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title, categories, types, origins, years, cpus, params

title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Microkey KFFT PRIMO A-32	Computers	Home Computer	Hungary	1984	U880A	name image company company_name specs tabs photos adverts screenshots emulators links comments oc_id source PRIMO A-32 /media/museum/photos/primo_a32_system_1.jpg /companies/microkey-kfft Microkey KFFT label value NAME PRIMO A-32 label value MANUFACTURER Microkey KFFT label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Hungary label value YEAR 1984 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE BASIC interpreter label value KEYBOARD Membrane keyboard label value CPU U880A (GDR Z80A) label value SPEED 2.5 MHz (up to 3.5 MHz with some hacking) label value RAM 16 KB (up to to 32 KB) label value ROM 16 KB label value TEXT MODES 16 lines x 42 characters label value GRAPHIC MODES 192 x 256 dots label value COLORS Monochrome label value SOUND Beeper label value POWER SUPPLY External power supply unit photos adverts software emulators links title subtitle text image PRIMO-B The Primo-B has a mechanical keyboard. Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/photos/microkey_primo-b_1.jpg title subtitle text image PROMOTIONAL PICTURE Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/pubs/microkey_primo_prm-pic_1.jpg title subtitle text image PRIMO ADVERT #1 /media/museum/pubs/primo_a32_pub_2.jpg title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE INLAY #1 Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/pubs/microkey_primo_prm-pic_2.jpg title subtitle text image DEMO TAPE INLAY #2 Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/pubs/microkey_primo_prm-pic_3.jpg title subtitle text image ABU BOMBA Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_abu-bomba.gif title subtitle text image HAMMM Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_hamm.gif title subtitle text image HELIKOPTER Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_helikopter.gif title subtitle text image INVÁZIÓ Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_invazio.gif title subtitle text image KISMOZDONY Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_kismozdony.gif title subtitle text image ÖRDÖGMOTOROS 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. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_ordogmotoros.gif title subtitle text image OSZKÁR A LOVAG Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_oszkar-a-lovag.gif title subtitle text image PÁRBAJ Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_parbaj.gif title subtitle text image SKRAMBLE DAYMON Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_skramble-daymon.gif title subtitle text image UFO Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_ufo.gif title subtitle text image TURBÓ 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. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_turbo.gif title subtitle text image VILI A BÁNYÁSZ 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. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_vili-a-banyasz.gif title subtitle text image ANDROID NIM Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_android-nim.gif title subtitle text image CHESS Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_chess.gif title subtitle text image ENTERPRISE Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_enterprise.gif title subtitle text image FORMA 1 Thanks to [PRIMO home-page](http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/) for this picture. /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_forma1.gif title subtitle text image SCREENSHOT /media/museum/software/microkey_primo-b_ss_boot.gif title url platform text PrimoEMU http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/ MS DOS DOS emulator title url platform text Ultimo http://www.primo.homeserver.hu/ Windows Windows based emulator title url text The best place for Primo computers (in Hungarian) http://www.primo.homeserver.hu Also provides two Primo emulators author date text B. Illesy (Bpest,Hungary) Thursday 16th August 2018 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 date text Rod (canada) Wednesday 17th January 2018 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 date text Junk Junker Friday 3rd February 2017 Compared to the Commodore Vic-20 and Commodore 64 computers being made in the same year, this computer is just plain junk. Sorry. author date text Képes Gábor (Hungary) Friday 31st January 2003 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 date text Képes Gábor (Hungary) Friday 31st January 2003 Hello!\ A good link for Primo:\ http://www.primo.homeserver.hu G. 38 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230606140556/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=38 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.