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VideoWriter: History & Companies

The Philips/Magnavox VideoWriter (styled VideoWRITER) is a standalone, fixed-application, electronic typewriter / dedicated word processor produced by Philips Home Interactive Systems (PHIS), a division of the Dutch electronics company Philips. It includes a 10" CRT amber screen with a wide aspect ratio (i.e. more than 4:3), a black and white thermal…

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VideoWriter topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around VideoWriter.

Related topics
56
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
59
Extracted relationships
94
Concept neighborhoods
19
Bridge connections
59

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 27 topics
Design · 20 topics
Overview · 9 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

CPU
Hitachi HD64180 or National Semiconductor NSC800N
Developer
Philips Home Interactive Systems (PHIS)
Display
10" CRT amber screen
Graphics
NCR 7250 video controller
Introductory price
US$799 (equivalent to $2,400 in 2025) (U.S.)
Manufacturer
Philips

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Design

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How VideoWriter connects Entity context

The extracted context around VideoWriter shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, VideoWriter → ACT Apricot, Ashton-Tate MultiMate Advantage, Asia, Based, Battenberg, Bob, Dan Murphy, Duncan Copeland, Europe, Gepp, Greg, Hitachi HD64180, IBM PC, It, Jefferson City, Knoxville, Mac, Macintosh, Magnavox North American, National Semiconductor NSC800N CPU Another extracted example is VideoWriter → American, Big Orange, Broadcast News, Brother, Canon, Coleco, First, José Saramago, Kill, Licence, Little Orange, Lucille Clifton, Magnavox Odyssey, Magnavox-branded, Magnavox/Philips, Notable, PCs, Philips Home Interactive Systems, Philips-branded, Pick-Up. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

VideoWriter

Top relations

related to Design · 38
VideoWriter → ACT Apricot, Ashton-Tate MultiMate Advantage, Asia, Based, Battenberg, Bob, Dan Murphy, Duncan Copeland, Europe, Gepp, Greg, Hitachi HD64180, IBM PC, It, Jefferson City, Knoxville, Mac, Macintosh, Magnavox North American, National Semiconductor NSC800N CPU
related to history · 32
VideoWriter → American, Big Orange, Broadcast News, Brother, Canon, Coleco, First, José Saramago, Kill, Licence, Little Orange, Lucille Clifton, Magnavox Odyssey, Magnavox-branded, Magnavox/Philips, Notable, PCs, Philips Home Interactive Systems, Philips-branded, Pick-Up
related to Smart Keyboard · 12
VideoWriter → Although, Greg Weinstein, It, Kyocera, PHIS's, Radio Shack TRS-80 Model, RJ14, The, The Smart Keyboard, VideoWriter Smart Keyboard, VideoWriter's, When
related to External links · 2
VideoWriter → Magnavox VideoWriterMagnavox VideoWriter, Pictures
CPU · 1
VideoWriter → Hitachi HD64180 or National Semiconductor NSC800N
Developer · 1
VideoWriter → Philips Home Interactive Systems (PHIS)
Display · 1
VideoWriter → 10" CRT amber screen
Graphics · 1
VideoWriter → NCR 7250 video controller
Introductory price · 1
VideoWriter → US$799 (equivalent to $2,400 in 2025) (U.S.)
Manufacturer · 1
VideoWriter → Philips

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

philips phis keyboard magnavox floppy designed design word included released video systems system although dedicated case 3-1 disk home interactive

VideoWriter relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 94 structured relationships around VideoWriter. Examples in this analysis include VideoWriter → CPU → Hitachi HD64180 or National Semiconductor NSC800N and VideoWriter → Developer → Philips Home Interactive Systems (PHIS). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VideoWriterCPUHitachi HD64180 or National Semiconductor NSC800N1.00infobox
VideoWriterDeveloperPhilips Home Interactive Systems (PHIS)1.00infobox
VideoWriterDisplay10" CRT amber screen1.00infobox
VideoWriterGraphicsNCR 7250 video controller1.00infobox
VideoWriterIntroductory priceUS$799 (equivalent to $2,400 in 2025) (U.S.)1.00infobox
VideoWriterManufacturerPhilips1.00infobox
VideoWriterMemory16 KB RAM 64 KB ROM1.00infobox
VideoWriterReleased1985 (1985)1.00infobox
VideoWriterRemovable storage3-1/2" floppy disk drive1.00infobox
VideoWriterTypeword processor1.00infobox
VideoWriterrelated to DesignBased0.60section
VideoWriterrelated to DesignPHIS0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around VideoWriter bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Word, Phis and Game. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • VideoWriter
    • Word
    • Phis
    • Game
    • Released
    • Systems
    • Although
    • Video
    • Design
    • Keyboard
    • Accessory
    • Also
    • Format
  • videowriter
    • Word
    • Phis
    • Game
    • Released
    • Systems
    • Although
    • Video
    • Design
    • Keyboard
    • Accessory
    • Also
    • Format
  • dedicated word processor
    • Dedicated
    • Format
    • Home
    • Interactive
    • Word
    • Philips
    • 3-1
    • Magnavox
    • Systems
    • Crt
    • Typewriter
    • Videowriter
  • philips
    • Phis
    • Systems
    • Home
    • Interactive
    • Video
    • Word
    • Dedicated
    • Videowriter
    • Design
    • Crt
    • Typewriter
    • Amber
  • crt
    • Drive
    • Screen
    • Floppy
    • Case
    • Dedicated
    • Format
    • Home
    • Interactive
    • Printer
    • Smart
    • Thermal
    • Transfer
  • amber screen
    • Screen
    • Crt
    • Drive
    • Floppy
    • Case
    • Dedicated
    • Format
    • Home
    • Interactive
    • Printer
    • Smart
    • Thermal
  • 3.5" floppy drive
    • Disk
    • Drive
    • Floppy
    • 3-1
    • Printer
    • Screen
    • Thermal
    • Transfer
    • Format
    • Home
    • Interactive
    • Keyboard
  • floppy disk drive
    • Disk
    • Floppy
    • Drive
    • 3-1
    • Printer
    • Screen
    • Thermal
    • Transfer
    • Format
    • Keyboard
    • Home
    • Interactive

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For VideoWriter, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects VideoWriter with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
VideoWriterHistory · splits 32 ⟂ 28
VideoWriterDesign · splits 39 ⟂ 21
VideoWriterOverview · splits 50 ⟂ 10

Map overview Semantic statistics

VideoWriter

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples94
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around VideoWriter to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — VideoWriter · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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