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title: TEXET TX 8000
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Hong Kong
years:
- '1984'
cpus:
- Zilog Z80 A
params:
name: TX 8000
image: /media/museum/photos/texet_tx800_system_s1.jpg
company: /companies/texet
company_name: TEXET
specs:
- label: NAME
value: TX 8000
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Texet
- label: TYPE
value: Home Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: Hong Kong
- label: YEAR
value: '1984'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: Microsoft Basic
- label: KEYBOARD
value: |-
QWERTY, 45 rubber keys\
Basic instructions and graphic symbols
- label: CPU
value: Zilog Z80 A
- label: SPEED
value: 3.58 MHz
- label: CO-PROCESSOR
value: Motorola 6847 (video processor)
- label: RAM
value: 2 KB
- label: VRAM
value: 2 KB
- label: ROM
value: 16 KB
- label: TEXT MODES
value: 32 x 16, 8 colors (Mode 0)
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: 128 x 64, 4 colors (Mode 1)
- label: COLORS
value: '8'
- label: SOUND
value: 1 voice, 3 octaves
- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
value: 29 (W) x 17 (D) x 4 (H) cm / 800 gr
- label: I/O PORTS
value: |-
Tape-recorder (600 bauds)\
RF video out\
Composite video out (DIN)\
Memory upgrade port\
Expansion port
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: 10-12v, 800ma
- label: PRICE
value: Unknown
tabs:
- hardware
- software
- emulators
- links
- docs
hardware:
- title: LASER 16K RAM EXPANSION
subtitle: ''
text: This thing fits in the memory expansion port and adds 16k RAM. It cost 590fr in 1984.
image: /media/museum/hardware/vtehc_laser200_16k_cart.jpg
- title: LASER LIGHT PEN
subtitle: ''
text: Cool little light pen... But the only software using it was the on demo tape sold with it !
image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_laser200_lpen.jpg
- title: LASER JOYSTICK
subtitle: ''
text: Nice shape. Two joysticks and their interface cost 320fr in 1984.
image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_laser200_jstck.jpg
- title: DR-10 / DR-20
subtitle: Tape-recorder
text: |-
A originally designed tape-recorder available for the whole Laser family.\
It cost 590fr in 1984..
The DR-10 and DR-20 tape-recorders seem identicals in all points. Apparently, the DR-20 was sold for Dick Smith models, and the DR-10 for Laser machines...
image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_200_dr10.jpg
- title: DR-30
subtitle: Tape-Recorder
text: |-
Another cool tape-recorder for the Laser serie.\
This one was also found for many other computers of that time.
image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_200_dr30.jpg
- title: DD-20
subtitle: 5''1/4 Disk-drive
text: A small 5"1/4 floppy disk drive for the Laser computers. But its capacity is a bit short with only 78k per formated disk. One disk drive and its controller cost 2380fr in 1984.
image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_dd20.jpg
- title: DD-20
subtitle: The inside
text: ''
image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_dd20_2.jpg
- title: PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE
subtitle: ''
text: This enables the Laser computers to use ''parallel'' printers.
image: /media/museum/hardware/vtech_vz300_printer-interface.jpg
screenshots:
- title: CIRCUS
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_circus.png
- title: CRASH
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_crash.png
- title: DAWN PATROL
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_dawn.png
- title: DEFENCE PENETRATOR
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_defpen.png
- title: DIGOUT
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_digout.png
- title: DRACULA'S CASTLE
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_dracula.gif
- title: DUEL
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_duel2.png
- title: GALAXON
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_galaxon.png
- title: GHOST HUNTER
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_ghosth.gif
- title: HAMBURGER SAM
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_hamsam.png
- title: HOPPY
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_hoppy.gif
- title: INVADERS
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_invaders.png
- title: KAMIKAZE
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_kamikaze.png
- title: LADDER CHALLENGE
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_ladder.png
- title: LUNAR LANDER
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_llander.png
- title: MISSILE ATTACK
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_missile.png
- title: PENGUIN
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_penguin.png
- title: SPACE RAM
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_spaceram.png
- title: STAR BLASTER
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_starblst.png
- title: VZ PANIK
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/software/vtech_ss_vzpanik.png
emulators:
- title: VZEM
url: http://www.powerup.com.au/~intertek/VZ200/vz.htm
platform: MS DOS
text: The emulator is written in Borland C++. It emulates a VZ200/300 with 34k RAM
- title: Emulator2001
url: http://www.gstsoftware.co.nz/
platform: Windows
text: The VZ-200 has been added to this multi-emulator
- title: James's VZ 200 emulator
url: http://www.geocities.com/EMUCOMPBOY/
platform: Windows
text: Emulator for the NTSC version of this computer
- title: WinVZ
url: http://vzalive.bangrocks.com/emulators/
platform: Windows
text: Play your VZ games in Windows
- title: MESS Project
url: http://www.mess.org/
platform: Multiplatform
text: Emulates a lot of systems for all platforms.
links:
- title: Planet VZ
url: http://www.fortunecity.com/skyscraper/laser/184/
text: Useful infos here...
- title: Press review
url: http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/scripts/picshow2.php?image=/Museum/Adverts/texettx8000reviewp1.jpg
text: See also the second page, same addresse but reviewp2.jpg instead.
- title: Steve75 Laser 310 page
url: http://utenti.lycos.it/STEVE75/laser.html
text: Pictures, info, games, emulators and online manual.
- title: The VZ200
url: http://vz200.tripod.com/
text: Growing website aimed at the new modern user.
- title: Tricky's VZ200 page
url: http://www.trickynz.com/VZ200.html
text: Photos and downloadable docs
- title: Video Technology official site
url: http://www.vtech.com
text: Nothing remains about the old computers...
- title: VZ Alive
url: http://vzalive.bangrocks.com/
text: Excellent site dedicated to the VZ computers
- title: VZ Online
url: http://www.vz200-online.de.vu/
text: a German VZ 200 homepage
- title: VZ-200/VZ-300
url: http://www.geocities.com/Baja/Dunes/6771/vz/
text: Lots of information and links about the Dick Smith VZ series.
- title: Yahoo Discussion Group - The VZ Color computer mailing list
url: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/vzemu/
text: Quite active discussion group
docs:
- title: DICK-SMITH VZ200 USER MANUAL
url: https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-5639672
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vz200_user-manual.jpg
text: |-
[**DICK-SMITH VZ200 USER MANUAL**](https://archive.org/details/manualzilla-id-5639672)written by Video Technology
 compiled/archived by Archive.org\
 type of document : PDF\
 source : [Achive.org](https://archive.org)
- title: VZ-200 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL
url: https://archive.org/details/VZ200-technical-reference-manual
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vz200_technical-ref-manual_cover.jpg
text: |-
[**VZ-200 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL**](https://archive.org/details/VZ200-technical-reference-manual)written by Jamieson Rowe / Dick Smith
 compiled/archived by Archive.org\
 type of document : Online reader\
 source : [Archive.org](https://archive.org/)
- title: VZ-200 FIRST BOOK OF PROGRAMS
url: https://archive.org/details/vz-200-first-book-of-programs
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vz200_first-book-of-programs.jpg
text: |-
[**VZ-200 FIRST BOOK OF PROGRAMS**](https://archive.org/details/vz-200-first-book-of-programs)written by Dick Smith
 compiled/archived by Archive.org\
 type of document : PDF\
 source : [Archive.org](https://archive.org/)
- title: VZ-200 SECOND BOOK OF GAMES
url: https://archive.org/details/VZ200-second-book-of-games
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vz200_second-book-of-games.jpg
text: |-
[**VZ-200 SECOND BOOK OF GAMES**](https://archive.org/details/VZ200-second-book-of-games)written by Dick Smith
 compiled/archived by Archive.org\
 type of document : PDF\
 source : [Archive.org](https://archive.org/)
- title: VZ-200 FURTHER PROGRAMMING
url: https://archive.org/details/vz200fp
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vz200_further-programming.jpg
text: |-
[**VZ-200 FURTHER PROGRAMMING**](https://archive.org/details/vz200fp)written by Dick Smith / Tim Hartnell
 compiled/archived by Archive.org\
 type of document : PDF\
 source : [Archive.org](https://archive.org/)
- title: VZ200/300 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING FOR BEGINNERS
url: http://vz200.tripod.com/index.html
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vz200-300_assembly-language-manual%5B1%5D.jpg
text: |-
[**VZ200/300 ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING FOR BEGINNERS**](http://vz200.tripod.com/index.html)written by Steve Olney
 compiled/archived by The VZ200\
 type of document : PDF\
 size : 6 MB\
 source : Old-Computers.com
- title: USEFUL ROM SUBROUTINES FOR ASSEMBLY PROGRAMMING
url: null
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vz200_useful-lm-subroutines.jpg
text: |-
**USEFUL ROM SUBROUTINES FOR ASSEMBLY PROGRAMMING**\
written by Unknown
 compiled/archived by The VZ200\
 type of document : PDF\
 size : 110 Ko\
 source : [The VZ200](http://vz200.tripod.com)
related:
- /museum/dick-smith-vz200
- /museum/dick-smith-vz300
- /museum/salora-fellow
- /museum/video-technology-laser-200-210
- /museum/video-technology-laser-310
oc_id: 1113
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221203233932/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1113
date: '2022-12-03'
---
This TX-8000 is exactly identical as the Video Technology [Laser 200](/museum/video-technology-laser-200-210/). It was sold only in the UK where it was, for a short time, the less expensive colour home computer.
<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>