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title: Ontel Amigo
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- U.S.A.
years:
- '1983'
cpus:
- Z80A
params:
name: Amigo
image: /media/museum/photos/ontel_amigo_system_s1.jpg
company: /companies/ontel
company_name: Ontel
specs:
- label: NAME
value: Amigo
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Ontel
- label: TYPE
value: Professional Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: U.S.A.
- label: YEAR
value: '1983'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: None
- label: KEYBOARD
value: Full stroke 83 keys, PC style, 10 function keys and numeric keypad
- label: CPU
value: Z80A,
- label: SPEED
value: 4 MHz
- label: CO-PROCESSOR
value: 6502 (display)
- label: RAM
value: 64 KB
- label: VRAM
value: 40 KB
- label: ROM
value: Unknown
- label: TEXT MODES
value: 80 chars x 25 lines
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: 640 x 300 pixels
- label: COLORS
value: Monochrome
- label: SOUND
value: Beeper
- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
value: 34 (W) x 31 (D) x 30 (H) cm
- label: I/O PORTS
value: Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232
- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
value: 2 x 200 KB 5.25'' floppy disc drives in separate unit
- label: OS
value: CP/M-80
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: Built-in power supply unit
- label: PERIPHERALS
value: 5.25'' or 8'' Hard disk controller connector, 800 KB 5.25'' floppy drives
- label: PRICE
value: Unknown
comments:
- author: Eduardo Dorola (RetroEdu) (Buenos Aires/Argentina)
date: Friday 31st July 2020
text: |-
Finally, is working. But no clue of the CP/M disks.\
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qPHmxbnH_2F7prtdaphAVDdDp1w9lxLf?usp$sharing
- author: Claudio Sánchez (tokafondo)
date: Monday 27th July 2020
text: |-
Also known in Argentina as the LATINDATA Profesional.
Please look for detailed pictures here:
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?75967-LATINDATA-Multitech-Z80-amp-6502-together-Yes-CP-M
- author: Jose Luis (Spain)
date: Wednesday 5th October 2005
text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :)
- author: Jose Luis (Spain)
date: Wednesday 5th October 2005
text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :)
- author: Jose Luis (Spain)
date: Wednesday 5th October 2005
text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :)
- author: Jose Luis (Spain)
date: Wednesday 5th October 2005
text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :)
- author: Pete Fenelon (York, UK)
date: Sunday 25th September 2005
text: |-
The Amigo (or C/WP Cortex) had some interesting features. The display was handled by a 6502 which had a chunk of dedicated RAM, so it was quite fast and capable for its time (and position in the market). It was one of the first machines to have DRI's "GSX" portable graphics drivers, which were meant to give CP/M a standard graphics interface.
The CW/P version had a modified version of Wordstar set up to use the IBM-style function keys.
oc_id: 1151
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221204052254/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1151
date: '2022-12-04'
---
The Amigo was a system being evaluated by Ontel during 1981 as a new cost reduced system for the very low end.
The Amigo was designed originally by a company in Asia. Ontel bought the design and performed some minor modifications.
Initially manufactured in Woodbury it was a textbook Z80 design with Intel 82XX peripheral chips, very similar to the Ontel architecture except designed for lowest cost.
The system was based on the then advanced Zilog Z80 so it was capable of text editing using the single chip DMA, no stand alone DMA controller board was needed.
An OEM version of the Amigo was sold in the UK under the name [CW/P](/museum/cw-p-cortex/)
Thanks to **Bob Hanrahan** for this information.
<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>