[game_preservation] FRED - Game console from Australia (ca. 1983)

[Martin Goldberg]

Just found the info on it. FRED stood for Friendly Rehabilitation and
Education Device.

http://books.google.com/books?id=hCAxAQAAIAAJ&q=%22micro+byte+systems+co.+pty%22&dq=%22micro+byte+systems+co.+pty%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=lhkyVJL7KYuuyAS9sYHYDA&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAQ

On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 10:44 PM, Martin Goldberg <wgungfu at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's not a game console, it's a computer (as also evidenced by the printer
> port). Microbyte Systems was a manufacturer of computers and computer
> equipment throughout the 80s. The owner posted wondering if it was a game
> console or computer, and for some reason everyone's jumping on the console
> bandwagon as they pass it along.
>
> Here's an example of one of their later computers:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izqc-95KzeY
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 9:37 PM, Devin Monnens <dmonnens at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Here's an oddity that's finding its way across the web. It's FRED, a game
>> console made in Australia in 1983. Serial number on this is in the
>> 320,000s, and I wouldn't be surprised if they manufactured over half a
>> million.
>>
>> http://imgur.com/a/aP2mF
>>
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/retrogaming/comments/2idbft/thought_you_guys_might_like_this_too_fred_an/
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately, doesn't seem to be much information on it.
>>
>> Melanie or anyone else here know a bit more about it?
>>
>> -Devin
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