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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Ontel Amigo	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1983	Z80A	name image company company_name specs forum_thread oc_id source Amigo /media/museum/photos/ontel_amigo_system_s1.jpg /companies/ontel Ontel label value NAME Amigo label value MANUFACTURER Ontel label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1983 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Full stroke 83 keys, PC style, 10 function keys and numeric keypad label value CPU Z80A, label value SPEED 4 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR 6502 (display) label value RAM 64 KB label value VRAM 40 KB label value ROM Unknown label value TEXT MODES 80 chars x 25 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 300 pixels label value COLORS Monochrome label value SOUND Beeper label value SIZE / WEIGHT 34 (W) x 31 (D) x 30 (H) cm label value I/O PORTS Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232 label value BUILT IN MEDIA 2 x 200 KB 5.25'' floppy disc drives in separate unit label value OS CP/M-80 label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply unit label value PERIPHERALS 5.25'' or 8'' Hard disk controller connector, 800 KB 5.25'' floppy drives label value PRICE Unknown 1121 1151 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20221204052254/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1151 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

Thanks to Bob Hanrahan for this information.

We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.