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- Zilog Z80 A
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name: ADAM
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam.jpg
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company: /companies/coleco
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company_name: Coleco
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specs:
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The memory unit was available in two versions : the complete Adam memory unit and the Expansion Module #3. This expansion module was meant for people already owning a Colecovision system. So part of the hardware is not in the module but in the Colecovision... In fact the Expansion module #3 uses the hardware of the Colecovision system !
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The unit pictured here is the complete memory unit. We recognize it by its cartridge slot, necessary as there is no Colecovision system attached to this configuration. In fact the Colecovision system is literally built-in this complete unit.
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_main-deck_1.jpg
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- title: ADAM PROTOTYPE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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When presented for the first time at the Chicago's Consumer Electronics Show in june 83, the Adam looked like this...
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It's nearly identical to the final project, except for the digital tape drives which look more like the Exatron stringy-floppies than the digital data-packs finally adopted... Here the tapes seem to be loaded horizontaly into the drives.
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_prototype_1.jpg
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- title: 'EXPANSION MODULE #3'
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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This is the expansion module #3, aimed for the people who already have a Colecovision system. Without the Colecovision, this version of Adam can't work ! It needs the hardware of the Colecovision.
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The system looks like the complete version but its right part is shorter and there's no cartridge slot as the Colecovision provides one. The Colecovision plugs at the back of the main unit as shown on this picture.
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_module3_2.jpg
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- title: 'MODULE #3 REAR'
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subtitle: ''
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text: 'This picture shows well how the Colecovision system is attached to the back of the expansion module #3.'
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_module3_rear.jpg
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- title: 'COMPLETE MODULE #3'
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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This is the complete configuration of the expansion module #3, except that there's normaly the Colecovision system attached to the back of the Adam unit...
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The black controller comes from the Colecovision and no "white" Adam specific controllers are sold with the Expansion Module #3, as the Colecovision provides already two of these...
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_module3_1.jpg
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- title: 'MODULE #3 IN ACTION'
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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A beautiful french woman using the built-in wordprocessor software of the Adam (expansion module #3 version).
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In some countries, like in France for example, only the Expansion module #3 was available. Thus people wanting to buy an Adam, HAD to buy a Colecovision if they hadn't already one... This didn't help the sales at all !
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_module3_in-use.jpg
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- title: 'MODULE #3 PROTOTYPE'
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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When presented for the first time at the Chicago's Consumer Electronics Show in june 83, the expansion module #3 looked like this...
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It's nearly identical to the final project, except for the digital tape drives which look more like the Exatron stringy-floppies than the digital data-packs finally adopted... Here the tapes seem to be loaded horizontaly into the drives.
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_module3_prototype.jpg
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- title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP
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subtitle: ''
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text: It's a quite complete keyboard with 6 function keys, arrows keypad and numerous editing keys.
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_keyboard_1.jpg
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- title: PRINTER
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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*The printer 6801 responds to some ASCII control codes, including carriage return, line feed, backspace, escape, shift-out, and shift-in. Shift-out causes the printer 6801 to reverse its left and right directions, allowing printing from right to left.*
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*The printer 6801 controls the printer's electro-mechanical devices. It also ensures that lateral carriage motion, rotation of the daisy wheel, and stepping of the platen can be activated simultaneously.*
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_printer_1.jpg
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- title: SYSTEM EXPLAINED
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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**(14)** The Colecovision is fixed to the Adam through a fragile plastic plate. It is not recommended to move the whole unit too often.\
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**(15)** Some logical functions of the ColecoVision console are used by the Adam module which hold the Z80 microprocessor and the memory.\
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**(16)** Joysticks housing.
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/s_colecoadam_inside.jpg
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- title: BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: 'This is the box of the complete system. It comes with joysticks as opposed to the Expansion Module #3 which doesn''t.'
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/photos/coleco_adam_box_1.jpg
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adverts:
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- title: FRENCH ADVERT#1
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subtitle: ''
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"I did click"
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Cool french young boy, proud of its brand new Adam. Only the expansion module #3 version was available in France...
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/pubs/coleco_adam_pub-clic.jpg
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- title: FRENCH ADVERT#2
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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This is another french advert, not from CBS, but from an independant store "le jeu electronique".
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Only the expansion module #3 was available in France and people had to buy a Colecovision if they wanted to have an Adam !
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/pubs/coleco_adam_pub_2.jpg
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hardware:
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- title: 5" 1/4 DISK DRIVE UNIT
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/hardware/coleco_adam_diskdrive.jpg
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- title: 3.25'' DISK-DRIVE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Of interest is the way the disk is inserted. It slides in onto a built in tray that can be pushed in and locked in place by pushing down lightly on the tray. The total movement is about 1/2". To take the disk out just push the tray in and up and out pops the disk. Rather neat.
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Off hand I can't remember the full storage capacity, but it was compatible with the tape drive although I think you could reset the capacity in the directory and get a couple more blocks of storage. Of course if you did store more than it would not be 100% the same as a tape.
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/hardware/coleco_adam_ddrive_1.jpg
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- title: ADAMLINK MODEM
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subtitle: ''
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text: This 300-Baud modem mainly allowed the Adam to be connected to Compuserve. Several versions of the AdamLink software were released.
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/hardware/coleco_adam_adamlink.jpg
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screenshots:
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- title: ADAM CALC
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subtitle: ''
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text: ADAM Calc was written by Lazer MicroSystems, which was also responsible for SmartBasic. Obviously, they did a better job on ADAMCalc than was done on SmartBasic. The spreadsheet was easy to understand and use for small boards.
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image: null
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image: /media/museum/software/coleco_adam_softcalc.jpg
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links:
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- title: Adam Family Computer System
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url: http://www.sacnews.net/adamcomputer/
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