Philips VG5000
DeveloperPhilips
ManufacturerRadiotechnique (RTS)
TypeHome computer
Generation8-bit
Release dateFrance: 1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)
Lifespan1984-1986
Introductory price1990 FF
Discontinued1986
Units sold300000 in 1984
MediaCassette tape
Operating systemVG5000 BASIC
CPUZ80 @ 4 MHz
Memory24 KB RAM, 18KB ROM
DisplaySemigraphics (equivalent resolution of 320x250), 8 colors
GraphicsThomson EF9345
Sound1 voice, 5 octave range
Start up screen

The VG5000μ is a computer created by Philips in 1984.[1][2][3] It was manufactured in Le Mans by Radiotechnique (RTS)[4] and marketed under the Philips,[5][6] Radiola[7] and Schneider[8] brands.[4][9]

Not compatible with any other machines, it offered VG5000 BASIC (derived from Microsoft BASIC-80) as the operating system upon boot. Graphic ability was limited to a semigraphic symbol display, with the equivalent resolution of 320 x 250 in 8 colors. There are about forty games available for the system.[10][11][12][13]

300 000 units were sold in 1984, according to an internal Philips report, with 500 000 predicted for 1985.[14]

Aimed at schools,[15] it was unsuccessful and production ended in 1986.[16] As of 2022, enthusiasts remain active in developing new homebrew software and emulators for the system.[17][18][19][20][21][22]

Specifications

References

  1. ↑ Gondicas, Piechaud (1985). "Philips - L'ordinateur de crise VG 5000". Science & Vie Micro (13): 56. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06.
  2. ↑ Lilen, Henri (1984). "Le "VG 5000" PHILIPS, un familial français". Micro-Ordinateurs (27). Archived from the original on 2020-08-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Philips - VG5000". Doctsf Le Grand Livre de la TSF (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  4. 1 2 "RADIOLA VG 5000". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum.
  5. ↑ NECK, Fabien (2018). "Philips - VG 5000". system-cfg - Collection d ordinateurs anciens et de consoles de jeux.
  6. ↑ "Philips VG 5000". Le grenier informatique - Site sur la restauration et la collection des anciens ordinateurs. 2020-08-06. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  7. ↑ "Ordinateur : Le Radiola VG 5000µ". Association MO5.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  8. ↑ "Ordinateur : Le Schneider VG 5000µ". Association MO5.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  9. ↑ Osmose (2020-05-17). "À la découverte du Philips VG5000µ". Queen Meka (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  10. ↑ "Listing of all Philips VG5000 games". The Video Games Museum.
  11. ↑ Turk182 (2022). "#Rétrogaming : tu te souviens… US Rallye sur VG5000". THM Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "Philips VG5000". Universal Videogame List. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  13. ↑ "Liste de tous les jeux Philips VG5000". Le Musee des Jeux Video (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Philips VG5000". Silicium. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  15. ↑ "Le VG 5000". ABC Informatique. No. 62. March 1985. pp. 1229–1231.
  16. ↑ "PHILIPS VG 5000". OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum.
  17. ↑ "Votre VG5000 n'est pas fragile". VG5000 Bazar. 2023. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  18. ↑ "Articles avec le tag « VG5000 »". Triceraprog La programmation depuis le Crétacé. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  19. ↑ Coulom, Daniel (2022). "Emulateur VG5000 DCVG5K". DCVG5K - Emulateur pour Windows du VG5000µ Philips/Radiola/Schneider. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  20. ↑ HERVIER, Carl (2014). "My VG5000 :-)". vg5000.free.fr. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  21. ↑ max, Sergio (2022-08-24). "logiciels développés cette année 2017 :: Vg5000". Sergio max. (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  22. ↑ "Retro Programmers United for Obscure Systems - Philips VG5000 session". itch.io. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 VG5000 Manuel de service (Service manual). Edition Service SA. 1984.
  24. ↑ Hoagie (2022). "MadeInFrance 11 : Micros & crocos, the French home computer market in the '80s". Abandonware France (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  25. ↑ Hervier, Carl; Vanlierde, Stéphane (2023). "La page des fans du VG5000µ". vg5k.free.fr.
  26. ↑ "The VG5000µ page". vg5k.free.fr.
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