Interact Home Computer
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The Interact Home Computer was a rare and very early (1979) American home computer
made by Interact Co. of Ann Arbor MI. It sold under the name "interact home computer".
Only a few thousand were sold before the company went bankrupt. Most were sold by the liquidator Protecto Enterprizes of Barrington, IL through mail order.
Later on the design was sold to a French company, and re-branded as the "Victor Lambda" for the French market.
Home computer
Home computers were a class of microcomputers entering the market in 1977, and becoming increasingly common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a single nontechnical user...
made by Interact Co. of Ann Arbor MI. It sold under the name "interact home computer".
Only a few thousand were sold before the company went bankrupt. Most were sold by the liquidator Protecto Enterprizes of Barrington, IL through mail order.
Later on the design was sold to a French company, and re-branded as the "Victor Lambda" for the French market.
Technical specifications
- CPU: intel i8080, 2.0 MHz
- Memory: 8K RAM, expandable to 16K RAM; 2K ROM
- Keyboard: 53-key chiclet
- Display: 17x12 text 8 colors, 112x78 graphics, 4 colors
- Sound: One voice, 4 octaves
- Ports: Television, 2 joysticks
- Built in cassette recorder (1200 Bps)
- PSU: External AC transformer
- 1980 price $300,-