[1][2][3] It was manufactured in Le Mans by Radiotechnique (RTS)[4] and marketed under the Philips,[5][6] Radiola[7] and Schneider[8] brands.

[4][9] Not compatible with any other machines, it offered VG5000 BASIC (derived from Microsoft BASIC-80) as the operating system upon boot, with Logo available on cartridge.

[10][11] Graphic ability was limited to a semigraphic symbol display, with the equivalent resolution of 320 x 250 pixels in 8 colors.

[12][13] It had some hardware compatibility with the Philips VG 8000, such as power supply connectors, cassette player interface and cartridges.

[17][18][19][20] As of 2022, enthusiasts remain active in developing new homebrew software and emulators for the system.