Telecom Essex

The Telecom Essex was a Home Computer released in 1981 and is known for its software and that for many people this was there first computer.

History & Legacy
In 1975 the groundwork for the Essex's CPU the Video & Audio Display Chip or (VADC) was used in the Gladiator 404 Pocket Calculator but the one used in the Essex was the second version, Due to the failure of the Gladiator 505 Telecom was put into debt, In 1980 a technician named Harold Marvins suggested making a Personal Computer to use the unsold Computer Boards in the 505 and to save the company from bankruptcy, It was a risky bet but mostly due to the fact that there wasn't a lot of other options they decided to agree and immediately began development on the first Telecom Essex in Mid 1980, During development it was decided that to build the Disk Drive into the computer to save molding costs and to run a form of Basic called Essex Basic, Finally at Summer CES 1981 the Telecom Essex was shown off for the first time to the public to mostly positive reception, On November 10th 1981 the Telecom Essex was officially released in North America and El Kadsre at a retail price 150.00 (448.34) and released to immediate success with a reported 450,000 sold in the first two weeks of being released mostly because of the price being lower than most computers at the time and the fact it could save and load states without use of a addon, The computer was marketed this way too mostly shown off as a all in one computer, Overall the Telecom Essex was successful in both North America and Europe but when it came to Asia they decided to contact Tomy Inc to sell the product in Asia as the Tomy Essex to less success than in North America and Europe but still moderately successful, Overall the system was very popular for years but the computer was discontinued in 1993 to make way for newer hardware,                                                                            Today the original Telecom Essex is looked back on fondly for introducing millions of people to coding for the first time and the memorable developers pumping out software for the system, The computer still has a loyal following and new software is still being made for the computer despite its age.