Editing Dragon 32/64 (section)

==Product history==
[[File:Dragon sign in Valetta.jpg|thumb|Dragon logo]]Dragon Data entered the market in August 1982 with the Dragon 32. The Dragon 64 followed a year later. The computers sold well initially and attracted the interest of independent software developers including [[Microdeal]]. A companion magazine, ''[[Dragon User]]'', began publication shortly after the microcomputer's launch.

Despite this initial success, there were two technical impediments to the Dragon's acceptance. The graphics capabilities trailed behind other computers such as the [[ZX Spectrum]] and [[BBC Micro]], a significant shortcoming for the games market.<ref name="EandT">{{cite journal |last=Sangani |first=Kris |year=2009 |title=Gadgets That Design Forgot |journal=Engineering & Technology |volume=4 |issue=16 |page=31 |url=http://kn.theiet.org/magazine/issues/0916/gadgets-design-forgot-0916.cfm |publisher=IET |issn=1750-9637 |doi=10.1049/et.2009.1604 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205181625/http://kn.theiet.org/magazine/issues/0916/gadgets-design-forgot-0916.cfm |archive-date=5 February 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Additionally, as a cost-cutting measure, the hardware-supported text modes only included [[upper case]] characters; this restricted the system's appeal to the educational market.<ref name="EandT" />

Dragon Data collapsed in June 1984.<ref>{{cite web|last=Worlock|first=Peter|title=Dragon Fire Flickers|url=http://www.personalcomputernews.co.uk/pcnb/html/065/personal_computer_news_065_monitor_07.html|work=Personal Computer News|access-date=14 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915004439/http://www.personalcomputernews.co.uk/pcnb/html/065/personal_computer_news_065_monitor_07.html|archive-date=15 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was acquired by the Spanish company Eurohard S.A., which moved the factory from Wales to [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]] and released the '''Dragon 200''' (a Dragon 64 with a new case that allowed a monitor to be placed on top) and the '''Dragon 200-E''' (an enhanced Dragon 200 with both upper and lower case characters and a Spanish keyboard), but ultimately filed for bankruptcy in 1987. The remaining stock from Eurohard was purchased by a Spanish electronics hobbyist magazine and given away to those who paid for a three-year subscription, until 1992.

In the United States it was possible to purchase the Tano Dragon new in box until early 2017 from California Digital, a retailer that purchased the remaining stock.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cadigital.com/computer.htm |title=Tano dragon |website=cadigital.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220125131/http://cadigital.com/computer.htm |archive-date=20 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><gallery mode="packed">
File:PIC 0119 Dragon 32-2.jpg|Dragon 32 front view
File:Dragon 32 Trasera.jpg|Dragon 32 back view
File:Dragon 32 laterales-3.jpg|Dragon 32 side views
File:Dragon 64 top view.jpg|Dragon 64 top view
File:Dragon 64 trasera.JPG|Dragon 64 back view
File:Dragon 64 laterales.jpg|Dragon 64 side views
File:Dragon by Tano 64K computer.jpg|Dragon by Tano
File:Dragon200Box.jpg|Dragon 200 box
File:Dragon200-4.jpg|Dragon 200 top view
File:Dragon200-5.jpg|Dragon 200 back view
File:Dragon200E Top.jpg|Dragon 200-E top view
File:Dragon200E Back.jpg|Dragon 200-E back view
File:Dragon200E Left.jpg|Dragon 200-E left side view
File:Dragon200E Right.jpg|Dragon 200-E right side view
File:MC6847 Dragon200E Charset.png|Dragon 200-E upper and lower case Spanish character set
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