Old Computers - Part 3 (1983-1985)

[ac2000]

Part 1 -http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=289694
Part 2 -http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299044

[SIZE=+1]Old Computers - Part 3(1983-1985)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=+1]Apple Lisa[/SIZE]

Released: June 1983
Price: US $9,995
CPU: Motorola 68000, 5 MHz
Display: 12" monochrome monitor
720 X 364 graphics
Ports: 1 parallel, 2 serial ports, mouse port
Expansion: three internal slots
Storage: Two 5-1/4 inch floppy drives
OS: Apple Lisa GUI

[SIZE=+1]Apple III

Released: Spring 1981
Price: US $3495 w/128K RAM
US $3815 with monitor
CPU: Synertek 6502A, 2.0 MHz
RAM: 128K, 512K max.
Display: Color composite video
16 colors at 280 X 192.
16 shades at 560 X 192
Ports: Two serial ports
External floppy port
Expansion: Four internal slots
Storage: Internal 143k 5-1/4 inch floppy
External floppy drive
OS: Apple SOS (Sophisticated OS)

[/SIZE]Apple Macintosh M0001

Introduced: January 1984
Price: US$2495
CPU: Motorola 68000, 7.83 Mhz
RAM: 128K, later 512K
Display: 9-inch monochrome screen
512x342 pixels
Ports: Two DB9 serial ports
Printer port
External floppy port
Storage: Internal 400K SSDD floppy
optional external floppy ($495)
OS: Macintosh GUI

[SIZE=+1]TRS-80 model 200[/SIZE]

Announced: 1984
Price: US $999
Weight: 4.25 lbs
CPU: Intel 80C85A @ 2.4MHz
RAM: 24K, 72K max
Ports: parallel, serial ports
Bar code, modem, cassette
Display: LCD display: 40 X 16 text
240 x 128 graphics
Power: 4 'AA' batteries
Storage: Audio cassette in/out
OS: Microsoft BASIC in ROM

[SIZE=+1]Apple IIc[/SIZE]

Released: April 1984
Price: US $1300
Weight: 7.5 lbs
CPU: MOS 65C02, 1 Mhz
RAM: 128K-1Meg
Display: 40 or 80 X 24 text mode
560 X 192 maximum
Ports: Two serial ports
RGB monitor port
Composite video output
External floppy port
Storage: Internal 143k 5.25-inch disk drive
OS: Apple DOS or ProDOS

[SIZE=+1]Hewlett-Packard HP 110[/SIZE]

Model 45710A
Introduced: May 1984
Price: $2995
Weight: 9 pounds
CPU: Harris 80C86 @ 5.33MHz
RAM: 272K
ROM: MemoMaker
Terminal emulator
Lotus 123 version 1A
Display: 80 x 16 text LCD
480 x 128 pixels
Batteries: rechargeable lead-acid
Ports: HP-IL, RS-232
Built in 300 baud modem
OS: MS-DOS 2.11 in ROM

[SIZE=+1]Atari 520ST[/SIZE]

Released: January 1985
Price : US $599
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 8MHz
RAM: 512K
Display: 320 X 200 - 16 colors
640 X 200 - 4 colors
640 X 400 - monochrome
Ports: RGB, cartridge, parallel, serial, HD
floppy drive, MIDI (2), joystick, mouse
Storage: external SSDD 360K floppy drive
OS: Atari TOS/GEM

[SIZE=+1]Franklin ACE 2100[/SIZE]

Released: 1985
Price: $999
CPU: 65SC02 @ 1.02 MHz
RAM: 128K, 576K max
Display: 560 X 192, 40 or 80 X 24 text
Ports: composite video output
parallel, game port
2 internal expansion slots
Storage internal 143K floppy
OS: Franklin DOS 2

[SIZE=+1]Commodore Amiga 1000[/SIZE]

Ship Date: July 1985
Price: US $1295 without monitor
US $1790 with RGB monitor
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 7.14 MHz
RAM: 256K
Display: 16 colors at 640 X 400
4096 colors at 320 X 200.
Ports: Parallel, serial, floppy
RGB, RF, composite video
Stereo audio, joysticks
System bus
Storage: Internal 880K 3.5-inch floppy.
OS: AmigaDOS 1.0-1.34 "Workbench" GUI

 

[ac2000]

bump....

 

[Hasitha-Kasun]

Thanx 4 sharing...

 

[jpzster]

the specs seem so funny compared to today's machines days..
but it was a time!

 

[uggcardy]

Great!!

Great!! I learn much a lot from your article. Thank you so much.

 

[bash101]

Commodore 64 the 1st computer I used. shame they didn't make it with amiga even though it's a great Os for the time

 

[zCexVe]

One of my friends, actually was a sales girl for one of those. She had a class taken with me. Said they just used calculator thing and demoed them LOL