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title: TRIUMPH ADLER TA-1600
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- Germany
params:
  name: TA-1600
  image: /media/museum/photos/triumph-adler_ta-1600_moya_1s.jpg
  company: /companies/triumph-adler
  company_name: TRIUMPH ADLER
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: TA-1600
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Triumph Adler
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Germany
  - label: YEAR
    value: 198x ?
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: Unknown
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Kind of mechanical keyboard ?
  - label: CPU
    value: Unknown
  - label: SPEED
    value: Unknown
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: Unknown
  - label: RAM
    value: Unknown
  - label: VRAM
    value: Unknown
  - label: ROM
    value: Unknown
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: Unknown
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: Unknown
  - label: COLORS
    value: Amber monitor delivered by default. Colour features unknown
  - label: SOUND
    value: Yes. Specifications unknown.
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: Unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Unknown
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: Unknown
  - label: OS
    value: Unknown
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Unknown
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: Unknown
  - label: PRICE
    value: from 13.000 DM (German Mark, 1983)
  tabs:
  - photos
  forum_thread: 1269
  photos:
  - title: TA-1600
    subtitle: ''
    text: |-
      ... from a spanish commercial flyer

      Thanks to Jomoca for this picture
    image: /media/museum/photos/triumph-adler_ta-1600_moya_1.jpg
  oc_id: 1304
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230331122208/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1304
    date: '2023-03-31'
---

The TA 1600 system was introduced in 1983 at the CeBIT (which was only a part of the "Hannover-Messe" by that time). TA showed a few sample applications and the 1600 family in general.

Triumph Adler's hardware included also the 1600/20-3 which was supplied with a permanent-swap-HDD-unit. This unit had a memory/storage capacity of 2 x 8 MB (Winchester technology).

Triumph Adler said the system (the 1600) will fit the demand of medium-sized businesses, due to the facts that these companies will need more storage capacities and much more flexibility at the external storage solutions. For the 1600/20 as well as the 1600/30 models were new 64 KB chipset modules available which extended the RAM to a maximum of 1 MB.

Software on the 1600 systems had the focus on the classic office computing (EDP). The standard package was called "TABS 1600" and included applications like, payroll accounting, stock management. But also, there were applications for special businesses available.

The pricing of the 1600 family started at 13.000 DM (German Mark) for a single system up to 250.000 DM for a "Multi-user-dialogue-system".

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**Contributors:** Dirk, Moya

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