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136:(16-bit era)
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59:January 2015
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1437:Accessories
1361:LaserActive
1185:Sega Saturn
1182:Successor:
941:Accessories
928:Sega Gopher
913:LaserActive
901:Third-party
816:(in German)
610:19 February
497:Peripherals
443:includes a
441:motherboard
416:, a 25-pin
382:Intel 80486
241:Floppy Disk
162:Europe 1993
1630:Categories
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1515:Sega World
1444:Atomiswave
1109:Mega Power
562:References
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266:Dimensions
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130:Generation
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1479:Sega Card
1387:Sega Zone
1366:TeraDrive
1335:Game Gear
1319:Dreamcast
1077:Sega Pico
1049:32X games
923:Sega Zone
892:TeraDrive
533:Mega Plus
515:interface
468:composite
464:RCA jacks
426:game port
320:Australia
173:Cartridge
47:verifying
1615:Category
1510:Joypolis
1459:Dreameye
1178:Category
1123:Sega Pro
1116:MegaTech
971:BatterUP
545:See also
422:VGA port
356:ISA card
281:computer
247:Graphics
177:Diskette
159:Lifespan
1641:Amstrad
1541:Related
1489:Sega VR
1474:Menacer
1469:Lock-On
1423:ALL.Net
1277:SG-1000
1070:Related
958:Menacer
953:Sega VR
948:Sega CD
918:Mega Sg
827:at the
720:The Age
551:Amstrad
386:Pentium
285:Amstrad
277:Mega PC
239:, 3.5"
232:Storage
149: (
105:Amstrad
41:Please
1464:GD-ROM
1345:Gopher
1314:Saturn
1088:Gemaga
976:J-Cart
873:Models
798:30 May
700:30 May
671:30 May
636:30 May
584:30 May
445:16-bit
316:Europe
217:Memory
202:32-bit
1340:Nomad
1012:XBAND
887:Nomad
665:(PDF)
658:(PDF)
520:Sales
475:SCART
453:modem
279:is a
258:Power
235:40MB
169:Media
1309:Pico
1302:Mini
1259:VR-1
1254:R360
1228:Sega
1095:Mega
880:Sega
800:2010
702:2010
673:2010
638:2010
612:2015
586:2010
526:AU$
513:PS/2
471:NTSC
466:and
439:The
420:, a
375:SIMM
318:and
289:Sega
275:The
261:≈50W
251:SVGA
222:SIMM
220:1MB
151:1993
144:1993
116:Type
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1494:VMU
1297:32X
963:32X
483:VGA
479:VGA
459:).
455:or
410:I/O
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328:CPU
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1292:CD
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