31 Jan
2008
31 Jan
'08
8:04 p.m.
Hello vintage microcomputer fans.
I recently bought an Interact Model One computer on ebay
(#150208636366). It was in good shape and it went relatively cheaply.
This beastie is 8080 based, and has very coarse color graphics. Mine is
unusual in that it has a white housing and a real keyboard, not the ash
gray case and tiny rubber keys of all the other interacts I've seen. It
has an integrated cassette deck, and no ROM BASIC -- that has to be
loaded from tape. By all measures is was really a miserable little
runt. :-)
I have an Interact - it's in the gray case, but has a real keyboard.
I've also got a spare mainboard, tape drive, keyboard and a LOT of tapes
for it (IIRC 52 different titles).
Unfortunately I think the only manual I have is the Level II BASIC manual
you can see in the photos on my site ... I will take a look however and
see if I have any additional information. If that one is desirable to you,
I can see about scanning it. I can also take detailed photos, trace
circuits etc. using the spare mainboard and tape drive. I can also trace
out the Joystick wiring if that would help.
(I really should redo the photos - they were taken back when I had the
Olympus camera that simply could not be coerced into focusing...)
Dave
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