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Brazil
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ian computer company
Computer industry
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in the 1980s
1980s
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, based in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
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History
Established in 1981 by the brothers George and Tomas Kovari (from where the TK of the domestic computersHome computer
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line made by the company came from), its first product was the TK80, a clone of the British
United Kingdom
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microcomputer Sinclair ZX80
Sinclair ZX80
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The company reached its height around 1985, with the launching of the TK 90X
TK 90X
The TK 90X was the first Brazilian ZX Spectrum clone made in 1985 by Microdigital Eletronica, a company located at São Paulo, Brazil, that manufactured some ZX81 clones before and a ZX80 clones ....
(clone of the ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
) and the TK-2000 II, a personal computer
Personal computer
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partially compatible (at Applesoft BASIC
Applesoft BASIC
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level) with the Apple II+. At this time, it had approximately 400 employees in three plants (two in São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
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and one in the Zona Franca
Free port
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de Manaus
Manaus
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....
) and more than 700 peddlers spread for all Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Home computers
- TK80 (1981)
- TK82 (1981)
- TK 82CTK 82CTK 82C was a Sinclair ZX81 clone made by Microdigital Eletrônica Ltda., a computer company located in Brazil.-General information:The TK 82C had the ZILOG Z80A processor running at 3.25 MHz, 2 KB SRAM and 8 KB of EPROM with the BASIC interpreter. The keyboard was made of layers of...
(1981) - TK83 (1982)
- TK 85TK 85The TK 85 was a ZX81 clone made by Microdigital Eletronica, a computer company located in Brazil. It came with 16 or 48 kB RAM, and had a ZX Spectrum-style case, more precisely a Timex Sinclair 1500 clone....
(1983) - TKS800 (1984 - vapourware)
- TK 90XTK 90XThe TK 90X was the first Brazilian ZX Spectrum clone made in 1985 by Microdigital Eletronica, a company located at São Paulo, Brazil, that manufactured some ZX81 clones before and a ZX80 clones ....
(1985) - TK 95TK 95The TK 95 microcomputer was the evolution of TK 90X made in the 1980s by Microdigital Eletronica, a company located at São Paulo, Brazil that manufactured some ZX81 clones before and a ZX80 clone...
(1986)
Personal computers
- TK 2000 (1984)
- TK-3000 IIe (1986)
- TK-3000 IIe Compact (1987)
- TK EXTended (1987)
- LT 1600 D (?)
- TK Portable (?)