 Atari 2600 Junior with the 'UNIVERSUM Heimcomputer' German clone of the CompuMate | |
| Also known as | CompuMate[1] |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Spectravideo[2] |
| Release date | 6 January 1983[3] |
| Introductory price | 79.99 US$ (today $244.7)[1][4] |
| Operating system | Microsoft BASIC[1][dead link] |
| CPU | Uses the base machine's MOS 6507 @ 1.19 MHz (Inside Atari VCS/2600/2600jr) |
| Memory | 2K built-in RAM, 16K built-in ROM[5] |
| Storage | via audio jack on tape |
| Display | 10 lines × 12 characters |
| Graphics | 40x40 pixels with 10 selectable colors |
| Input | 42-key Sensor Touch Keyboard, (2x) 9-pin sub-D connector, game cartridge connector, earphone mini-jack, microphone mini-jack |
| Dimensions | 13-1/2"W x 6"D x 1-1/2"H (W 343mm x D 152mm x H 38mm) |
The CompuMate SV010 was a home computer peripheral manufactured by Spectravideo International for the Atari 2600 home video game console. It was released on 6 January 1983 at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3][6][7][8]
In Germany, the CompuMate was marketed by Quelle, a catalogue company, as the Universum Heimcomputer. In Brazil (circa 1985), at least two clones of CompuMate were made: the Dactar-Comp by Milmar Electronics, and the CompuGame.[9]
- ^ a b c (Advertisement) CompuMate Basic Keyboard Enhancer, Page 7, Electronic Games Magazine (August 1983), Internet Archive
- ^ Video games into computers:Spectravideo, By Myron Berger, Page 166, Popular Science, Oct 1983
- ^ a b "Spectravideo CompuMate". Archived from the original on 8 February 2002. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ CompuMate (SpectraVideo)[usurped], Part of the Secret to the VCS's Longevity, By Scott Stilphen, 2600 Connection
- ^ Atari 2600 peripherals: Spectravideo Compumate, Mostly Inclusive Atari 2600 Mapper / Selected Hardware Document, 2012-04-03, Kevin Horton aka kevtris, Version 1.00
- ^ Atari 2600 Spectravideo Compumate Keyboard Archived 10 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Geek Vintage
- ^ The history of Spectravideo, By Roger Samdal
- ^ Spectravideo CompuMate, AGH Museum
- ^ A history of Atari in Brazil.