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title: FORTUNE 32:16
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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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- '1982'
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cpus:
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- Motorola 68000
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params:
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name: '32:16'
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image: /media/museum/photos/fortune_3216_system_1.jpg
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company: /companies/fortune
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company_name: FORTUNE
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: '32:16'
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Fortune
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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: '1982'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: None
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full-stroke 99 keys with numeric keypad and 16 function keys
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- label: CPU
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value: Motorola 68000
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- label: SPEED
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value: 6 Mhz
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- label: RAM
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value: from 256 KB, to 2 MB (4 x 256 KB + 1 MB)
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- label: ROM
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value: unknown
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 80 chars. x 24 lines
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: optional High resolution graphic card
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- label: COLORS
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value: Monochrome
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- label: SOUND
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value: Beeper
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 'Total system weight : 24 Kgs'
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: External hard-disk unit, Serial RS232 (up to 16), monochrome display
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: One or two 5''1/4 800 KB FDD - Hard disk from 5 to 70 MB - optional tape unit
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- label: OS
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value: Berkeley BSD 4.1 Unix
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in power supply unit
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: External hard disk, cartridge tape,
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- label: PRICE
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value: from $5000 to about $15000 according to hardware configuration
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tabs:
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- adverts
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forum_thread: 748
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adverts:
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- title: UK ADVERT, OCT. 1983
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/pubs/fortune_3216_pub_s1.jpg
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oc_id: 767
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230531225206/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=767
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date: '2023-05-31'
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When the 32:16 was launched, Fortune Systems Corp. advertised that it was the first integrated Unix-based system for $5000. Actually, the cheaper version was a single floppy disc, single user system that was never sold. A practical small business multiuser configuation, called System 10, and including a 10 MB hard disk and 512 KB of RAM costed about $9000.
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The system could support up to 4 four-port serial terminal controllers and several other peripheral controllers: storage modules, Parallel interfaces, high resolution graphic board and Ethernet network board. The keyboard was a close cousin of the Wang word-processing system one. Keys was well arranged and color coded. The system came with different hard-disk storage options, 5, 10, 20 or even 70 MB on latest models.
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The Fortune 32:16 was a true multiuser multitasking Unix based system offering services that was a length ahead over CP/M's. However, both Unix and Fortune was new to most of the dealers and users. Fortune offered them training courses in hardware, operating system and application software.
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A wide range of high quality business application software was available, as well as programming languages, like a very extended BASIC able to convert code written in other BASICs (AppleSoft, MBASIC, CBASIC, TRS-80 BASIC), PASCAL, FORTRAN 77, COBOL and, of course, C language.
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The 32:16 was also built and sold in France by Thomson under the name of [Micromega 32](/museum/thomson-micromega-32/)
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