When the humans were young and the dragons were already old,
Microsoft created an
8 bit computer system. Called the MSX, it plugged on your TV and used it as a monitor.
The MSX had a 256x192x16 colors maximum resolution and a 40x25 text mode, just so you'll have an idea of its proportions. Peripherals included tape drive, 5 1/4 disk drive, dot matrix printer and such other wonderfully old things. The free memory was usually the range of 25k, although programs could use up to 64k. Being a Microsoft product, it came with a built-in Basic.
Using the Z80 chip as the main, with an additional chip for sound, the MSX was a wonderful system for games, equaling the Nintendo and Master System in that field. However, as all computer systems went or eventually will go, it eventually faded into obsolescence.