---
title: Ontel Amigo
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- U.S.A.
years:
- '1983'
cpus:
- Z80A
params:
  name: Amigo
  image: /media/museum/photos/ontel_amigo_system_s1.jpg
  company: /companies/ontel
  company_name: Ontel
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: Amigo
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Ontel
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: U.S.A.
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1983'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: None
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Full stroke 83 keys, PC style, 10 function keys and numeric keypad
  - label: CPU
    value: Z80A,
  - label: SPEED
    value: 4 MHz
  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
    value: 6502 (display)
  - label: RAM
    value: 64 KB
  - label: VRAM
    value: 40 KB
  - label: ROM
    value: Unknown
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: 80 chars x 25 lines
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: 640 x 300 pixels
  - label: COLORS
    value: Monochrome
  - label: SOUND
    value: Beeper
  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
    value: 34 (W) x 31 (D) x 30 (H) cm
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: 2 x 200 KB 5.25'' floppy disc drives in separate unit
  - label: OS
    value: CP/M-80
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: Built-in power supply unit
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: 5.25'' or 8'' Hard disk controller connector, 800 KB 5.25'' floppy drives
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  comments:
  - author: Eduardo Dorola (RetroEdu) (Buenos Aires/Argentina)
    date: Friday 31st July 2020
    text: |-
      Finally, is working. But no clue of the CP/M disks.\
      https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qPHmxbnH_2F7prtdaphAVDdDp1w9lxLf?usp$sharing
  - author: Claudio Sánchez (tokafondo)
    date: Monday 27th July 2020
    text: |-
      Also known in Argentina as the LATINDATA Profesional.

      Please look for detailed pictures here:

      http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?75967-LATINDATA-Multitech-Z80-amp-6502-together-Yes-CP-M
  - author: Jose Luis (Spain)
    date: Wednesday 5th October 2005
    text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :)
  - author: Jose Luis (Spain)
    date: Wednesday 5th October 2005
    text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :)
  - author: Jose Luis (Spain)
    date: Wednesday 5th October 2005
    text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :)
  - author: Jose Luis (Spain)
    date: Wednesday 5th October 2005
    text: It's an Amstrad CPC! :)
  - author: Pete Fenelon (York, UK)
    date: Sunday 25th September 2005
    text: |-
      The Amigo (or C/WP Cortex) had some interesting features. The display was handled by a 6502 which had a chunk of dedicated RAM, so it was quite fast and capable for its time (and position in the market). It was one of the first machines to have DRI's "GSX" portable graphics drivers, which were meant to give CP/M a standard graphics interface.

      The CW/P version had a modified version of Wordstar set up to use the IBM-style function keys.
  oc_id: 1151
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221204052254/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1151
    date: '2022-12-04'
---

The Amigo was a system being evaluated by Ontel during 1981 as a new cost reduced system for the very low end.

The Amigo was designed originally by a company in Asia. Ontel bought the design and performed some minor modifications.

Initially manufactured in Woodbury it was a textbook Z80 design with Intel 82XX peripheral chips, very similar to the Ontel architecture except designed for lowest cost.

The system was based on the then advanced Zilog Z80 so it was capable of text editing using the single chip DMA, no stand alone DMA controller board was needed.

An OEM version of the Amigo was sold in the UK under the name [CW/P](/museum/cw-p-cortex/)

Thanks to **Bob Hanrahan** for this information.

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