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6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: Altos Computer Systems Serie 5
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1982'
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cpus:
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- Z80A
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params:
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name: Serie 5
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company: /companies/altos-computer-systems
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company_name: Altos Computer Systems
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: Serie 5
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Altos Computer Systems
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: U.S.A.
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- label: YEAR
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value: April 1982
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- label: CPU
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value: Z80A
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- label: RAM
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value: 192 Kb
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- label: ROM
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value: Unknown
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 80x24
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: None
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- label: COLORS
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value: Monochrome display
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Network (X25 protocol)
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: |-
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Floppy-drives : 1 or 2 x 5.25'' disk-drives (1 Mb each)\
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Hard-disk : Winchester 5 Mb (10 Mb optional for the Serie 5D)
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- label: OS
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value: CP/M, MP/M II and Oasis
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in PSU
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- label: PRICE
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value: 44000 FF (France, June 1982)
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tabs:
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- photos
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- adverts
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photos:
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- title: SERIE 5-5AD OPENED
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: SERIE 5-5AD REAR
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subtitle: ''
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text: We can spot the output for 4 users.
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image: null
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- title: THE SERIE 5
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subtitle: ''
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text: This is a picture extracted from a french advert.
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image: null
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adverts:
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- title: US ADVERT (APRIL 1982)
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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In this advert, Altos emphasized its software package offer.
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advert said:
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You also get the new ALTOS ACCOUNTANT, a completely integrated business accounting system...
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There's more. You get the unique ALTOS COMPUTER TUTOR, the self-teaching tutorial that provides simple, self paced, step-by-step training that make using the computer easy...
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image: null
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- title: FRENCH AD
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subtitle: ''
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text: This advert was for the Serie 5 and the ACS-8000 systems.
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image: null
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- title: U.S. AD (1983)
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: SAME IN GERMAN
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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comments:
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- author: Eric Scott (Canada)
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date: Friday 6th January 2023
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text: I had an old System 5 when I was a kid. It had a 5 1/4" floppy and a full Hight 5.5 MB hard drive on it. It ran MP/M and we had three terminals attached to it. My Dad built and programmed a complete POS system for our continence store. We ran the system until the early 1990''s.
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- author: Göran Axelsson (Sweden)
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date: Thursday 26th July 2012
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text: I just got an ALTOS serie 5-15DE and it came with two 5.25" floppy drives. I haven''t started it yet so I can''t tell anything about the capacity.
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- author: George Barna
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date: Friday 8th June 2012
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text: I had one of these. It had a 2 x 5 1/4" floppy drives, NOT 8", of 800Kb capacity each.
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oc_id: 455
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230603020928/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=455
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date: '2023-06-03'
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---
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The Serie 5 was a CP/M based multi-user system. It could support from 1 to 3 users.
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It had a 5 MB Winchester hard-drive and could be upgraded with a 10 MB hard-drive (for the Serie 5D only). It could use CP/M, MP/M II or Oasis as its operating system.
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The serie 5 was quite similar to the [Altos ACS-8000](/museum/altos-computer-systems-acs-8000/), but with 5.25'' disk drives instead of the 8'' floppies.
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