The Tatung Einstein TC-01 was released in the United Kingdom in the summer of 1984,[1] and 5,000 were exported to Taipei later that year.

A Tatung monitor (monochrome or colour) and dot matrix printer were also available as options, plus external disc drives and an 80 column display card.

[4][5] More expensive than most of its rivals, the Einstein was popular with contemporary programmers as a development machine[6][7] but was commercially unsuccessful.

The machine was physically large, with an option for one or two built-in three-inch floppy disk drives manufactured by Hitachi.

The follow on machine, the Einstein 256, basically was the same as the original, with improved video (Yamaha V9938) and a more slimline black case.