Remembering an Old
ComputerColeco Adam
Released: 1983
Price: $750
OS: Elementary Operating System (EOS), OS-7
Processor: Zilrog Z80A at 3.58 MHz
Memory: 80k bytes, expandable to 144k bytes
Display: Attaches to TV; 256x192 resolution
Storage: One 256k byte cassette drive, optional second drive ($200)
Industry legend states that Coleco named its first (and last) foray into the home computer market "Adam" because the system would take a bite out of Apple Computers. This of course wasn't the case. But the name did prove Biblically accurate in that both Adams were massive disappointments to their creators. But you have to remember the Printer that came with the system. It was a Typewriter quality and it was totally amazing at the time that Dot Matrix Printers ruled. The printer was text only though and you could only do ASCII graphics with it - No Dot Addressable facility. A time Gone by - A time of adventure - A time of wonder - long gone.
Released: 1983
Price: $750
OS: Elementary Operating System (EOS), OS-7
Processor: Zilrog Z80A at 3.58 MHz
Memory: 80k bytes, expandable to 144k bytes
Display: Attaches to TV; 256x192 resolution
Storage: One 256k byte cassette drive, optional second drive ($200)
Industry legend states that Coleco named its first (and last) foray into the home computer market "Adam" because the system would take a bite out of Apple Computers. This of course wasn't the case. But the name did prove Biblically accurate in that both Adams were massive disappointments to their creators. But you have to remember the Printer that came with the system. It was a Typewriter quality and it was totally amazing at the time that Dot Matrix Printers ruled. The printer was text only though and you could only do ASCII graphics with it - No Dot Addressable facility. A time Gone by - A time of adventure - A time of wonder - long gone.
1 comment:
my kind of computer!:)
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