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title: Radofin Electronics Limited AQUARIUS 2
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categories:
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- Computers
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params:
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name: AQUARIUS 2
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company: /companies/radofin-electronics-limited
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company_name: Radofin Electronics Limited
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tabs:
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- photos
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- hardware
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- software
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- emulators
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- links
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photos:
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- title: LARGE VIEW
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: TOP VIEW
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: LEFT & RIGHT SIDES
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subtitle: ''
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text: Notice the power and reset swithes on the right side.
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image: null
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- title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: REAR CONNECTORS
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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**(1)** Expansion cartridges cover\
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**(2)** TV aerial modulator's jack\
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**(3)** Mattel printer jack\
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**(4)** Tape recorder DIN socket\
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**(5)** RGB cable and power plug.
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image: null
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- title: INSIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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**(1)** Expansion cartridges connector\
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**(2)** Z80 processor, here a NEC D780 version\
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**(3)** 2K ROM chip holding various I/O routines\
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**(4)** 8K BASIC ROM\
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**(5)** Custom I/O and memory management chips, made by Ferranti and Hitachi\
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**(6)** 4K RAM chips (2x4016)\
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**(7)** 2K Character generator ROM\
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**(8)** RGB video circuitry, may differ according to the country the machine was intended.
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image: null
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hardware:
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- title: FROM MATTEL ELECTRONICS
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: RECORDER AND BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: FROM MATTEL ELECTRONICS
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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This device supplies 2 cartridges ports (which makes it possible to plug a RAM expansion cartridge and a program cartridge at the same time), two paddles and an enhanced sound chip (two supplementary voices).
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Promotional text on the box says:\
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\- Accepts memory cartridge to expand memory to 20 KB!\
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\- 2 separate ports: allows you to use a memory cartridge at the same time with a game or program cartridge!\
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\- Includes 2 hand controllers: 16 position disc and 6 action buttons!\
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\- adds two more sound channels for more exciting game play!
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image: null
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: IN BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: Side
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: BOX - SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: rear
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: MATTEL ELECTRONICS
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subtitle: ''
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text: This 300 baud modem had to be connected to the cartridge connector.
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image: null
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: '"opens a whole new world of information and communications! Smart enough to be simple!"'
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image: null
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- title: 4K & 16K RAM EXPANSIONS
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: 4K RAM CARTRIDGE
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subtitle: box
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: 16 KB RAM EXPANSION CARTRIDGE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: 4K RAM
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subtitle: box - side
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: 4K RAM
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subtitle: box (rear)
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: VALUE PACK
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subtitle: ''
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text: The Aquarius Value Pack contained a 4 KB RAM expansion cartridge, Utopia and Snafu software..
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image: null
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- title: 16 KB RAM EXPANSION CARTRIDGE
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subtitle: Box
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: FROM MATTEL ELECTRONICS
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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This is a small thermic printer which can print 80 characters per second onto 40 columns paper.
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Only Mattel printers can be connected to the Aquarius.
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image: null
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- title: TOP VIEW
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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emulators:
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- title: AqEmu
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url: http://www.classicgaming.com/aqemu/aqemu.htm
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platform: Windows
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text: Aquarius emulator for Windows
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- title: Virtual Aquarius
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url: http://www.geocities.com/emucompboy/
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platform: Windows
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text: Nice emulator by James the Animal Tamer
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links:
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- title: Blue Sky Rangers' site
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url: http://www.intellivisionlives.com/
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text: Ancient INTV programmers unveil all the secrets of the Mattel Electronics products !
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- title: Mattel Aquarius homecomputer
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url: http://www.vdsteenoven.com/aquarius/
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text: History, Tech info, Sotware review & screenshots, Links, etc.
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- title: Mattel Aquarius Yahoo Group
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url: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mattelaquarius/
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text: A place to discover, chat about, and just get general information on the Mattel Aquarius home computer.
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comments:
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- author: Wade (New Jersey, NJ)
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date: Sunday 21st November 2021
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text: How much were you looking to get for it?
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- author: Daniel (spain)
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date: Saturday 6th February 2021
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text: Hi, do you still have the aquarius?
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- author: Tom Kollien (Norway)
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date: Monday 30th September 2019
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text: |-
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I recently rummaged through my basement and stumbled upon one of these that I''ve owned since it was new! I didn''t remember what it was and was shocked to see that it was such a rare machine...\
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Unfortunately I only found the machine+PSU and 2 manuals. :(\
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I don''t really know what to do with it so consider selling it to finance some other project. I''m going to open it up and see how the insides are, but externally it''s almost like brand new from what I can see.\
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(I hope this site sends notifications...)
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related:
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- /museum/mattel-electronics-aquarius
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software:
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- /software/night-stalker
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oc_id: 74
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230131064823/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=74
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date: '2023-01-31'
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The Mattel Aquarius II had exactly the same characteristics as its predecessor, the [Mattel Aquarius](/museum/mattel-electronics-aquarius/).
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Its only enhancements were the RAM (20 KB instead of 4 KB) and the mechanical keyboard. In fact, the Aquarius II only had 4 KB of built-in RAM but was supplied with a 16 KB RAM cartridge extension.
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Another difference is that the Aquarius II came with Extended Basic built-in.
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Mattel gave up the computer market and sold all the rights and computer stocks to their manufacturer, Radofin, before the Aquarius II was even launched. All the Aquarius II were thus manufactured and sold by Radofin.
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A special version of Logo, called Aquarius Logo was developped for this computer.
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An Aquarius III was planed, but never saw the light.
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**Contributors:** Jason L.
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