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KF5JRV > TECH 20.07.16 12:35l 25 Lines 1280 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 6340_KF5JRV
Read: GUEST
Subj: Coleco ADAM
Path: IW8PGT<IZ3LSV<F1OYP<F1OYP<CT1ENI<N0KFQ<KF5JRV
Sent: 160720/1128Z 6340@KF5JRV.#NWAR.AR.USA.NA BPQK1.4.65
The Coleco ADAM came in two forms. You could buy the complete system, or, if
you already owned a ColecoVision game system, you could buy an add-on for it.
The system had some nice features, namely:
word processor built into ROM
full size keyboard, with special word processing keys
included a high speed tape for mass storage
included a daisy-wheel printer
could play Coleco Vision cartridge-based games
Mass storage devices cost extra for other systems of the time. Plus, the ADAM
tape format actually kept a sort of directory in the middle of the tape,
allowing for fairly quick retrieval of information. Printers were typically an
extra cost as well. Of course, the system had it's bad points:
fairly basic word processor the power supply for the entire system was
in the printer cabinet, thus the computer could not run without the
printer being attached which isn't good if your printer breaks down
(although there are ways to attach the power supply directly to the
CPU unit) the entire unit would generate a hefty magnetic surge on
power-up, thus if a tape were left in the drive on power-up, it would
sometimess be erased, pretty nasty since it booted from tape.
The ADAM was only produced for 2 years.
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