVI-318 - Aimed at the entry level market, with a rubber keyboard and an inbuilt joystick.
SVI-328 - Aimed more at the small business market this machine came with more memory and a proper keyboard.
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TI-99/4 & TI-99/4A
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Brought out by Texas Instruments, and my first personal computer (TI-99/4), it was a well built machine, with a lot of hardware and software support. It had a reasonable presence in Australia, with quite a good following.
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