Subj : Re: What was your first computer?
To   : All
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Fri Jul 05 2024 00:14:21

On Fri, 5 Jul 2024 10:40:00 +1000
"Spectre" (21:3/101) <Spectre@f101.n3.z21.fidonet> wrote:

>  NR> The first computer I used was a Video Genie, which was a Hong
>  NR> Kong manufactured TRS-80 compatible-ish system build a built in
>  NR> tape deck.  
> 
> We had them here, as the Dick Smith System80.  Seeing a pattern with
> Dick Smith here? They took a lot of cheap clones and badged them for
> local consumption.
> 
> The system80 was marketed as being compatible with some TRS80 models,
> but also saw people having issues with that same compatibility.
> Mostly in getting pre-recorded tapes to load anything.
> 
> Spec
> 
> 
> *** THE READER V4.50 [freeware]
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>  * Origin: A camel is a horse designed by a committee. (21:3/101)

Yes, I know about the System 80. They also had had different names all
over the world, including here in the US.
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