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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: BRITISH MICRO Mimi 802 / 803 / 804
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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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- United Kingdom
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years:
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- '1981'
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cpus:
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- Z80A
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params:
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name: Mimi 802 / 803 / 804
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image: /media/museum/photos/british-micro_mimi-803_1.jpg
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company: /companies/british-micro
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company_name: BRITISH MICRO
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: Mimi 802 / 803 / 804
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: British Micro
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: United Kingdom
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1981'
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full stroke keyboard with 17 programmed function keys and a numeric keypad, 96 keys
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- label: CPU
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value: Z80A
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- label: SPEED
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value: 4 Mhz
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- label: RAM
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value: 64 KB dynamic
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- label: ROM
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value: Unknown
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: Unknown
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: Unknown
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- label: COLORS
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value: Unknown
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- label: SOUND
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value: None
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 24 lbs
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Full RS232C and Centronics parallel ports, Light pen socket
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: Two 5.25'' floppy disks, DS/DD,700 KB each
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- label: OS
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value: OS/M operating system - fully CP/M compatible
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: PSU built-in
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- label: PRICE
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value: Unknown
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tabs:
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- photos
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forum_thread: 590
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photos:
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- title: INSIDE THE MIMI-803
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to **Richard** from **www.dragondata.co.uk**
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image: /media/museum/photos/britishmicro_mimi803_inside_1.jpg
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oc_id: 601
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230214182003/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=601
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date: '2023-02-14'
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Nearly nothing is known about these obscure CP/M systems. The technical info is related to the Mimi 802, and the picture illustrates a Mimi 803...
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Mimi's at Leicester Polytechnic, by Rob Seaward:\
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I used one of these at Leicester Polytechnic around 1981/82.\
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We used to have a lab full of these for students - we were learning FORTRAN and were lectured by Roger Hutty who wrote a very good book in the subject.\
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I remember we used to boot the machine using a combination of keys (possible shift or control and B if I recollect correctly).\
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To ensure myself and a friend could always access a machine (particularly when we were close to assignment deadline) we swapped the V and B keys on the keyboard making the machine unuseable to any other student or for that matter the dumbfounded technicians.
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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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