--- title: Microkey KFFT PRIMO A-32 categories: - Computers types: - Home Computer origins: - Hungary years: - '1984' cpus: - U880A params: name: PRIMO A-32 image: /media/museum/photos/primo_a32_system_1.jpg company: /companies/microkey-kfft company_name: Microkey KFFT specs: - label: NAME value: PRIMO A-32 - label: MANUFACTURER value: Microkey KFFT - label: TYPE value: Home Computer - label: ORIGIN value: Hungary - label: YEAR value: '1984' - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE value: BASIC interpreter - label: KEYBOARD value: Membrane keyboard - label: CPU value: U880A (GDR Z80A) - label: SPEED value: 2.5 MHz (up to 3.5 MHz with some hacking) - label: RAM value: 16 KB (up to to 32 KB) - label: ROM value: 16 KB - label: TEXT MODES value: 16 lines x 42 characters - label: GRAPHIC MODES value: 192 x 256 dots - label: COLORS value: Monochrome - label: SOUND value: Beeper - label: POWER SUPPLY value: External power supply unit tabs: - photos - adverts - software - emulators - links photos: - title: PRIMO-B subtitle: '' text: |- The Primo-B has a mechanical keyboard. Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/photos/microkey_primo-b_1.jpg adverts: - title: PROMOTIONAL PICTURE subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/pubs/microkey_primo_prm-pic_1.jpg - title: 'PRIMO ADVERT #1' subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/pubs/primo_a32_pub_2.jpg - title: 'DEMO TAPE INLAY #1' subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/pubs/microkey_primo_prm-pic_2.jpg - title: 'DEMO TAPE INLAY #2' subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/pubs/microkey_primo_prm-pic_3.jpg screenshots: - title: ABU BOMBA subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_abu-bomba.gif - title: HAMMM subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_hamm.gif - title: HELIKOPTER subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_helikopter.gif - title: INVÁZIÓ subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_invazio.gif - title: KISMOZDONY subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_kismozdony.gif - title: ÖRDÖGMOTOROS subtitle: '' text: |- This is a conversion from the ZX Spectrum game called "Death Chase" Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_ordogmotoros.gif - title: OSZKÁR A LOVAG subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_oszkar-a-lovag.gif - title: PÁRBAJ subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_parbaj.gif - title: SKRAMBLE DAYMON subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_skramble-daymon.gif - title: UFO subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_ufo.gif - title: TURBÓ subtitle: '' text: |- This is a conversion from the ZX Spectrum game called "Jet pac"... Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_turbo.gif - title: VILI A BÁNYÁSZ subtitle: '' text: |- This is a conversion from the ZX Spectrum game called "Manic Miner"... Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_vili-a-banyasz.gif - title: ANDROID NIM subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_android-nim.gif - title: CHESS subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_chess.gif - title: ENTERPRISE subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_enterprise.gif - title: FORMA 1 subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_forma1.gif - title: SCREENSHOT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_boot.gif emulators: - title: PrimoEMU url: http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/ platform: MS DOS text: DOS emulator - title: Ultimo url: http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/ platform: Windows text: Windows based emulator links: - title: The best place for Primo computers (in Hungarian) url: http://www.primo.homeserver.hu text: Also provides two Primo emulators comments: - author: B. Illesy (Bpest,Hungary) date: Thursday 16th August 2018 text: I was an owner. The primo was a really good machine, but not for games. No colors, no professional Keyboard, but usable for working. - author: Rod (canada) date: Wednesday 17th January 2018 text: Looks more like a children''s toy computer than anything resembling an actual computing device. In fact, I can remember something like this that was available in stores in the 1980''s. Except the one I''m thinking of had a handle on it and ran on batteries. - author: Junk Junker date: Friday 3rd February 2017 text: Compared to the Commodore Vic-20 and Commodore 64 computers being made in the same year, this computer is just plain junk. Sorry. - author: Képes Gábor (Hungary) date: Friday 31st January 2003 text: |- Hi!\ The correct name of Primo is: Primo A-32. It have three versions: A-32 (16 Kbyte RAM), A-48 (32 Kbyte RAM) and A-64 (48 Kbyte RAM). And the Newer versions: Primo B32/48/64 with a Real keyboard and Pro/Primo (Primo C) with real keyboard... and great colour graphics.\ Primo was a Revolutionary computer, I love it!\ G. - author: Képes Gábor (Hungary) date: Friday 31st January 2003 text: |- Hello!\ A good link for Primo:\ http://www.primo.homeserver.hu G. oc_id: 38 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230606140556/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=38 date: '2023-06-06' --- The Primo computer series was manufactured by Microkey Kftt. (Kutatási Fejlesztési Termelési Társulás), and was originaly developed to be a school computer in Hungary. The system was sold in various memory configurations:\ **A-32**: 16K ROM 16K RAM\ **A-48**: 16K ROM 32K RAM\ **A-64**: 16K ROM 48K RAM\ **B-64**: 16K ROM 48K RAM Other differences were:\ A type did not have built-in joystick and serial ports.\ B type could works togewther with the Commodore VC1541 floppy drive unit (external software had to be load for this from tape).\ B type also featured a full stroke keyboard (capacitive was not a perfect way for quick typing). There was a colour prototype as well, called **pro PRIMO.** Thanks to **Viktor Varga** for information and pictures.