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 and had a built-in BASIC interpreter. Programs could be loaded via tapeVideoton TV Computer Tape File Converter, Google code 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). There was no text mode, only graphical. This made the computer a bit slow and smooth scrolling is pretty challenging (though there are examples for vertical and horizontal scrolling games nowadays).
Few programs existed for the computer. Many of these were written by dedicated amateurs and were distributed by mail.
It has two tape ports, one A/V, one RGB monitor, one RF connector, one Centronics printer port, one side (for program-modules - game cartridges) and four upper (computer internals are almost exposed) expansion ports and two joystick ports (compatible with Atari-style joysticks, but may have two buttons).
The four upper expansion ports made this computer very versatile. The official floppy solution was connected to one of these ports, the RS-232 card also was plugged here. The classroom network card also used this port, the planned game card (with sprite capabilities) also would have used this port - unfortunately there are only some pictures about the prototype module and some documents mention it. Even a SID card was created, using a SID chip to enhance the TVC sound capabilities.
Current enhancements using these ports are: SD card reader, sound card (with 3 different sound chips), game card (+2 joystick ports +SN76489 sound chip + 4 built-in games), HDMI output with several FPGA cores (ofc including TVC), USB/PS/2 mouse handling (and an unreleased gamecard with SID and sprite support) and many more.
Games
There are 100 games from commercial publishers for the Videoton TV-Computer
Name Year Publisher 21 198? SiL Software in LUX 5 Labdajáték 1987 Novotrade Amoba 198? Videoton Hungary A Bolygó Neve - Halál 1988 Berysoft Banánfaló 198? Berysoft Banánfaló 198? Novotrade Bányász 198? Novotrade Bázis 198? SiL Software in LUX Boszorkánykonyha - Kalandozások a Kémiában 1987 Novotrade Búvár 198? Berysoft Buvar Kaland + Ijasz Verseny 198? Novotrade Centaury 198? Novotrade Centaury-1 198? Novotrade Ciklon 198? SiL Software in LUX Commando 1989 Berysoft Commando 1987 SiL Software in LUX Crazy Kangaroo 1986 Videoton Hungary Demo Kazetta 01 - Bevezetés 198? Videoton Hungary Demo Kazetta 02 - Tili-Toli 198? Videoton Hungary Demo Kazetta 03 - Rajzoló 198? Videoton Hungary Demo Kazetta 04 - Zene 198? Videoton Hungary Demo Kazetta 05 - Betükészítö, Bombázó 198? Videoton Hungary Drawer 198? SiL Software in LUX Egybeirjam? Különírjam? 1 1988 Novotrade Egybeirjam? Különírjam? 2 1988 Novotrade Ejtöernyö 198? SiL Software in LUX Expedíció 1989 Berysoft Fekete Sólyom 198? SiL Software in LUX Felderítö 198? SiL Software in LUX Festö játék 198? Novotrade Fizikai összefüggések 1987 Novotrade Forma-1 Hungaroring 198? Novotrade Geo 1987 Videoton Hungary Geometriai Transzformációk 1988 Novotrade Golf 198? Berysoft Griff 198? SiL Software in LUX Harc a Föld Körül 198? Novotrade Harc a föld körül 198? Videoton Hungary Hungaroring 198? Novotrade Jet Pack 198? SiL Software in LUX Kazettás Szövegszerkesztö TV-Computerre 198? Novotrade Keresd a gyürüt 198? SiL Software in LUX Kísértetkastély 1 198? SiL Software in LUX Körmöci arany 198? Novotrade Korongbiliárd 198? SiL Software in LUX Ladderman 1989 Berysoft Létra 198? Novotrade Level Three 198? SiL Software in LUX Lift 198? SiL Software in LUX Lovagi Torna 1988 Berysoft Magyarország 198? SiL Software in LUX Marokkó 198? Videoton Hungary Minotaurusz 198? Novotrade Mr. Alex 1985 Videoton Hungary Nagy Függvényábrázoló 1987 Novotrade Ninja 198? Novotrade Olajsejk 198? SiL Software in LUX Orjarat 198? Novotrade Othello 198? Novotrade Pack Man 198? Videoton Hungary Póklakoma 1987 Novotrade Poseidon Kincse 1989 Novotrade Reflex 198? SiL Software in LUX Robin Hood 198? Novotrade Robin Hood - Íjászverseny 198? Berysoft RoHAMM 1989 Novotrade Sakk - Cyrus II 1985 Novotrade Space Invaders 1986 Videoton Hungary Space Sapper 1987 Novotrade Sprinter 198? Berysoft Sprinter 198? SiL Software in LUX Star Wars 198? SiL Software in LUX Szakmai számítások 198? SiL Software in LUX Szánkóverseny 1985 Videoton Hungary Színre színt 198? Berysoft Szonda 198? SiL Software in LUX Szörny 198? SiL Software in LUX Telex - 1500 szó magyarul 1 1988 Novotrade Telex - 1500 szó magyarul 2 1988 Novotrade Tetris 198? Videoton Hungary Tower 198? Berysoft Turbó Rudi 1987 Novotrade Turbó Rudi 1987 Videoton Hungary TV Ball 1988 Novotrade TV Póker 198? Novotrade TV-Stack 1987 Novotrade Urhódító 1986 Videoton Hungary Ursikló 198? SiL Software in LUX Varázsecset 1988 Novotrade Varázsgömb 198? Berysoft Varázsgömb 198? Videoton Hungary Videoton 198? Videoton Hungary Vigyori 198? SiL Software in LUX Volleyball 1990 Berysoft Volleyball 1990 Videoton Hungary VT Bridzs 198? Videoton Hungary Wimbledon 198? SiL Software in LUX Windsurfer 198? Novotrade Zenegyár 1989 SiL Software in LUX Zsír 198? Berysoft
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