Sega's super rare AI Computer from 1986 has been found

Adam Conway

XDA Developers


Sega

If you've ever followed the gaming world, you're probably familiar with Sega. As the company behind consoles like the Sega Genesis and beloved characters like Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega boasts a long and largely successful history. However, one of the company's lesser-known ventures was the Sega AI computer, which launched in Japan in 1986. It featured a 16-bit NEC V20 CPU clocked at 5MHz, 128KB of RAM, and used a combination of cassettes and Sega My Cards for software storage. Recently, one of these rare units was discovered and preserved, offering us a glimpse into what might be considered the first ever "AI computer."

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