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   LATEST ADDITIONS
ECD CORPORATION Micromind
The Micromind was a very innovative machine ahead of its time ! But despite the small group working on the machine, prototyping and developing, and pushing the limits of the time, the machine never shipped. Apparently only a few prototypes were produced. Development began as early 1975/1976 but commercial adverts appeared only in 1977. One of the main features of the Micromind was its innovative (for the time) redefinable characters. Up to 120 characters could be software redefined by the ...
SEMI-TECH (STM) PC
This extremely rare computer is Portable PC (IBM compatible) conceived in the same plastic case as the Pied Piper, released by the same company in 1983. This computer incorporates a lot of features in a compact case, which was quite innovative at the time: built-in LCD display, printer, modem, phone and disk drives ! The STM PC is based on an Intel 80186 processor and two quadruple-density disk drives. The processor is faster than the one used in the IBM PC, a...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) Goliath
Logical’s Goliath is a server or disk file storage device has it was described at the time. It has a capacity for 10 MByte, 30 MByte or 50 MByte of fixed disk storage and 10 MBytes of removable storage. The unit, which also houses the controller, may have memory ranging from 64K to 256K and capacity for up to 20 terminals. Up to 20 Tina or David computers can link to Goliath as a distributed data processing system. For ...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) Adam
The Adam was the first computer released by Logical Machine Corporation (LOMAC) in 1975. In 1978 they also produced Tina which stands for "TINy Adam". In 1983 Logical released the David, and the L-XT in 1983. There was also the Goliath, a data storage server with 5MB hard drive. Goliath could be connected to up to 20 Davids or Tinas. David and Goliath names makes a clear reference to the mythic...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) Tina
The Adam was the first computer released by Logical Machine Corporation (LOMAC) in 1976. In 1978 they produced Tina which stands for "TINy Adam". It seems to have the same specs as David but with two 8'' floppy disk drives. There was also the Goliath, a data storage server with 5MB hard drive. Goliath could be connected to up to 20 Davids or Tinas. David and Goliath names makes a clear reference to the mythical story found in the biblical Book of S...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) L-XT
The L-XT was the last computer released by Logical Business Machines, after the Adam, the David, the Tina and the Goliath in 1982. It was announced at the 1983 COMDEX Fall in Las Vegas, and commercially available in March 1984. The L-XT uses a 16-bit Intel 8088 CPU with 192KB RAM, and equipped with a 5.25'' floppy drive unit (320 KB capacity) and a 10 MB hard disk (upgradable to 60 MB)...
LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC) David
The David is not the first computer released by Logical Business Machines. In 1974, LOMAC (Logical Machine Corporation) released the Adam. Some times later they also produced Tina (for TINy Adam). There was also the Goliath, a data storage server with 5MB hard drive. Goliath could be connected to up to 20 Davids or Tinas. David and Goliath names makes a clear reference to the mythical story found in the biblical Book of Samuel. The David is powered by a 16-bit Intel 8086 CPU w...
GESPAC Gescomp 720 / 730
GESPAC SA was a Swiss company who designed the G-64/96 Bus in 1979. This interface bus concept provides a simple way to interface microprocessor modules with memory and peripheral modules on a parallel bus. The G-64/96 Bus uses a simple, yet modern and powerful interface scheme which allows a higher level of functionality from the single height Eurocard form factor. The low overhead of the G-64/96 Bus interface greatly eases the design of custom boards by the User. This is why, even many year...
WELECT  W86
The W86 is a french computer released in 1983 by Welect. It's the second computer released by Welect after the W80.2. The W86 is powered by an Intel 8086 (hence its name) to catch up with the IBM PC compatible trend of the moment and is thus able to run MS-DOS. But the W86 is also equipped with a Z80A to also be CP/M 86 compatible. It's thus an hybrid machine typical of the mid-80s when the professional industry was moving from CP/M to MS-DOS. There are 128...
SMOKE SIGNAL CHIEFTAIN COMPUTERS The Chieftain 9822
In 1978, Smoke Signal Chieftain Computers (SSCC) released their first computer: The Chieftain, followed in 1980 by the Chieftain Business System, an update to the original Chieftain. At the start of 1982, the company introduced the Chieftain 9822, an update to the Business System featuring the same processor and static RAM options, as well as the same nine-slot bus equipped with the first two Chieftains. The system could be equipped with either two 8-inch or two 5.25-inch floppy drives and...

   RANDOM SYSTEMS
CODIMEX 6809
The Codimex 6809 is a brasilian clone of the Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer. After the success of another brazilian Coco clone, the Prologica CP-400, several brasilian companies tried to release their own compatible system. The Codimex 6809 is one of them. It has nothing quite special and doesn't seem to innovate at all... Anyone has more info about this system ? Source :
PHILIPS  Videopac G7000
Magnavox (which merged with Philips in 1974) released the Odyssey² in 1978 to compete with brand new cartridge based video game systems like the Atari VCS, RCA Studio II or Fair-Child Electronics Channel-F. The Videopac G7000 is the european version of the Magnavox Odyssey². It was sold by Philips and was only available in Europe. Other brands...
EPCOM / SHARP Hotbit HB-8000
The HOTBIT HB-8000 was, along with the Gradiente Expert, the only MSX system officialy available in Brasil (though imported MSX systems like the Canon V-20, Yamaha CX5, Yashica YC-64, etc. could be bought). It was developped by Sharp and marketed by Epcom. It is a classic MSX 1 computer, with 64 KB RAM and two cartridge slots (one on top, and the "expansion" port on the side of the system). MSX systems did very well in Brasil and litteraly killed the previous ...
COMMODORE  Amiga 600
After being on sale for only a few months the Amiga 500 Plus was replaced with the Amiga 600 in March 1992. The smallest Amiga ever made, it is similar in size to a laptop and weighs just 6 lbs. Originally the A600 was to be sold alongside the A500+ as a budget model to be named the Amiga 300, but instead replaced the A500+ which required a name change. Very early models of the A600 have A300 printed on their motherboards, an indication of the confusion ...
SPECTRAVIDEO  SV 328
The Spectravideo SV 328 was the ancestor of the Spectravideo MSX SV-728 (it had the same case and almost all its features) and the successor of the SV-318. This computer wasn't a MSX machine, even though its hardware design was almost the same as MSX computers. Its Microsoft Extended Basic was also close to the MSX Basic but not fully compatible. The cartridge slot couldn't use MSX cartridges. Ho...
SONY  SMC 70G
The SMC 70G was designed for professional video applications. With its genlock, it was possible to mix picture from the computer and pictures from a videodisc or any other video source. It is the successor of the SMC 70. The RAM can be expanded (up to ??) thanks to RAM cartridges....
SORD  M 170
The M-170 computer was originaly sold as a home computer but, as it was a very reliable system, many companies used it as a small business system. It was derived from the M-100, M-110 home systems. Basic version was supplied with a Hitachi monitor, an external power supply unit and a cassette recorder (the M-170 could manage two tape recorders simultaneously). There was no programming langage built in the computer, only a monitor including 19 commands. One of them allowed the user to load the...
ASAFLEX 6
This pong has got a big big game selector in the middle. Texts on it are in french....
ASCI SystemX
The ASCI SystemX, also called U68 was a single board training system that was used in an educational environment during the early 1980s. It was mounted in a wooden box and covered with a smoke colored plastic lid. When it was closed, all the electronic part was covered, except the 16 key hexadecimal keypad and a seven digit LED display. The main board featured a Motorola 6800 processor and an Exorciser bus connector. Several I/O boards could be connected to the system allowing micr...
EAGLE COMPUTERS INC. Eagle PC
This was an IBM PC compatible system. It could even boot the IBM PC system disks. Its overall design was smarter than the traditional IBM PC. The keyboard could be stored in a dedicated space under the main unit. The Eagle PC was first designed as a terminal to the Eagle 2000 System which used the 8086 chip as a client. However when IBM released the PC eagle turned it into a low end PC to compete. It worked without any fan and was thus quite silent, which was rare for an PC compatible syst...

   LATEST COMMENTS
Wes
7/22/2023
TOSHIBA  T 100
Mark - how do we contact you about getting the manuals you are thinking of scanning to PDF''s?

rod
7/21/2023
SNK Neo Geo Pocket
Strange that this is forward compatible with the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Perhaps they knew or intended this little unit to be a stopgap to the latter. And perhaps this is also why sales were low for it upon it''s initial sales run and why it was only released in Japan....

Jcoffey
7/19/2023
INTERTEC  HEADSTART
The Wells American A*Start Model 210 was the first computer I owned when I went self employed in the 80''s. Does anyone know what hard drive was used in this system?. Also, was there a separate card for the video monitor? Want to revive it for sentimental reasons.

Mary Duffy
7/15/2023
SEEQUA  CHAMELEON
Seeking former Seequa employees Meet-up Saturday, July 29, 2023 From 1pm to 4pm Meet-up Ledo''s pizza 8531 veterans'' highway Millersville, md 21108

Radoslaw
7/14/2023
SIEMENS SME
When I was a child, coleague of mine got from somewhere simillar unit. 8080 based, SME compatible Siemens computer. It was very simillar to the one, presented on this site, but it was not identical. Some time ago I found on some Danish or Switzerland old computers museum (I don$t remember site) video, where guy is booting CP/M on machine identical to the one I saw in my childhood and as far as I know compatibile with SME.

Radoslaw
7/14/2023
SIEMENS SME
Master Mariner

Satoshi
7/11/2023
SEMI-TECH (STM) PC
Iwas the guy who designed the graphics to control LCDand extenal monitor. There were no off the shelf component at the time. So Idesigned from scrutch! I was told by marketing team that IBM and Apple engineers showed strong interest at Comdex. Our life has changed since then.


   RANDOM SOFTWARE TITLES
TANK II
Arcade
Kee Games - 1974
 game - duel - maze - tank
RYGAR (PA2043)
Atari Lynx
Atari (publisher), Tecmo - 1990
 game - platform
MORTAL KOMBAT II (32X) (T-8101B)
Sega Mega Drive compatible systems
Acclaim (publisher), Midway, Probe (developer) - 1994
 game - 2d - beat 'em up - mortal kombat
CHAMPION KENDOU (C-67)
Sega SG-1000 compatible systems
Sega - 1986
 game - kendo - martial arts - sport
H.E.R.O. (C-58)
Sega SG-1000 compatible systems
Activision, Sega - 1985
 game - platform
INDY 500 (CX2611)
Atari 2600
Atari - 1977
rating is 5rating is 5rating is 5rating is 5rating is 5
 game - car - racing
DRAGON WANG (C-46)
Sega SG-1000 compatible systems
Sega - 1985
 game - beat 'em up - martial arts - platform
FLIPPER (G-1018)
Sega SG-1000 compatible systems
Sega - 1983
 game - pinball
SOCCER
Arcade
RamTek - 1973
 game - ball and paddle - football - sport
TIC-TAC-TOE / SHOOTING GALLERY / DOODLE / QUADRA-DOODLE (VIDEOCART-01)
Fairchild Channel F
Fairchild - 1976
 game - mind games - noughts and crosses - paint program
ATARI KARTS (J9091E)
Atari Jaguar compatible systems
Atari (publisher), Miracle Designs (developer) - 1995
 game - kart - racing
(VIDEOCART-25)

company unknown -
 game -
SPEED RACE
Arcade
Taito - 1974
 game - car - racing
SPACE SCOUT (PC/SD-210)
SD-2xx systems
SEL - 1982
 game - shoot them up - space
DOOM (J9029E)
Atari Jaguar compatible systems
Atari (publisher), id Software (developer) - 1994
rating is 4rating is 4rating is 4rating is 4rating is 4
 game - first person shooter

   RANDOM ADVERTS
QL catalogue #1

SINCLAIR
QL (Quantum Leap)

 
Nascom 1 brochure

LUCAS
Nascom 1

 
German ad #4

SHARP
MZ 700

 
U.S. advert (1980)

TANDY RADIO SHACK
TRS 80 MODEL I

 
German advert

ATARI
800

 
french advert (jan. ...

ADD-X SYSTÈME
SMP-8

 
French advert (oct. ...

R2E
Micral 8030 series

 
Computing Today (198...

LOGICAL MACHINE CORPORATION (LOMAC)
Adam

 
Spanish advert

SONY
Hit-Bit 101

 
French ad (jan. 1985...

APPLE
APPLE IIc

 
Japanese advert

SYSTEM FORMULET INC.
BUBCOM 80

 
F1 test - page 2

ACT
Apricot F1

 
French flyer

MATTEL ELECTRONICS
Intellivision

 
U.S. advert (1979)

POLYMORPHIC
System 8813

 
MBC-550 french adver...

SANYO
MBC-55x

 
Italian ad #2

SINCLAIR
ZX SPECTRUM

 
French advert

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
TI 99 / 4A

 
Micro7 coverpage (se...

EXELVISION
EXL 100

 
New-Zealand advert (...

SPECTRAVIDEO
SVI 728

 
French ad (dec.1983)

SPECTRAVIDEO
SV 318

 
Early advert (septem...

MITS
ALTAIR 8800

 
US advert, Feb 1982

HEWLETT PACKARD
HP-85

 
Radiola advert. 2

PHILIPS
VG 5000

 
UK advert (part 2), ...

DRAGON DATA LTD
Dragon 64

 
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