Videoton TV-Computer


The TV-Computer 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 tape 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 RAM64k which has 64 KB of RAM64k+ which has 64 KB of RAM and a newer BASIC interpreter and more video RAM
The TVC has three graphical modes: 128×240/16 colors, 256×240/4 colors, and 512×240/2 colors. There was no text mode, only graphical. This made the computer a bit slow and smooth scrolling is pretty challenging.
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 and four upper expansion ports and two joystick ports.
The four upper expansion ports made this computer very versatile. The official floppy solution was connected to one of these ports, the RS232 card also was plugged here. The classroom network card also used this port, the planned game card 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, game card, HDMI output with several FPGA cores, USB/PS2 mouse handling and many more.

Games

There are 100 games from commercial publishers for the Videoton TV-Computer
NameYearPublisher
21198?SiL Software in LUX
5 Labdajáték1987Novotrade
Amoba198?Videoton Hungary
A Bolygó Neve - Halál1988Berysoft
Banánfaló198?Berysoft
Banánfaló198?Novotrade
Bányász198?Novotrade
Bázis198?SiL Software in LUX
Boszorkánykonyha - Kalandozások a Kémiában1987Novotrade
Búvár198?Berysoft
Buvar Kaland + Ijasz Verseny198?Novotrade
Centaury198?Novotrade
Centaury-1198?Novotrade
Ciklon198?SiL Software in LUX
Commando1989Berysoft
Commando1987SiL Software in LUX
Crazy Kangaroo1986Videoton Hungary
Demo Kazetta 01 - Bevezetés198?Videoton Hungary
Demo Kazetta 02 - Tili-Toli198?Videoton Hungary
Demo Kazetta 03 - Rajzoló198?Videoton Hungary
Demo Kazetta 04 - Zene198?Videoton Hungary
Demo Kazetta 05 - Betükészítö, Bombázó198?Videoton Hungary
Drawer198?SiL Software in LUX
Egybeirjam? Különírjam? 11988Novotrade
Egybeirjam? Különírjam? 21988Novotrade
Ejtöernyö198?SiL Software in LUX
Expedíció1989Berysoft
Fekete Sólyom198?SiL Software in LUX
Felderítö198?SiL Software in LUX
Festö játék198?Novotrade
Fizikai összefüggések1987Novotrade
Forma-1 Hungaroring198?Novotrade
Geo1987Videoton Hungary
Geometriai Transzformációk1988Novotrade
Golf198?Berysoft
Griff198?SiL Software in LUX
Harc a Föld Körül198?Novotrade
Harc a föld körül198?Videoton Hungary
Hungaroring198?Novotrade
Jet Pack198?SiL Software in LUX
Kazettás Szövegszerkesztö TV-Computerre198?Novotrade
Keresd a gyürüt198?SiL Software in LUX
Kísértetkastély 1198?SiL Software in LUX
Körmöci arany198?Novotrade
Korongbiliárd198?SiL Software in LUX
Ladderman1989Berysoft
Létra198?Novotrade
Level Three198?SiL Software in LUX
Lift198?SiL Software in LUX
Lovagi Torna1988Berysoft
Magyarország198?SiL Software in LUX
Marokkó198?Videoton Hungary
Minotaurusz198?Novotrade
Mr. Alex1985Videoton Hungary
Nagy Függvényábrázoló1987Novotrade
Ninja198?Novotrade
Olajsejk198?SiL Software in LUX
Orjarat198?Novotrade
Othello198?Novotrade
Pack Man198?Videoton Hungary
Póklakoma1987Novotrade
Poseidon Kincse1989Novotrade
Reflex198?SiL Software in LUX
Robin Hood198?Novotrade
Robin Hood - Íjászverseny198?Berysoft
RoHAMM1989Novotrade
Sakk - Cyrus II1985Novotrade
Space Invaders1986Videoton Hungary
Space Sapper1987Novotrade
Sprinter198?Berysoft
Sprinter198?SiL Software in LUX
Star Wars198?SiL Software in LUX
Szakmai számítások198?SiL Software in LUX
Szánkóverseny1985Videoton Hungary
Színre színt198?Berysoft
Szonda198?SiL Software in LUX
Szörny198?SiL Software in LUX
Telex - 1500 szó magyarul 11988Novotrade
Telex - 1500 szó magyarul 21988Novotrade
Tetris198?Videoton Hungary
Tower198?Berysoft
Turbó Rudi1987Novotrade
Turbó Rudi1987Videoton Hungary
TV Ball1988Novotrade
TV Póker198?Novotrade
TV-Stack1987Novotrade
Urhódító1986Videoton Hungary
Ursikló198?SiL Software in LUX
Varázsecset1988Novotrade
Varázsgömb198?Berysoft
Varázsgömb198?Videoton Hungary
Videoton198?Videoton Hungary
Vigyori198?SiL Software in LUX
Volleyball1990Berysoft
Volleyball1990Videoton Hungary
VT Bridzs198?Videoton Hungary
Wimbledon198?SiL Software in LUX
Windsurfer198?Novotrade
Zenegyár1989SiL Software in LUX
Zsír198?Berysoft