<s>
Video	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
(	O
or	O
simply	O
Genie	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
series	O
of	O
computers	O
produced	O
by	O
Hong	O
Kong-based	O
manufacturer	O
EACA	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computers	O
from	O
the	O
Video	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
line	O
are	O
mostly	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Tandy	B-Device
TRS-80	I-Device
Model	I-Device
I	I-Device
computers	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
clone	B-General_Concept
,	O
although	O
there	O
are	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
differences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
machines	O
on	O
this	O
series	O
:	O
Video	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
System	O
(	O
first	O
version	O
and	O
second	O
version	O
)	O
,	O
Genie	O
I	O
,	O
II	O
and	O
III	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Video	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
name	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Western	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
machines	O
were	O
sold	O
under	O
different	O
names	O
in	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Video	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
System	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Dick	B-Device
Smith	I-Device
System	I-Device
80	I-Device
MK	O
I	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
Genie	O
II	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Dick	B-Device
Smith	I-Device
System	I-Device
80	I-Device
MK	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
Video	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
System	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Personal	O
Microcomputers	O
,	O
Inc	O
PMC-80	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Genie	O
II	O
as	O
the	O
PMC-81	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
the	O
Video	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
System	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
TRZ-80	B-Device
,	O
a	O
name	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
rival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
related	O
Colour	B-Device
Genie	I-Device
machine	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
EACA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
only	O
a	O
51-key	O
keyboard	O
and	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
and	O
keys	O
,	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Tandy	B-Device
TRS-80	I-Device
Model	I-Device
I	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
cassette-player	O
VU-meter	O
and	O
volume	O
control	O
,	O
a	O
very	O
helpful	O
feature	O
in	O
loading	O
software	O
from	O
cassettes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
version	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
late	O
1981	O
was	O
named	O
Genie	O
I	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
inbuilt	O
lowercase	O
with	O
drivers	O
in	O
the	O
ROM	B-Device
extension	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ROM	B-Device
also	O
contains	O
an	O
improved	O
keyboard	O
driver	O
and	O
a	O
machine	B-General_Concept
language	I-General_Concept
monitor	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genie	O
II	O
,	O
also	O
introduced	O
in	O
late	O
1981	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
19-key	O
keypad	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
internal	O
cassette	B-Device
deck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
floppy	B-Device
drives	I-Device
,	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
EG3014	O
Expander	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genie	O
III	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
mid	O
1982	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
more	O
business-oriented	O
machine	O
with	O
CP/M	B-Application
-compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EG3014	O
Expander	O
add-on	O
corresponds	O
to	O
the	O
Tandy	B-Device
TRS-80	I-Device
Model	I-Device
I	I-Device
Expansion	O
Interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
Centronics	B-Device
printer	I-Device
port	I-Device
and	O
a	O
single	B-Device
density	I-Device
floppy	B-Device
interface	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
4	O
single-sided	O
or	O
3	O
double-sided	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
has	O
sockets	O
for	O
adding	O
two	O
16K	O
banks	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
expand	O
to	O
48K	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
and	O
edge	O
connectors	O
for	O
the	O
EG3020	O
RS-232	O
interface	O
and	O
EG3022	O
S-100	B-Architecture
bus	I-Architecture
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EG3014	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
expanded	O
with	O
the	O
EG3021	O
double	B-Device
density	I-Device
kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Centronics	B-Device
printer	I-Device
port	I-Device
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1981	O
,	O
Tandy	O
Corporation	O
sued	O
Personal	O
Microcomputers	O
Inc.	O
,	O
EACA	O
's	O
American	O
subsidiary	O
which	O
sold	O
the	O
computers	O
as	O
the	O
PMC-80	B-Device
and	O
-81	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tandy	O
cited	O
patent	O
and	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
of	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
'	O
s	O
microcode	O
and	O
ROM	B-Device
code	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
trademark	O
infringement	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
-80	O
"	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InfoWorld	O
in	O
April	O
1981	O
favorably	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PMC-80	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
criticizing	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
right	O
shift	O
key	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
concluded	O
that	O
"[t]he	O
PMC-80	B-Device
is	O
a	O
well-built	O
alternative	O
...	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
considering	O
buying	O
a	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Model	O
III	O
,	O
the	O
PMC-80	B-Device
...	O
costs	O
less	O
and	O
has	O
essentially	O
the	O
same	O
performance	O
and	O
the	O
bonus	O
of	O
S-100	O
expansion	O
possibilities	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
BYTE	B-Application
writer	O
in	O
January	O
1983	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
business	O
machines	O
at	O
the	O
"	O
Personal	O
Computer	O
World	O
show	O
,	O
the	O
EACA	O
Genie	O
III	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
one	O
that	O
caught	O
my	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
Personal	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
newsworthy	O
not	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
innovative	O
but	O
because	O
it	O
carefully	O
combines	O
the	O
best	O
features	O
of	O
other	O
computers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
