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The KC85/2 (https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc852.html https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc852.html) also only supported uppercase, AFAIK mainly because there
by flohofwoe 3y ago
The KC85/2 (https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc852.html https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc852.html) also only supported uppercase, AFAIK mainly because there wasn't enough room left in ROM for the lowercase characters.
The followup model KC85/3 (https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc853.html https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc853.html) added the lowercase characters though, and the KC85/4 changed the font for better readability (but IMHO aesthetically less pleasing than the KC85/3 font): https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc854.html https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc854.html
...and when connecting such a machine to a TV via antenna input, reading the KC85/3 lowercase characters was indeed a bit of guesswork.
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