Microdigital Eletrônica Ltda. was an influential
Brazilian
computer company
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in the 1980s, based in
São Paulo.
History
Established in 1981 by the brothers George and Tomas Kovari (whose initials were the TK of the
domestic computers line made by the company), its first product was the ''TK80'', a clone of the
British microcomputer
Sinclair ZX80.
The company reached its height around 1985, with the launching of the
TK90X (clone of the
ZX Spectrum)
and the ''TK-2000 II'', a
personal computer partially compatible (at
Applesoft BASIC level) with the
Apple II+
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. At this time, it had approximately 400 employees in three plants (two in
São Paulo and one in the
Zona Franca
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de
Manaus
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) and more than 700 peddlers spread for all
Brazil.
Although the logo of the company is identical to the earlier Microdigital Ltd of the
United Kingdom the company is not related.
Line of products
A not extensive list of Microdigital's products:
Home computers
* TK80 (1981)
* TK82 (1981)
*
TK82C (1981)
* TK83 (1982)
*
TK85 (1983)
*
TKS800 (1984 - ''
vapourware
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'')
*
TK90X (1985)
*
TK95 (1986)
Personal computers
* TK 2000 (1984)
* TK-3000 IIe (1986)
* TK-3000 IIe Compact (1987)
* TK EXTended (1987)
* LT 1600 D (?)
* TK Portable (?)
Peripherals
* TK Printer (''
vapourware
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Video-games
* Onyx (1984)- Colecovision clone, never launched
* Onyx Jr (1985)
Software
Microdigital sold software (almost always pirate copies of foreign programs) through its subsidiary, ''Microsoft''.
Others
* Microdigital Rhythmic 2 Portable Keyboard
References
External links
*
Microdigitalby Chema Matas i
MicroHobby.com*
Electronics companies of Brazil
Defunct computer companies of Brazil
Defunct manufacturing companies of Brazil
Manufacturing companies based in São Paulo
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