Coleco's computer... coming soon!

[digitalpress]

I must have this. Coleco is supposedly going to have this on display at this summer's CES. The "Coleco ADAM" looks to be the be-all, end-all for home computing. It will be available to all of us THIS CHRISTMAS! What a gift that would be.

Check out these specs:

CPU: Zilog Z80 (8-bit), also includes 3 Motorola 6801 "support" processors
Processor Speed: 3.5 MHz (support processors 1MHz)
Graphics Processor: Texas Instruments TMS9928A
Memory: 32k ROM, 64k RAM, 16k VRAM
Text Display: 40 x 24
Resolution: 256 x 192
Color Palette: 16
Sprites: 32 max on-screen
Sound: 3 channel mono via Texas Instruments SN76489AN + 1 channel white noise
Media: Digital Data Pack 256 KB cassettes
Expansion: 3 slots, cartridge slot, 62.5 kbit/s half-duplex serial bus for AdamNet

PLUS it's got BASIC built in! And let's not forget that Coleco is promising those SUPER versions of games like Zaxxon, Buck Rogers, and Donkey Kong *drool*

Who's gonna be on line a their local Toys 'R Us when this bad boy comes out in December?!

[Atar1G1rl]

Dude, I am already saving my pennies for this one! I think this one is really going to revolutionize the computer market! Strictly speaking I am an Atari girl, but I agree, I can't wait to see those graphics on Donkey Kong and the like! And it's going to be nice not to have to keep putting in a Basic cartridge like on my old Atari 800. Damn that thing is ancient!

[Kid Ice]

Memory: 32k ROM, 64k RAM, 16k VRAM



32K OF ROM? :eek 2:

It sounds like this thing is going to blow away the Vic 20. If only it had a daisy wheel printer peripheral!

little Kid Ice

[Arcade Antics]

PLUS it's got BASIC built in! And let's not forget that Coleco is promising those SUPER versions of games like Zaxxon, Buck Rogers, and Donkey Kong *drool*

Who's gonna be on line a their local Toys 'R Us when this bad boy comes out in December?!

Count me in. They've said that they're making a 100-screen version of Donkey Kong. If that's not SUPER, I dunno what is.

[Arcade Antics]

PLUS it's got BASIC built in! And let's not forget that Coleco is promising those SUPER versions of games like Zaxxon, Buck Rogers, and Donkey Kong *drool*

Who's gonna be on line a their local Toys 'R Us when this bad boy comes out in December?!

Count me in. They've said that they're making a 100-screen version of Donkey Kong. If that's not SUPER, I dunno what is.

[Arqueologia_Digital]

COOOLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Darth Sensei]

My parents won't buy me one as we've spent thousands on my Atari stuff. :angry:

D

[Gamemaster_ca_2003]

Coleco's New computer will bite it big time. So will apple's, commodore's, atari's, Sinclar's and TI's. IBM is your best bet for a computer.

[Castelak]

Har har... :evil:

[tholly]

you can count me in considering ill be a day old on dec 1, 1983.....i cant wait

[Ed Oscuro]

you can count me in considering ill be a day old on dec 1, 1983.....i cant wait
I'll be joining you in 28 days, haha

Anyhow...man, the SG-1000 (sound familiar yet?) totally destroys this thing, and it's older! So, yeah. Take that Coleco!

*doffs Sega Fanboy Tinfoil hat, round three*

[digitalpress]

Coleco has truly HIT ME WITH THEIR BEST SHOT!

I just found out that the printer is going to come WITH the computer and ... you won't believe this: it's a DAISY WHEEL printer! The best kind of printer there is!

I am SO stoked!

[ManekiNeko]

PLUS it's got BASIC built in! And let's not forget that Coleco is promising those SUPER versions of games like Zaxxon, Buck Rogers, and Donkey Kong *drool*

Who's gonna be on line a their local Toys 'R Us when this bad boy comes out in December?!

Count me in. They've said that they're making a 100-screen version of Donkey Kong. If that's not SUPER, I dunno what is.

They're seriously going to run out of ideas after the first twenty.

"OK, here's the idea. Donkey Kong is standing on the toilet in this round, and he's throwing toilet paper rolls at Mario. Luckily for him, he can fight back with the magic plunger located next to the sink."

JR

[AB Positive]

Count me in on the ADAM! I mean... well, DUH!

-Adam

[Felixthegamer]

I'll stick with the C-64, nothing can top that!

[Felixthegamer]

Coleco has truly HIT ME WITH THEIR BEST SHOT!

I just found out that the printer is going to come WITH the computer and ... you won't believe this: it's a DAISY WHEEL printer! The best kind of printer there is!

I am SO stoked!

Wait, did you say daisy wheel printer? I might need to start saving now!

[Ed Oscuro]

I just found out that the printer is going to come WITH the computer and ... you won't believe this: it's a DAISY WHEEL printer! The best kind of printer there is!
Uh, the SC-3000 has a printer...

...but it's not built in

*is jealous*