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1,289 discussions, 9,527 archived comments; pages no longer carry the comments themselves. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: Mupid 2
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Home Computer
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origins:
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- Austria
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years:
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- '1983'
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cpus:
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- Zilog Z80A
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params:
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name: Mupid 2
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image: /media/museum/photos/mupid_mupid2_1s.jpg
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company: /companies/mupid
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company_name: MUPID
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: Mupid 2
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Mupid
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- label: TYPE
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value: Home Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: Austria
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1983'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: Basic
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: fullstroke keyboard, 77 keys with numeric keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: Zilog Z80A
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- label: SPEED
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value: 3 MHz
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- label: RAM
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value: 64 KB
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- label: VRAM
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value: 64 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 16 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 40 x 25
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: 240 x 320
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- label: COLORS
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value: 16 colors from a palette of 4096
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- label: SOUND
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value: 4 voices, built-in speaker
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: Unknown
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: SCART video/audio output,, 2 x joystick connectors (DIN6), Tape interface (DIN8), Modem (DB25), Serial connector (DB9), External disk drive connector(DIN8)
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in PSU
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: External 5.25'' floppy drive unit
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- label: PRICE
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value: $7,900
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tabs:
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- photos
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- hardware
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- links
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forum_thread: 1089
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photos:
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- title: MUPID C2A2 CLOSE-UP
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subtitle: ''
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text: '[Thomas Conté](http://www.pas.net)'
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image: /media/museum/photos/mupid2.jpg
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- title: MUPID C2A2
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subtitle: ''
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text: '[Thomas Conté](http://www.pas.net)'
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image: /media/museum/photos/mupid1.jpg
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- title: MUPID II
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to Sveto Nilovic for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/mupid_mupid2_1.jpg
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hardware:
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- title: 5.25'' DOUBLE DISK DRIVE
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to Sveto Nilovic for this picture
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image: /media/museum/hardware/mupid_mupid2_dd.jpg
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links:
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- title: much.iicm.tugraz.at/much/projects
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url: http://much.iicm.edu/projects/overview.htm/
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text: various Mupid content in this project pages, by the father of Mupid computers
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related:
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- /museum/mupid
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oc_id: 1119
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230605034559/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1119
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date: '2023-06-05'
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The [Mupid](/museum/mupid/) was followed by the **Mupid 2** which had a better keyboard, and which supported the CEPT Prestel standard instead of the national Austrian one. At their time, the Austrian post office even replaces Mupid 1 by Mupid 2s for free (I wonder what they did with all these returned Mupid 1 models).
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There were 3 Mupid 2 models:\
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\- C2D (German version of the square tin case with separate keyboard) According to some rumor, these models did not went into sales.\
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\- C2D2 (German version of the compact case labelled "Komfort MUPID")\
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\- C2A2 (Austrian version of the compact case)\
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\- In addition there was a Mupid card for early PCs.
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Apart from the floppy disc drive, there was one additional option for the Mupid 2.
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The so-called "Permanent Memory" upgraded a normal Mupid 2 to a "Komfort Mupid" (it seems that all German C2D2 models were Komfort Mupids). This option consists of a battery-buffered 128 KB CMOS memory that costed an enormous 420 Euro (currently about 650$). This memory allowed either:\
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\- to store and reload existing Prestel pages without additional costs\
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\- to store BASIC programs or graphics without other external memory\
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\- to be used as a RAM disc (this even allowed to run CP/M without a floppy disc)
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---
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**Contributors:** Fritz Hohl
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<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>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.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>
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