Also known as CompuMate Operating system | ||
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Release date January 6, 1983; 34 years ago (1983-01-06) Introductory price 79.99 US$ (today $192.34) CPU MOS 6507 @ 1.19 MHz (from the Atari VCS/2600/2600jr) | ||
The Spectravideo CompuMate SV010 was a home computer expansion for the Atari VCS / 2600 video game system released 6 January 1983 at the Winter CES( Winter Consumer Electronics) show in Las Vegas.
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In Germany, the CompuMate was also sold by Quelle, a catalogue company, which labeled it under its own-brand "Universum".
In Brazil, around 1985, at least two clones of CompuMate where made, one by Milmar Electronics ("Dactar-Comp"), and another known as "CompuGame".
Hardware
It consists of a membrane keyboard unit with interface connectors. These connectors were placed in the module slot and both controller ports of the Atari console. As the user could place the keyboard on the old style VCS consoles, the two devices resulted in one compact unit. When using with the 2600jr console, resulted in a desktop computer look with separated keyboard.
The CompuMate was equipped with an audio jack for use with a standard tape connector as a possibility of permanent data storage.
PAL and NTSC versions of the CompuMate exist.
Built-in software
The CompuMate offered built-in software:
Each of the built-in demonstration samples are only accessible from the related software.
CompuMate Software
Spectravideo also offered 12 educational Basic programs on cassette tape for the CompuMate: