1 9 7 8 , ▁T aj ima ▁started ▁manufact uring ▁the ▁T MB E ▁Series ▁Bridge ▁Type ▁Autom atic ▁Emb roid ery ▁machines . ▁ ▁These ▁machines ▁introduced ▁electronic ▁ 6 - need le ▁automatic ▁color ▁change ▁technology . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁the ▁first ▁computer ized ▁emb roid ery ▁machines ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁market . ▁ ▁Wil com ▁introduced ▁the ▁first ▁computer ▁graphics ▁emb roid ery ▁design ▁system ▁to ▁run ▁on ▁a ▁min ic om put er . ▁Mel co , ▁an ▁international ▁distribution ▁network ▁formed ▁by ▁Rand al ▁Mel ton ▁and ▁Bill ▁Child s , ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁emb roid ery ▁sample ▁head ▁for ▁use ▁with ▁large ▁Schiff li ▁lo oms . ▁These ▁lo oms ▁sp anned ▁several ▁feet ▁across ▁and ▁produced ▁la ce ▁patch es ▁and ▁large ▁emb roid ery ▁patterns . ▁The ▁sample ▁head ▁allowed ▁emb roid er ers ▁to ▁avoid ▁manually ▁se wing ▁the ▁design ▁sample ▁and ▁saved ▁production ▁time . ▁Sub sequently , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁computer ized ▁emb roid ery ▁machine ▁market ed ▁to ▁home ▁se wers . ▁ ▁The ▁economic ▁conditions ▁of ▁the ▁Re agan ▁years , ▁couple d ▁with ▁tax ▁in cent ives ▁for ▁home ▁business es , ▁helped ▁prop el ▁Mel co ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁market . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Show ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Mel co ▁un ve iled ▁the ▁Dig it rac , ▁a ▁digit izing ▁system ▁for ▁emb roid ery ▁machines . ▁The ▁digit