This version also includes a cassette-player VU-meter and volume control, a very helpful feature in loading software from cassettes.

The third version, introduced in late 1981 was named Genie I, and features inbuilt lowercase with drivers in the ROM extension.

In early 1981, Tandy Corporation sued Personal Microcomputers Inc., EACA's American subsidiary which sold the computers as the PMC-80 and -81.

It reported that the computer was compatible with all tested software and several S-100 boards in the expansion interface, and found the integrated datacassette recorder to be very reliable.

While criticizing the absence of a right shift key, the magazine concluded that "[t]he PMC-80 is a well-built alternative ... if you are considering buying a TRS-80 Model III, the PMC-80 ... costs less and has essentially the same performance and the bonus of S-100 expansion possibilities".

[6] A BYTE writer in January 1983 stated that "of all the business machines at the" Personal Computer World show, the EACA Genie III was "the one that caught my eye.