page_title: VideoWriter
hierarchical_section_title: VideoWriter
caption_attribution_description: Philips VideoWriter 450 (1988) with German keyboard
context_page_description: The Philips/Magnavox VideoWRITER was a standalone fixed-application electronic typewriter / dedicated word processor produced by Philips Home Interactive Systems, a division of the Dutch electronics company Philips. It included a CRT amber screen with a wide aspect ratio, a black and white thermal transfer printer, a 3.5" floppy drive for saving documents, and dedicated computing hardware, all enclosed in a single case. The keyboard was separate and a custom design whose unusual features included a style key and not just an undo key but also a do key. The VideoWRITER was not a freely programmable computer but a typewriter replacement appliance. It was not a lap-top machine but was designed to be transportable in either a cloth or hard plastic carry case accessory.
context_section_description: The Philips/Magnavox VideoWRITER was a standalone fixed-application electronic typewriter / dedicated word processor produced by Philips Home Interactive Systems, a division of the Dutch electronics company Philips. It included a CRT amber screen with a wide aspect ratio (i.e. more than 4:3), a black and white thermal transfer printer, a 3.5" floppy drive for saving documents, and dedicated computing hardware, all enclosed in a single case. The keyboard was separate and a custom design whose unusual features included a style key and not just an undo key but also a do key. The VideoWRITER was not a freely programmable computer but a typewriter replacement appliance. It was not a lap-top machine but was designed to be transportable in either a cloth or hard plastic carry case accessory.
caption: Philips VideoWRITER 450 (1988) with German keyboard
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