Tulip System I | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1983
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Intel 8086, 8 MHz
- RAM: 128 to 896 KB
- FDD: Floppy 400 KB or 800 KB
- HDD: –
- Audio:
- Connectors/Ports: Monitor, external FDD, external HDD
- Case: Keyboard type
- Monitor: Monochrome
- OS: CP/M
The Tulip System I features an Intel 8086 processor at 8MHz and memory of 128kB up to 896kB. Equipped with a floppy disk at 400KB and 800kB it ran with the operating system of the CP/M version.
Tulip Computers, a Dutch computer company, manufactured series of personal computers clones. By that meant that these models had software compatibility, as long as some similar features with the prototype cloned, the IBM PC. Of course IBM sued the company and ended the litigation at court. Changing divisions, Tulip Comp. acquired the brand name of Commodore in late 1990s and shares of the games market.
A notable best-selling personal computer developed by the company was the Tulip System 1. It was one of the first 16-bit computers to enter the market.
That was just a snapshot on the presentation of the techmuseum series. Indulge more into the history. Continue reading more about the present model, the Tulip System I here.
PC.GR
The history of personal computers
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