It was first released in July of 1983 in Japan, and serves as the home computer equivalent of the SG-1000 cartridge-based video game console. The SC-3000 is an 8-bit home computer almost identical in nature to the SG-1000, but with a built-in keyboard and support for more hardware expansions.
Unlike later Sega systems, the The SC-3000 was released in various countries including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy and Finland, as an entry-level machine for the home. The SC-3000 was distributed in France under the Yeno brand, achieving mild success in 1983/1984.
The SC-3000 was Sega's first and most popular home computer to be released to the general public. Other endeavours such as the rare [[Sega AI]] Computer saw only a small fraction of the success the SC-3000 received, and were built with very different aims. The company would also partner with Amstrad for the Amstrad [[Amstrad Mega PC]] in later years. A similar partnership was made with IBM to create the [[Sega TeraDrive]] computer.
== Othello Multivision Licensed Clones ==
The Othello Multivision is a licensed SG-1000 clone designed by Sega and sold by Tsukuda Original's original intention for the SC-3000 computer was to allow other manufacturers to produce compatible computers in the hope of having a worldwide standard.
It exists because Sega's original intention for the SC-3000 computer was to allow other manufacturers to produce compatible computers in the hope of having a worldwide standard. Unfortunately, possibly with the emergence of the [[MSX|MSX standard]], this tactic failed, and very few SG-1000/SC-3000 compatible machines were produced. The [[Othello Multivision ]] was one of these machines.
== Links ==
*[http://www.sc-3000.com/ Sega SC-3000 Survivors]*[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWxwRSOzEfLTEXlzGOHFhwHEPoxO53nfG Yeno Sega SC3000 / SG1000 (FR)] by [[Oldschool is beautiful]]*[https://youtu.be/CTmqWSF2qXk All 80 SG-1000 Games (US/EU/JP)]*[https://www.sc3000-multicart.com/downloads/SegaSC3000ProgrammersManual.pdf Sega SC-3000 Programmer's Manual]*[https://segaretro.org/images/e/eb/SC-3000ServiceManual.pdf Sega SC-3000 Service Manual]
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