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 *[http://vg5000.free.fr My VG5000 website]
 *[http://vg5000.free.fr/docs/tech/docs.htm Internal technical documentation]
-*[[Media:EF9345 datasheet.pdf|SGS-Thomson EF9345 datasheet]] same graphics processor as in the Minitel
+*[[Media:EF9345 datasheet.pdf|SGS-Thomson EF9345 datasheet]] same graphics processor as in the [[Minitel]]
 *[http://dcvg5k.free.fr/ DCVG5K] Emulator for Windows and collection of 55 programs and games

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 *Graphics: semigraphics based on 8 × 10 pixel characters (equivalent to 320 × 250 pixels) in 8 colors
 *Sound: 1 voice, 5 octave range
-*Keyboard: Built-in 63 keys [[Minitel]]-like AZERTY keyboard with BASIC keywords
+*Keyboard: Built-in 63 keys Minitel-like AZERTY keyboard with BASIC keywords
 *Ports: DIN5 cassette player connector (1200/2400 baud), DIN8 SCART connector
 *Expansion: 2×25 pins bus connector

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 *Graphics: semigraphics based on 8 × 10 pixel characters (equivalent to 320 × 250 pixels) in 8 colors
 *Sound: 1 voice, 5 octave range
-*Keyboard: Built-in 63 keys Minitel-like AZERTY keyboard with BASIC keywords
+*Keyboard: Built-in 63 keys [[Minitel]]-like AZERTY keyboard with BASIC keywords
 *Ports: DIN5 cassette player connector (1200/2400 baud), DIN8 SCART connector
 *Expansion: 2×25 pins bus connector

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	The VG 5000 is a computer created by Philips in 1984. Production ended in 1986. It was designed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotechnique La Radiotechnique] and manufactured in Le Mans (France).		The VG 5000 is a computer created by Philips in 1984. Production ended in 1986. It was designed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotechnique La Radiotechnique] and manufactured in Le Mans (France).

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 The VG 5000 is a computer created by Philips in 1984. Production ended in 1986. It was designed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotechnique La Radiotechnique] and manufactured in Le Mans (France).
-It was marketed under the Philips, Radiola and Schneider brands. This marketing through a whole range of brands was a strategy aimed at making the VG 5000 appear as a standard like the [[MSX]] in the eyes of the general public.
+It was marketed under the Philips, Radiola and Schneider brands. This was a strategy aimed at making the VG 5000 appear as a standard like the [[MSX]] in the eyes of the general public.
 Philips was already familiar with such a strategy, having used it in its [[Videopac]] gaming console, which was sold under the Philips (Videopac/Odyssey), Radiola (Videopac), Schneider (Videopac), Siera (Videopac), Magnavox (Odyssey²), Brandt (Jopac), Continental Edison (Jopac) and Saba (Jopac).

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 [[Image:VG 5000.jpg|500px|right|thumb]]
-The VG 5000 is a computer created by Philips in 1984. Production ended in 1986.
+The VG 5000 is a computer created by Philips in 1984. Production ended in 1986. It was designed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotechnique La Radiotechnique] and manufactured in Le Mans (France).
-It was designed and manufactured in Le Mans (France) by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotechnique La Radiotechnique] and marketed under the Philips, Radiola and Schneider brands.
+It was marketed under the Philips, Radiola and Schneider brands. This marketing through a whole range of brands was a strategy aimed at making the VG 5000 appear as a standard like the [[MSX]] in the eyes of the general public.
 The Philips had a black casing while the Radiola and Schneider had a white casing:

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 *https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips_VG5000
 *[https://youtu.be/wAAzUzaUMYw TV advertisement VG5000]
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20191009031832/http://vg5k.free.fr/ VG5K website] web archive
 *[http://vg5000bazar.free.fr/ VG5000 bazar]

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 The VG 5000 is a computer created by Philips in 1984. Production ended in 1986.
-It was designed and manufactured in Le Mans (France) by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotechnique La Radiotechnique] and marketed under the Philips, Radiola and Schneider brands. The Philips had a black casing while the Radiola and Schneider had a white casing.
+It was designed and manufactured in Le Mans (France) by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotechnique La Radiotechnique] and marketed under the Philips, Radiola and Schneider brands. The Philips had a black casing while the Radiola and Schneider had a white casing:
 Approximately 73,000 units of the machine have been sold [http://vg5000bazar.free.fr/html/articles/carriere_commerciale.htm Source]. Very few programs and games were ever released for this machine.