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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
COMPUTER DEVICES INCORPORATED Miniterm	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1980	Motorola 6800	name image company company_name specs forum_thread oc_id source Miniterm /media/museum/photos/cdi_miniterm.jpg /companies/computer-devices-incorporated COMPUTER DEVICES INCORPORATED label value NAME Miniterm label value MANUFACTURER Computer Devices Incorporated label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1980 label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard label value CPU Motorola 6800 label value RAM 32 KB label value ROM About 20 KB label value TEXT MODES Unknown label value GRAPHIC MODES Unknown label value COLORS None label value SOUND Unknown, label value SIZE / WEIGHT 17 lbs label value I/O PORTS Unknown label value BUILT IN MEDIA Mini-cassette label value OS Unknown label value POWER SUPPLY Unknown label value PERIPHERALS 132 column printer, alphanumeric bar-code reader, 1.44 MB disk drive. label value PRICE About $5,000 622 636 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20221205020435/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=636 2022-12-05

The "Miniterm" portable computer terminal was the Computer Devices Incorporated's primary product.

This "hand-carried" computer was preprogrammed to lead sales, manufacturing, and other untrained in computer operation through data processing tasks. Stored on a minicassette, the program was called up automatically when the computer is switched on.

Model 1206/PAT had a 64k processor with 32k RAM and included a modem acoustic coupler, and an 80-column thermal printer that could produce 50 characters per second. Programs were developped in Basic or in Motorola 6800 assembly language on a companion unit.

Options included a 132-column printer, alphanumeric bar-code reader, and a 1.44 MB disk drive.

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More information from Ken Steiner:
I was the software guy for this product. It had no display, 80 or 132 column printing, it could print raster graphics using Digital Equipment format. I forget the name of the OS, but it was unusual, even for 6800 standards. It had two different versions of basic - one in ROM that was similar (not as powerful) as in the Apple2, and one called STRUBAL - structured Basic Language. The disk drive was optional. I don't know if any were sold with disk drive, and a few were sold without disk drive.

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.