Ficha técnica
Historia
The VideoBrain Family Computer was designed and produced by Umtech Inc., doing business as the VideoBrain Computer Company of California in 1977. It was not widely available, although Macys department store briefly carried the computer on its shelves. It was sold in various configurations, and the price ranged from $500 to $1100 depending on the accessories chosen. New software for the VideoBrain was available on cartridge, which was a first for home computer systems. (Later price reductions brought costs down to $300 for the computer by itself, and $350900 for the packaged deals).[1] Available software ranged in price from $2040 for video games and educational software, and $70150 for productivity tools. The VideoBrain was an 8-bit cartridge-based computer that first hit stores in 1977. Boasting four joystick ports and a palette of 16 colors, it seemed tailor-made for gamers, much like the Commodore 64 which came out five years later. Unfortunately, very few games were actually produced for the system and it swiftly sank into obscurity. The VideoBrain was discontinued in 1979; a mere two years after it launched. As youd imagine, this makes it a rare collectors item – if you see one at auction it probably wont come cheap.
Características
VideoBrain Family Computer Model: 101 Introduced: December 1977 Released: March 1978 Price: US$499.95 CPU: Fairchild F8 @ 1.79MHz Memory: 1K RAM Display: 16 colors to TV (RF 3 or 4) 400 x 160 graphics 1000 characters of text Ports: joystick, expansion Storage: optional cassette recorder OS: optional APL/S
