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  • PCC [1978] PCC 2000 file
    • Oct 21, 2015
    • 4188

    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 built-in the main case. The mechanical k...

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    Fujitsu [1982] FM 7 file
    • Oct 21, 2015
    • 3856

    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-bit machines for the business market. The ...

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    Fujitsu [1985] FM 77 AV file
    • Oct 17, 2015
    • 4038

    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 display 640 x 200 pixels in two colors,...

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    Fujitsu [1983] FM-16s file
    • Oct 12, 2015
    • 4508

    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 commonly used processors were Intel 8086...

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    Fujitsu [1981] FM-8 file
    • Oct 12, 2015
    • 3863

    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 really impressive: bi-processor (even an add...

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    MBC [1983] ALCYANE A6E file
    • Oct 08, 2015
    • 4343

    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 mainly sold with 10 MB removable 12" ha...

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    Zenith Data Systems [1985] Z-171 PC file
    • Oct 08, 2015
    • 3961

    This innovative portable computer was one of the first to have a LCD display which was back-lighted! It also was one of the very earliest battery powered portable IBM compatible computers. This lunchbox system was in fact made by Vadem and OEM'd by Zenith (Z170/Z171), Morrow ...

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    Zenith Data Systems [1984] Z-160 PC file
    • Oct 08, 2015
    • 5392

    A (trans)portable PC-XT computer made by Zenith, with double 5''1/4 disk drives and amber monitor built-in (23cm). The computer is unusual in that the 2 built-in disk drives are mounted in a tilting case, on top of the computer. The keyboard folded up over the CRT (if you...

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    ZBA [1989] Consul 2717 file
    • Oct 08, 2015
    • 4177

    ZBA is the abbreviation of Zbrojovka Brno. Brno being the Czech city the company was located in. The Consul 2717 was a clone of the Tesla PMD 85.2 but had a very different design. The mainboard was located in the display case and the keyboard had a more professional look. The mac...

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    Enterprise [1985] Enterprise 64 / 128 file
    • Oct 01, 2015
    • 4276

    The Enterprise 64 was a very long-awaited computer, two years between its announcement and its marketing! It changed its name a lot of times: its first name was Elan 64, then Flan, lastly Enterprise. It has great features, which wasn't found on all other home computers, like ...

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    VIDEOTON [1983] TV Computer file
    • Oct 01, 2015
    • 4266

    This computer was used in the 80's in Hungarian schools along with the Primo. It was very similar to the Enterprise 64 as it was a licensed product. There is even a built-in joystick on the right of the keyboard. There are different models : 32 KB, 64 KB and 64 KB+ (picture h...

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    XEROX [1985] 6085 file
    • Oct 01, 2015
    • 4414

    The Xerox 6085 was the successor of the revolutionary Xerox Star, first commercial computer to use a graphical user interface (GUI) with the familiar desktop, icons and a mouse. The 6085 series was offered in models for network, remote (linked by Ethernet) and stand alone operati...

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