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ACORN [1981] BBC Model A / B / B+
The Acorn BBC model A was the successor of the Acorn Atom and its first name was Acorn Proton. It was a very popular computer in the UK and was widely used in schools, but it didn't have great success elsewhere (even though it did have ...Date2015.12.29 Reply0 Views3319
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ACORN [1980] ATOM
The Acorn Atom was the ancestor of the BBC computers series. It was sold in kit or ready-assembled versions. The great advantage of the Atom compared to its competitors (TRS-80 & PET), was its high resolution capabilities (256 x 192) wh...Date2015.12.10 Reply0 Views1809 -
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UNISYS [1983] Icon
The ICON workstation and LEXICON file server were originally designed by Cemcorp, the Canadian Educational Microprocessor Corporation, specifically for use in Canadian schools. They were first produced by Burroughs then took the name of Uni...Date2015.11.22 Reply0 Views2216 -
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PCC [1978] PCC 2000
PCC 2000 is a professional computer released in 1978. It was designed in 1978 by Pertec, the company which merged with MITS by the end of 1976. The PCC is conceived as a monobloc machine, where the display and two 8" floppy disk drives are ...Date2015.10.21 Reply0 Views2161 -
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Fujitsu [1982] FM 7
Fujitsu was (and still is) japan's leading electronics company. This computer was the succesor of theFM-8 itself first member of the Fujitsu FM (for "Fujitsu Micro") range of computers, extending from hobbyist home computers up to 16-bi...Date2015.10.21 Reply0 Views2141 -
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Fujitsu [1985] FM 77 AV
The FM 77 AV was an impressive system in 1985. It's a good example of what was developped in Japan and we never heard of in the rest of the world. The system has great audio and video features, hence the AV for "Audio and Video". It can...Date2015.10.17 Reply0 Views2142 -
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Fujitsu [1983] FM-16s
The Micro 16s was designed to be a powerful package of hardware and software in a professional business system. It offered a unique architectural design for the time: interchangeable microprocessors and thus operating systems. In fact most ...Date2015.10.12 Reply0 Views1970 -
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Fujitsu [1981] FM-8
Introduced may 1981, the FM 8 was one of the first Fujitsu micro computers (after the LKIT-8 hobby computer in 1977). In any case it was the first member of the FM series, FM standing for "Fujitsu Micro". At that time its features were real...Date2015.10.12 Reply0 Views1955 -
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MBC [1983] ALCYANE A6E
The Alcyane had a very powerful basic for files managing called Alcybase. It could use a specific version of APL. It was possible to network 2 to 4 computers together. The manufacturer was MATRA DATASYSTEM (until 1986) These computers where...Date2015.10.08 Reply0 Views2031