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Fri, 07/20/2007 - 9:59am
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Bill Loguidice
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VideoBrain - Quirky is not a strong enough word

Quirky indeed. The VideoBrain has four built-in programs: Text, Clock, Alarm and Color Bars, but no built-in operating system or language! In fact, I believe there never was a version of BASIC released for the system, only APL/S on cartridge. While I would love to get that APL/S cartridge to truly make the thing usable (along with one of the expansion modules for access to a cassette deck) from more than a pre-package program standpoint, I'm not holding my breath.

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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.
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Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.

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