The SC-3000 was my first computer. Purchased for me by my parent in 1983. I still have it stored in its original box. You've inspired me to get it out and fire it back up!
What a fantastic find! I've wanted a Rubber keyed one, but I have the 3000H with the hard keys. Its a great machine - plays all the SG1000 carts (the SG1000 had some really great arcade-quality games at the time like Star Jakker, etc) and I recall playing on the SC3000's in the Department stores while waiting for my mum to do her shopping (in the days when Farmers had an electronics department, and Woolworths was a department store (and not a supermarket chain)) :D If you do decide to try power it on, make sure you have center negative (not positive) as I found out when trying to get one running with a brand new standard 9v adapter (it still works thank goodness - no damage done)
That's wild! I also had no idea it existed, never saw anybody review one, or even mention it. Sure hope you can track down a suitable psu and can show us what it's like, seems you have plenty of software! Cheers.
John Sands back in the day also distributed board games so perhaps the jump to computer games isn’t that big a jump especially since they didn’t manufacture it. I had a mate with the Sc-3000H and I remember playing Congo Bongo and Star Jacker on it. I didn’t like the joystick much but perhaps left handers might have appreciated it more.
Yeah. I've tried it on emulators and It seems to have a very similar colour palette to the original MSX and Coleco. That yellowy beigey colour is one of the more distinctive ones.
I have a couple Sega SC-3000s that I have repaired. Both were not working. One had a faulty Z80 CPU and the other faulty VRAM. Unfortunately one still has a bad keyboard membrane. I can't source a replacement membranes, so if anyone has a spare one I would be very grateful! :) So, if you need it repaired I have some experience with these computers and could help you out with it.
Did you ever get the Sega working? If you've no objections, I've been trying to put a call out to any Aussies or Kiwis that have a dead SC-3000 if they would consider donating it to the channel RMC (Retro Man Cave) in the UK, for Neil's Trash to Treasure restoration series. I couldn't ask people to send a working unit, but if someone has a dead one that can be resurrected on video, that'd be amazing. The Brits are Sega mad, but almost none of them have heard of the SC-3000, so having a restored one in a museum like Neil's would be great.
@@CommodoreComputerMuseum Hi again Justin, I sold it for around $400 if i remember rightly, No sale this year, BUT there is something better on the horizon, Will email you with details soon
The SC-3000 was my first computer. Purchased for me by my parent in 1983. I still have it stored in its original box. You've inspired me to get it out and fire it back up!
Does it still work?
WAIT. Sega also debut the TeraDrive in Japan!
A rare beast, you have got to get it operational!
What a fantastic find! I've wanted a Rubber keyed one, but I have the 3000H with the hard keys. Its a great machine - plays all the SG1000 carts (the SG1000 had some really great arcade-quality games at the time like Star Jakker, etc) and I recall playing on the SC3000's in the Department stores while waiting for my mum to do her shopping (in the days when Farmers had an electronics department, and Woolworths was a department store (and not a supermarket chain)) :D
If you do decide to try power it on, make sure you have center negative (not positive) as I found out when trying to get one running with a brand new standard 9v adapter (it still works thank goodness - no damage done)
Hi Kevin, thank you for this extra insight. I forgot Woolworths was a department store, that now makes so much more sense :)
Holy crap... I've been looking for one of those for a while. Nice score!
Thanks OzRetrocomp, I was quite surprised with this find. Makes you wonder how many vintage computers end up in the landfill.
The black plotter is even more rare. Had a white one back in the day as well as the sf-7000.
That's amazing. I've been wanting one of these for a while.
That's wild! I also had no idea it existed, never saw anybody review one, or even mention it. Sure hope you can track down a suitable psu and can show us what it's like, seems you have plenty of software! Cheers.
I kept quiet about this one lol
Yes; also the Teradrive
John Sands back in the day also distributed board games so perhaps the jump to computer games isn’t that big a jump especially since they didn’t manufacture it. I had a mate with the Sc-3000H and I remember playing Congo Bongo and Star Jacker on it. I didn’t like the joystick much but perhaps left handers might have appreciated it more.
Any idea if that magazine has been scanned and archived anywhere?
Specs wise, it sounds similar to the MSX standard.
Nice find!
Yeah. I've tried it on emulators and It seems to have a very similar colour palette to the original MSX and Coleco. That yellowy beigey colour is one of the more distinctive ones.
@@Richard.Linder It sure has, because it uses the same video chip.
@@EgonOlsen71 Ah. That makes sense.
I have a couple Sega SC-3000s that I have repaired. Both were not working. One had a faulty Z80 CPU and the other faulty VRAM. Unfortunately one still has a bad keyboard membrane. I can't source a replacement membranes, so if anyone has a spare one I would be very grateful! :)
So, if you need it repaired I have some experience with these computers and could help you out with it.
Unfortunately, I don't have such clueless shop owners in my area. Note the results of eBay auctions of that model.
This is my first time getting a win like this, usually I am at the wrong place at the wrong time, so it was a nice change.
Did you ever get the Sega working? If you've no objections, I've been trying to put a call out to any Aussies or Kiwis that have a dead SC-3000 if they would consider donating it to the channel RMC (Retro Man Cave) in the UK, for Neil's Trash to Treasure restoration series. I couldn't ask people to send a working unit, but if someone has a dead one that can be resurrected on video, that'd be amazing. The Brits are Sega mad, but almost none of them have heard of the SC-3000, so having a restored one in a museum like Neil's would be great.
Hehehe we sold a boxed one at the vintage sale
Hi Anthony, do you remember how much it sold for? Also do you know if Graeme is doing the vintage sale this year as well?
@@CommodoreComputerMuseum Hi again Justin, I sold it for around $400 if i remember rightly, No sale this year, BUT there is something better on the horizon, Will email you with details soon
Now I am not going to be able sleep or stop wondering what could be better :) Look forward to it thank you
Actually that's technically not true the TeraDrive is essentially a computer that can play Mega Drive games.