---
title: TIKI-DATA Tiki-100
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- Norway
years:
- '1984'
cpus:
- Z80
params:
  name: Tiki-100
  image: /media/museum/photos/tiki_100_system_1.jpg
  company: /companies/tiki-data
  company_name: TIKI-DATA
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Tiki-100
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Tiki-Data
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Norway
  - label: YEAR
    value: April 1984
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: None
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Full -stroke QWERTY 92 keys with numeric keypad, arrows and function keys
  - label: CPU
    value: Z80 (later 8088)
  - label: SPEED
    value: 4 Mhz (Z80), 6 Mhz. (8088)
  - label: RAM
    value: 64 KB
  - label: VRAM
    value: 16 KB
  - label: ROM
    value: 8 KB
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: None
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: 256 x 256, 512 x 256, 1024 x 256
  - label: COLORS
    value: 16, 4 or 2 among 256, depending of the video mode
  - label: SOUND
    value: 3-channel/8-octave buildt-in AY-3-8912. Built-in speaker & volume knob
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: 2 x Serial ports, 1 x Parallel, Audio out, Analog and TTL video RGB, composite video, RF modulator
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: 1 or 2 5'' FDD - 80, 200, 400 or 800 KB - Optional hard disk
  - label: OS
    value: TIKO (Z80) and TIKOS (8088) CP/M like. MS-DOS 2.11
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Built-in linear power supply unit
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: 3 internal expansion slots
  - label: PRICE
    value: 12000 NOK (1984, Norway)
  tabs:
  - photos
  - emulators
  - links
  forum_thread: 717
  photos:
  - title: SYSTEME
    subtitle: ''
    text: |-
      With monochrome monitor

      Courtesy of **Jorn E.Haugan**
    image: /media/museum/photos/tiki_100_system_2.jpg
  - title: SYSTEM DIAGRAM
    subtitle: ''
    text: Courtesy of **Jorn E.Haugan**
    image: /media/museum/photos/tiki_100_diagram_1.jpg
  emulators:
  - title: TIKI-100_emul V1.1
    url: http://djupdal.org/tiki/emulator/
    platform: Multiplatform
    text: TIKI-100 emulator (Amiga & Windows)
  links:
  - title: Asbjørn Djupdal's TIKI-100 norwegian page
    url: http://djupdal.org/tiki/
    text: Norwegian page, with emulator
  oc_id: 734
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329013423/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=734
    date: '2023-03-29'
---

The Tiki-100 was a Norwegian educational, professional, homecomputer system that was quite popular in schools.

Acutally they first used the name Kontiki-data, and named the first few models **Kontiki-100**, but had to change the name to Tiki after the Thor Heyerdahl Society, wich owned the rights to the Kontiki name, threatened with a lawsuit.

Five models were available, featuring one or two 80 KB, 200 KB or 800 KB 5'' floppy disc drives. An optional 20MB Winchester harddrive was also available.

The Tiki-100 could read various disk formats, like Scandis, [IBM-PC](/museum/ibm-pc-model-5150/), [Osborne](/museum/osborne-corp-osborne-1/), and [ABC-800](/museum/luxor-abc-800-series/). The 80 KB format was the same as used in some [Xerox-systems](/museum/xerox-820/).

The operating-system was called **TIKO**, and was compatible with CP/M 2.2. It was first called **KP/M**, but was renamed at the same time as the computer changed the name from Kontiki-100 to Tiki-100.

One could also install an optional Intel-8088 processor-board, adding an extra 256 KB ram to the main 64 KB. A 16-bit operating system called **TIKOS** was used together with the i8088 board, and managed both the i8088 and Z80 at the same time. TIKOS was developed from CP/M-86, and was compatible with it. MS-DOS 2.11 was also available.

The Tiki-100 had 3 (maybe more?) graphics modes, but no text-mode as it used bitmapped graphics only.\
A separate network hub was available that allowed up to 8 (not sure) computers to be connected in a star topology. One of the standard Tiki's serial ports was used for the network, in high speed mode. The server was a Tiki-100 that ran MP/M.

Several programs were developed for the Tiki-100. Most common were: **BRUM** (a simple wordprocessor), **Tiki-Kalk** (Spreadsheet), **Tiki-BAS** (Database),**WordStar** and **SuperCalc** and a little snake-type game called **Pyton**.

A simple terminal program was also imbedded in the OS, and made it possible to connect to a BBS through a 300 or 1200 bps modem. A serial terminal could be used to acces the Tiki-100 via one of the serial ports.

Program languages like: C, Fortran, Cobol, BASIC, Pascal was also available.

Thanks to **Jon Andre Finnerud** and **Jorn E.Haugan** for information and pictures.