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Between 1987 and 1989 NEC introduced the TurboGrafx-16 to the markets of this world. The special thing about this 4th generation console was, that it was basically a 16-bit device, but came with an 8-bit CPU.

The console, outside the US known as PC Engine, was quite successful with 8 million units sold, but it's still interesting that a successor of the already 1975 released MOS6502 (more exactly the WDC65C02) powered the device - the HuC6280 from Hudson Soft.

In combination with 2 16-bit graphics processors, the console's gaming experience was quite impressive for its time.

More impressive, however, was the machine's architecture. Rodrigo Copetti is known for taking apart and studying consoles of all generations. His article on the TurboGrafx is not new, but no less interesting.

Nice reading for the friend of outdated digital technology.