ized ▁design ▁was ▁composed ▁at ▁six ▁times ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁emb roid ered ▁final ▁product . ▁The ▁Dig it rac ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁computer , ▁similar ▁in ▁size ▁to ▁a ▁Black Ber ry , ▁mounted ▁on ▁an ▁X ▁and ▁Y ▁axis ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁white ▁board . ▁It ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁original ▁single - need le ▁sample ▁head ▁sold ▁for ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁included ▁a ▁ 1 " ▁paper - ta pe ▁reader ▁and ▁ 2 ▁fonts . ▁ ▁The ▁digit izer ▁marked ▁common ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁design ▁to ▁create ▁elaborate ▁fill ▁and ▁sat in ▁st itch ▁combinations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁T aj ima ▁introduced ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁electronic ▁ch en ille ▁emb roid ery ▁machine , ▁called ▁the ▁T M CE ▁Series ▁Multi - head ▁Electron ic ▁Chen ille ▁Emb roid ery ▁Machine . ▁ ▁In ▁ ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁they ▁developed ▁the ▁automatic ▁frame ▁chang er , ▁a ▁dedicated ▁appar atus ▁for ▁rolled ▁text ile ▁emb roid ery . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁P ulse ▁Mic ros ystem s ▁introduced ▁St itch works , ▁the ▁first ▁PC ▁based ▁emb roid ery ▁software , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁software ▁based ▁on ▁out lines ▁rather ▁than ▁st itch es . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁monument al ▁to ▁decor ators , ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁scale ▁and ▁change ▁the ▁properties ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁their ▁designs