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title: INDATA DAI
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Home Computer
origins:
- Belgium
years:
- '1979'
cpus:
- Intel 8080A
params:
name: DAI
image: /media/museum/photos/indata_dai_1.jpg
company: /companies/indata
company_name: INDATA
specs:
- label: NAME
value: DAI
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: INDATA
- label: TYPE
value: Home Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: Belgium
- label: YEAR
value: '1979'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: Basic Interpreter
- label: KEYBOARD
value: QWERTY full-stroke keyboard with arrow keys (57 keys)
- label: CPU
value: Intel 8080A
- label: SPEED
value: 2 MHz
- label: CO-PROCESSOR
value: AMD 9511 (optional numeric processor)
- label: RAM
value: 48 KB
- label: ROM
value: 24 KB
- label: TEXT MODES
value: 60 x 24
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: 65 x 88 / 130 x 176 / 260 x 352 with 4 or 16 colors
- label: COLORS
value: '16'
- label: SOUND
value: 3 stereo voices + 1 noise generator
- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
value: 45 x 38 x 12
- label: I/O PORTS
value: Parallel port, RGB, RS232c, Bus DCE, Stereo, 6 analogic inputs, Tape (600 bauds), Audio Stereo output
- label: OS
value: CP/M with disk-drive extension
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: Built-in PSU
- label: PERIPHERALS
value: 5''1/4 disk-drives, Memocom (digital tapes), joysticks, printers, robot arm, arithmetic coprocessor, plotter
- label: PRICE
value: |-
1300 (France, november 1981)\
1365 (France, november 1982)\
1021 (France, september 1983)
tabs:
- photos
- adverts
- hardware
- software
- links
- docs
photos:
- title: INDATA DAI
subtitle: ''
text: Thomas Conté
image: /media/museum/photos/indata_dai_more_1.jpg
- title: FIRST MODEL
subtitle: ''
text: The case is the same but the logo and the keyboard are black and white only...
image: /media/museum/photos/indata_dai_bw.jpg
adverts:
- title: 'FRENCH ADVERT #1'
subtitle: ''
text: '''''The sound, the color, the intelligence'''''
image: /media/museum/pubs/indata_dai_pub_april-1982.jpg
- title: 'FRENCH ADVERT #2 (OCTOBER, 1982)'
subtitle: ''
text: '''''Particuliar sign : painter and musician'''''
image: /media/museum/pubs/indata_dai_pub_multisoft-signe-particulier.jpg
- title: 'FRENCH ADVERT #3'
subtitle: ''
text: '''''God created the world, DAI put it under CP/M'''''
image: /media/museum/pubs/indata_dai_pub_dieu.jpg
- title: 'FRENCH ADVERT #4'
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/pubs/indata_dai_pub_espace.jpg
hardware:
- title: COMPLETE SYSTEM
subtitle: ''
text: Complete system with double disk-drives, Memocom, printer and controllers.
image: /media/museum/hardware/indata_dai_complete.jpg
- title: DOUBLE 5''1/4 DISK-DRIVES (320K)
subtitle: ''
text: ''
image: /media/museum/hardware/indata_dai_diskdrive_320k.jpg
- title: ANALOGIC CONTROLLER
subtitle: ''
text: This joystick could be used with special software like CLIO, to draw on the screen.
image: /media/museum/hardware/indata_dai_joystick.jpg
links:
- title: F.J. Kraan's DAI pages
url: https://fjkraan.home.xs4all.nl/comp/dai/index.html
text: Some intersting infos here with pictures
- title: Para DAI personal computer
url: http://bruno.vivien.pagesperso-orange.fr/DAI/
text: French dedicated site with a lot of information of all sorts. A must !
- title: Personal Computer World test
url: http://www.xs4all.nl/~fjkraan/comp/dai/daipcw.html
text: An original text from Personal Computer World magazine, instructive !
docs:
- title: REFERENCE MANUAL
url: http://www.1000bit.net/support/manuali/manuali.asp
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/indata_dai_reference-manual.jpg
text: |-
[**REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www.1000bit.net/support/manuali/manuali.asp)written by Indata
 compiled/archived by Fred Jan Kraan\
 type of document : PDF\
 source : [www.1000bit.com](http://www.1000bit.com)
- title: FIRMWARE MANUAL
url: http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/dai/doc/
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/indata_dai_firmware-manual.jpg
text: |-
[**FIRMWARE MANUAL**](http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/dai/doc/)written by B. J. Boerrigter
 compiled/archived by Fred Jan Kraan\
 type of document : PDF\
 source : [Yet Another Computer Museum](http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/virtlibrary.html)
- title: MEMOCOM TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION (DUTCH)
url: http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/dai/doc/
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vide.gif
text: |-
[**MEMOCOM TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION (DUTCH)**](http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/dai/doc/)written by Philips
 compiled/archived by Fred Jan Kraan\
 type of document : PDF\
 source : [Yet Another Computing Museum](http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/virtlibrary.html)
- title: DIAGRAM SET SHEETS
url: http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/dai/doc/
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vide.gif
text: |-
[**DIAGRAM SET SHEETS**](http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/dai/doc/)written by DAINAMIC Personal Computer Users Club
 compiled/archived by Fred Jan Kraan\
 type of document : PDF\
 source : [Yet Another Computing Museum](http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/rechner/epson/~fjkraan/comp/virtlibrary.html)
comments:
- author: Kris (Belgium)
date: Thursday 28th July 2022
text: 'Philippe, I have 640K drives but no working diskettes. Can you help me with bootable DAI DOS diskettes? You can contact me through my website: https://blue-print.be'
- author: Philippe (France)
date: Sunday 12th June 2022
text: I''m looking for a double 640K floppy disk. Thank you Philippe
- author: Tom DAI (Australia)
date: Friday 22nd February 2019
text: |-
You can join the "DAInamic" group on Facebook.\
Everybody welcome.
- author: Carlo W.
date: Friday 30th December 2016
text: I own a DAI with 48 kbyte RAM. At the time I was 16 but made a little box that, when connected between DAI and cassette recorder allows the DAI to read/write with 9600 baud instead of 300 baud. I still own that one-of-a-kind piece of electronics too. If anyone is interested please $ me mail at alinoe dot com with username carlo
- author: Peter Udbjørg (Oslo, Norway)
date: Monday 20th January 2014
text: |-
Ahh, used to drool over the articles in the colored magazines dealing in personal computers, Personal Computer World being the king, so to speak. And the DAI was much drooled over.\
In the end, Tiki-100 won out… :)
- author: Tom DAI (Australia)
date: Saturday 23rd February 2013
text: |-
Dear DAI fans,\
I uploaded to Youtube a couple of video clips done with DAI PC in 1982 and 1983. Check:\
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdiYVKSpwr5HSW_FVxCHhVA/videos\
or search Youtube for DAI computer.\
Please contact me if you have DAI PC memorabilia. user33 /at/ hrdesignstudio /dot/ com.\
Thanks.\
Tom
- author: Voisin (France)
date: Monday 7th January 2013
text: Have you always this Dai? I am interested in purchasing this type of computer.
- author: Dacres (Spain)
date: Sunday 11th November 2012
text: I have one DAI computer RF with original box, firmware documentation, some tape and perhaps a Philips compatible player. 25 years without test the setup.
- author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany)
date: Sunday 30th October 2011
text: |-
I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net
Thanks
- author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany)
date: Sunday 30th October 2011
text: |-
I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net
Thanks
- author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany)
date: Sunday 30th October 2011
text: |-
I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net
Thanks
- author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany)
date: Sunday 30th October 2011
text: |-
I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net
Thanks
- author: Andreas Werkmeister (Germany)
date: Sunday 30th October 2011
text: |-
I am looking for a DAI computer to buy! I will pay the send worldwide an of course for the DAI. If u have one please send me a mail andy-15@gmx.net
Thanks
- author: Tom DAI (Australia)
date: Thursday 9th June 2011
text: |-
I am interested in vintage computer magazines advertisements for DAI.\
Please provide a list of issues with the name of mag, date, country.\
So far I found wonderful review in Computing today (UK), August 1981, pages 37-40 (4 pages b/w). Also a full page colour ad on page 65.
Another full page colour ad in Computing today (UK), July 1982 on the inside of the back cover (page 107).
Would like to source the "Transparent view" ad from Germany. Any info?
For scans contact me directly user33 /at/ hrdesignstudio /dot/ com.\
Thanks.\
Tom
- author: John hart (Ledbury, Herefordshire)
date: Monday 2nd May 2011
text: |-
Hi Ken Davies, I have a Dai which has not seen the light of day since the BBC micro was introduced. I think it''s still in good working order (it was when last used) but you''ll have to check it and see.\
I have no idea on price - you will have a better idea of what it''s worth and what you are prepared to pay.\
Email me on john.hart.jh@gmail.com if you want to follow this up.\
Thanks.\
John
- author: Mr. Pi
date: Thursday 3rd March 2011
text: The DAI has a 2MHz 2 phases clock.
- author: Ken Davies (West Midlands, England)
date: Monday 10th April 2006
text: I am looking for a DAI computer to buy because my old one has broken and I have nothing to play my games on or run my programs on. Does anybody have one to sell please ? Could you email me and let me know if you have one that is working and how much you want for it. I have a MEMOTECH MTX512 which I could trade if anyone is looking for one of those. Thanks
- author: Bruno VIVIEN (France)
date: Sunday 20th February 2005
text: 'Je viens de débuter un site consacré à cette belle machine : http://perso.wanadoo.fr/bruno.vivien/DAI/index.htm'
- author: Jos Van den berge (Haacht/Belgium)
date: Tuesday 11th January 2005
text: |-
I gonna 'revive' my DAI again. but I need to replace the tv-modulator ... Find an old cassette-player ... tv-set ... and alot of time ...\
For those who are interested in DAI-equipment:\
I have:\
\* nearly all the club magazines (DAInamic)\
\* The assembler-listing of the ROM's (firmware)\
\* An industrial DAI- DCE -computer system with some I/O-cards and alot of (empty) eproms\
\* the DCE-hardware designer manual ...
If you need some info ... just let me know ..
Jos
- author: Bruno VIVIEN (France)
date: Wednesday 3rd November 2004
text: |-
Je viens de réparer mon DAI après 20 années de remisage dans un placard !
Tout fonctionne et j'arrive encore à relire mes vielles cassettes !
- author: Hespel Francois (France)
date: Sunday 18th January 2004
text: |-
Now, there is an emulator for this machine.\
The latest version of M.E.S.S. (Multi-Emulator Super System) emulates the DAI in all it's graphics modes.\
But software still has to be dumped into MESS-readable format. So only Basic can be played with for now (a very good one for that time).
- author: Wouters Michel (Antwerp/Belgium)
date: Sunday 22nd December 2002
text: |-
Who does have Dai Software...I have only the machine, no software at all...
Please send me an e-mail at : wouters.michel@skynet.be
software:
- /software/clio
- /software/dai-pacman
- /software/daiman
- /software/daylaxians
- /software/duel
- /software/ecluse
- /software/france
- /software/puzzly
- /software/sargon
- /software/soldier
- /software/superbase
oc_id: 470
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230609033917/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=470
date: '2023-06-09'
---
The DAI was renowned for its graphic capabilities but was too expensive !
A lot of peripherals were developped for this computer : a hard disk (8 MB), several floppy disk drives and even a robot !! The DAI can run under CP/M.
Walter Belgers reports us that this system was chosen for a television course on computers in the Netherlands, instead of a computer made by Texas Instruments. What TI then did was to stop selling EPROMs to DAI. In 1983, TI was one of the few manufacturers of EPROM's, so DAI had many problems delivering the systems and almost went bankrupt.