Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ever wondered why Japan failed at the home computer market, but in the 80s they dominated almost everywhere else? Wonder no more...

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Sources:
Personal Computer World magazine
Byte magazine
Sharp pocket computers: trs-80.org/pocket-computer-1.html
Japanese Manufacturers – how successful will they be? archive.org/details/byte-magazine-1982-05/page/118/mode/2up
MSX BASIC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX_BASIC
Spectravideo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectravideo
Spectravideo SV-318: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SV-318
MSX: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSX
List of MSX computers: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_MSX_computers
The story behind MSX: archive.org/details/PersonalComputerWorld1984-06/page/168/mode/2up
MSX sales figures: diamond.jp/articles/-/253320

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