) A Videoton TVC home computer main unit and power supply | |
| Also known as | TVC |
|---|---|
| Developer | Videoton |
| Manufacturer | Videoton[1][2] |
| Type | home computer |
| Release date | around 1986 |
| Units sold | around 12000 |
| Operating system | TVC OS, UPM, BASIC |
| CPU | Zilog Z80 compatible |
| Memory | 32/64 kilobyte |
| Graphics | 128×240/16 colors, 256×240/4 colors, 512×240/2 colors (b&w) |
The TV-Computer (or TVC in short) is an 8-bit home computer which was manufactured by the Hungarian company Videoton around 1986. The computer was based on the Enterprise (computer) and had a built-in BASIC interpreter. Programs could be loaded via tape[3] or floppy. It had a built-in joystick and a keyboard with Hungarian letters and nine function keys.
There are three different models of the TVC:
- 32k which has 32 Kb of RAM
- 64k which has 64 Kb of RAM
- 64k+ which has 64 Kb of RAM and a newer BASIC interpreter (v2.2) and more video RAM (64 Kb instead of 16 Kb)
The TVC has three graphical modes: 128×240/16 colors, 256×240/4 colors, and 512×240/2 colors (black and white). Few programs existed for the computer. Many of these were written by dedicated amateurs and were distributed by mail.
References
- ^ Videoton TV-Computer, Old-Computers.com Museum
- ^ Videoton TVC (TV-Computer) from 1983, MEGA – Museum of Electronic Games & Art
- ^ Videoton TV Computer Tape File Converter, Google code