Elektra x16

Trivia

 * The original prototype was designed in a rush from a modified Gateway 2000 workstation. As a result, the x16 has several oddities:
 * The console's sound system is essentially a MIDI chip, as could be found in several early multimedia computers.
 * The console BIOS is a heavily-modified Windows 3.0/MS-DOS system ("Modular Windows"), used under license from Microsoft.
 * The discs for the CD addon, the Elektra x16 CD, are actually CD-ROMs, though they do not work in normal versions of Windows.
 * The 32-bit addon, the Elektra x32, runs a later version of "Modular Windows", based on a "Chicago" prototype build.
 * In the cartridge (x16 and x64) era, Elektra formed partnerships to distribute its consoles outside the Calicolands:
 * The version sold in the US and Canada was distributed by Texas Instruments, and was known as the "Texas Instruments Elektra x16".
 * The version sold in Europe was distributed by Packard Bell, and was known as the "Packard Bell Elektra x16".
 * The version sold in Japan was distributed by Toshiba, and was known as the "Toshiba Elektra x16".
 * The version sold in Australia and NZ was distributed by Gateway 2000, and was known as the "Gateway 2000 Elektra x16".