MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, the director at ASCII Corporation. Microsoft and Nishi conceived the project as an attempt to create unified standards among various home computing system manufacturers of the period, in the same fashion as the VHS standard for home video tape machines. The first MSX computer sold to the public was a Mitsubishi ML-8000, released on October 21, 1983, thus marking its official release date.
MSX BASIC is a dialect of the BASIC programming language. It is an extended version of Microsoft's MBASIC Version 4.5, adding support for graphic, music, and various peripherals attached to MSX microcomputers. Generally, MSX BASIC is designed to follow GW-BASIC, released the same year for IBM PCs and clones. During the creation of MSX BASIC, effort was made to make the system flexible and expandable.
The X1, sometimes called the Sharp X1 or CZ-800C, is a series of home computers released by Sharp Corporation from 1982 to 1988. It is based on a Zilog Z80 CPU.
Cassiopeia is a 1996 Brazilian CGI animated feature film, produced and released by NDR Filmes in Brazil on April 1, 1996.
The Spectravideo SVI-738 X'Press is an MSX1 compatible home computer manufactured by Spectravideo from 1985. Although compatible with the MSX 1.0 standard, it incorporates several extensions to the standard ; many are hardware-compatible with the MSX 2.0 standard but the system as a whole is not, leading to it being referred to as an "MSX 1.5" computer.
Ringo R-470 was a Brazilian clone of the Sinclair ZX81 by Ritas do Brasil Ltda. introduced in 1983. It featured a Z80A processor at 3.25 MHz, 8K ROM and 16 KB RAM. It wasn't 100% compatible with the ZX81, and some BASIC tokens have alternate codings.
The Dismac D8000 was the first personal computer manufactured in Brazil in 1980. It was also the first Brazilian TRS-80 Model I clone.
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium encased in a rectangular plastic carrier. It is read and written using a floppy disk drive (FDD). Floppy disks were an almost universal data format from the 1970s into the 1990s, used for primary data storage as well as for backup and data transfers between computers.
The Expert, made by Gradiente Eletrônica was the second and last MSX home computer launched in the Brazilian market, in the mid-1980s.
The ENER 1000 was a Portuguese computer released in 1982. It had 64 KB RAM and two 5+1⁄4-inch double-density floppy disk drives. It ran the CP/M operating system.
Prológica Indústria e Comércio de Microcomputadores, commonly shortened to Prológica, was an influential Brazilian microcomputer company that reached its peak in the mid-1980s, when it ranked third among national companies in the sector.
CP 500 was a Brazilian personal computer range, designed and manufactured in Brazil by Prológica.
Sistema 700 was a personal professional microcomputer, introduced by the Brazilian computer company Prológica in 1981.
The NE-Z8000 is a Brazilian homebuilt computer clone of the Sinclair ZX81, introduced in late 1982 by Prológica's subsidiary, the monthly magazine Nova Eletrônica.
Solution 16 was a personal computer the first Brazilian all-in-one PC, introduced by Prológica in 1986.
CP 450 was a large cabinet containing a floppy disk drive interface, exactly like the TRS-80 Color Computer, manufactured by Prológica, a computer company located in Brazil.
The AS-1000 was a Brazilian clone of the Sinclair ZX81 introduced by Engebrás Eletrônica e Informática Ltda in October 1983. The main differences regarding the ZX81 are the internal power supply and larger RAM. The machine had an initial retail price of Cr$ 195 000.
The VC 50 was an 8-bit home computer produced in Brazil by the company Engetécnica between 1983 and 1985. It was one of the many clone machines based on the TRS-80 Color Computer introduced during the Brazilian "Market Reserve", like the Codimex CD-6809 or Prológica CP 400 COLOR.
The MX-1600 was an 8-bit home computer produced in Brazil by the company Dynacom in 1985. It was one of the many clone machines based on the TRS-80 Color Computer introduced during the Brazilian "Market Reserve", like the Codimex CD-6809 or Prológica CP 400 COLOR.
The Apply 300 was a Brazilian clone of the Sinclair ZX81 introduced by CDSE - Centro de Desenvolvimento de Sistemas Elétricos Ltda.
