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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Altos Computer Systems ACS-186	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1984	iApx 186	name image company company_name specs forum_thread oc_id source ACS-186 /media/museum/photos/altos_186_1.jpg /companies/altos-computer-systems Altos Computer Systems label value NAME ACS-186 label value MANUFACTURER Altos Computer Systems label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1984 label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke professional keyboard, editing and numeric keypads, 16 function keys label value CPU iApx 186 label value SPEED 8 Mhz label value RAM 512 kb label value TEXT MODES 80 x 25 label value GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 400 label value COLORS Yes... label value SOUND Beeper label value I/O PORTS 2 x RS232/Serial ports label value BUILT IN MEDIA 720k 3''1/2 disk-drive and 10Mb or 21Mb hard-disk label value OS Xenix label value POWER SUPPLY PSU built-in label value PRICE 12350 (France, september 1984) 522 528 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20221127121630/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=528 2022-11-27

The Altos 186 was based on the "brand new" 16-bit iApx 186 CPU, in fact the (sometimes called "Lost Generation") Intel 80186.

Compared to the previous Altos models, the new design made it less bulky. The main unit is at last smaller than the keyboard or the monitor. The main unit houses a 720k 3.5" disk-drive and a 10 MB hard-disk.

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