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Manufacturer | Mattel Electronics |
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Type | Home computer |
Release date | June 1983 |
Introductory price | 160 US$ (today $490) |
Discontinued | October 1983 |
Media | Cassette tape, ROM Cartridge |
Operating system | Microsoft BASIC |
CPU | Zilog Z80A @ 3.5 MHz |
Memory | 4KB RAM (expandable to 36KB), 8KB ROM |
Display | 80x72 semigraphics in 16 colors (40x24 character text, 8x8 pixel font) |
Graphics | TEA1002 colour encoder |
Sound | One voice |
Input | Keyboard |
Predecessor | Intellivision |
Successor | Aquarius II, Aquarius+ |
Aquarius is a home computer designed by Radofin and released by Mattel Electronics in 1983. Based on the Zilog Z80 microprocessor, the system has a rubber chiclet keyboard, 4K of RAM, and a subset of Microsoft BASIC in ROM. It connects to a television set for audiovisual output, and uses a cassette tape recorder for secondary data storage. A limited number of peripherals, such as a 40-column thermal printer, a 4-color printer/plotter, and a 300 baud modem, were released. The Aquarius was discontinued in October 1983, only a few months after it was launched.[1]
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