Developer | Philips |
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Manufacturer | Radiotechnique (RTS) |
Type | Home computer |
Generation | 8-bit |
Release date | France: 1 October 1984 |
Lifespan | 1984-1986 |
Introductory price | 1990 FF |
Discontinued | 1986 |
Units sold | 300000 in 1984 |
Media | Cassette tape |
Operating system | VG5000 BASIC |
CPU | Z80 @ 4 MHz |
Memory | 24 KB RAM, 18KB ROM |
Display | Semigraphics (equivalent resolution of 320x250), 8 colors |
Graphics | Thomson EF9345 |
Sound | 1 voice, 5 octave range |
The VG5000μ is a computer created by Philips in 1984.[1][2][3] It was manufactured in Le Mans by Radiotechnique (RTS)[4] and marketed under the Philips,[5][6] Radiola[7] and Schneider[8] brands.[4][9]
Not compatible with any other machines, it offered VG5000 BASIC (derived from Microsoft BASIC-80) as the operating system upon boot. Graphic ability was limited to a semigraphic symbol display, with the equivalent resolution of 320 x 250 in 8 colors. There are about forty games available for the system.[10][11][12][13]
300 000 units were sold in 1984, according to an internal Philips report, with 500 000 predicted for 1985.[14]
Aimed at schools,[15] it was unsuccessful and production ended in 1986.[16] As of 2022, enthusiasts remain active in developing new homebrew software and emulators for the system.[17][18][19][20][21][22]
There are 33 commercial video games for Philips VG5000.[27][28]
Title | Release year | Publisher |
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Backgammon | 1984 | Philips |
Bris de Glace | 1984 | Philips |
Citadelle | 1984 | Philips |
Divertissements | 1984 | Philips |
Football | 1984 | Philips |
Glouton | 1984 | Philips |
Hélicoptère | 1984 | Philips |
La Carotte Malicieuse | 1985 | VIFI-Nathan |
La Moto Infernale | 1984 | Philips |
La Pierre Philosophale Chapter 1 - La Pierre Philosophale | 198? | Elite Diffusion |
La Pierre Philosophale Chapter 2 - La Clef de l'Ile | 198? | Elite Diffusion |
La Pierre Philosophale Chapter 3 - La Porte du Jardin des Hesperides | 198? | Elite Diffusion |
La Pierre Philosophale Chapter 4 - La Porte des Gnomes | 198? | Elite Diffusion |
La Pierre Philosophale Chapter 5 - La Porte des Pieuvres | 198? | Elite Diffusion |
La Pierre Philosophale Chapter 6 - La Porte du Harpie | 198? | Elite Diffusion |
La Pierre Philosophale Chapter 7 - La Porte du Gouffre | 198? | Elite Diffusion |
L'abeille | 1984 | Philips |
Le Fou Volant | 1984 | Philips |
Le Labyrinthe et la Princesse | 1985 | Edisoft, Loriciels |
Le monstre | 1984 | Philips |
Mes Premiers Mots Croises Vol. 1 - Francais-Vocabulaire | 1985 | VIFI-Nathan |
Mes Premiers Mots Croises Vol. 2 - Francais-Vocabulaire | 1985 | VIFI-Nathan |
Micros Jeux Cocktails de Jeux | 1985 | VIFI-Nathan |
Mission Omega | 1984 | Philips |
Monkey Academy | 1984 | Philips |
Objectif Delta | 1984 | Philips |
Preterite Star | 1985 | Belin |
Reversis | 1984 | Philips |
Simulateur de Vol | 1984 | Philips |
Staroc | 1984 | Philips |
Tortues | 1984 | Philips |
US Rallye | 1984 | Philips |
Viking | 1984 | Philips |
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