Gradiente Expert
The Expert, made by Gradiente Eletrônica (to date best known as a game console and Hi-Fi equipment company) was the second and last MSX home computer launched in the Brazilian market, in mid-1980s. Released one month after Epcom's Hotbit (just in time for 1985's Christmas), the Expert model XP-800 was a clone of the National CF-3000, with a computer case resembling a stereo system, a detached keyboard with a proprietary connector, no caps lock LED and no reset key.
The Expert XP-800 was followed by the Expert GPC-1 ("Gradiente Personal Computer") in 1987, and by Expert Plus and Expert DD Plus (a system with a built-in 720 KB 3½" disk drive) in 1988. The Expert users waited in vain for a MSX2 machine, but Gradiente never produced it and discontinued the MSX line in 1991.
Read more about Gradiente Expert: Versions XP-800/GPC-1, Versions Plus/DD Plus, Technical Specifications, Peripherals
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