27 Apr
2004
27 Apr
'04
2:50 p.m.
Hi Ken
I haven't seen one lately. Been an ADAMITE for some 20 yrs. and they were
available as
'modified' by experimenters to use without printer power supply and with a 5
1/4" drive. A
surprise to see this orphan mentioned anyplace!
Cheers.
Murray--
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:53:31 -0500
From: "Van Mersbergen, Ken" <KVanMersbergen(a)RandMcNally.com>
Subject: RE: Tapeless Adam ?
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eColeco sells it for $30 without tape drive, keyboard, printer or
controllers.
R80 CPU with place for two Datadrive tape units to boot Tape Software and
SuperGames, and save or load files on blank Digital Datapack tapes. Play
Coleco Game Cartridges (virtually indestructible plastic plug-in software on
MicroChips) using Game Controllers (two 9 pin ports available). Separate
Game and Computer Reset Switches. Expandable console features three card
slots under the top access cover (internal Modem or serial card, Aux Dot
Matrix Printer Card, Expansion Memory Cards from 64K to 256K, and Hard Disk
Drive interface Cards), plus external card slot on the right end, and disk
drive port on the left end for a single cable connection to add a floppy
disk drive (320K to 1.44 Megabyte Capacity). Other connectors: RF (TV)
output, Monitor (Video) output, and combination Audio/Video output to a
composite input monitor or TV equipped with A/V inputs. 5% handling and
ground U.S.A. shipping is $14. 30 day warranty. # 182 LIMITED QUANTITIES
They also sell stand alone power supplies for the ADAM console.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Dunfield [mailto:dave04a@dunfield.com]
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 11:54 AM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: Tapeless Adam ?
>Found a Coleco Adam on the weekend.
>It's a bit odd in that it has NO tape drives. It does not
>look as if one was removed - there are filler plates in both
>tape compartments which look original.
>Anyone know if there were any variations of the Adam which were
>sold without any tape units at all?
Doubtful, looks like someone just pulled the drive
and replaced it with a
"dummy"
Thats kinda what I'm guessing, however it *looks* factory - no signs of
prying, scraping and other giveaways that tell you it was modified.
eColeco sells ADAM units like this as just a game
console.
Curious - are these "game consoles with a printer", or do they have some
other means of powering them (the Adam is powered by the printer).
Regards,
--
dave04a (at) Dave Dunfield
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com Vintage computing equipment collector.
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