Q1 Europe Ltd. Q1 Microlite
1972 · personal computer
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Q1 |
|---|---|
| Release year | 1972 |
| Type | PERSONAL COMPUTER |
| CPU | Z80-based Lite and Microlite |
| Memory (RAM) | 16-32K |
| Configurations | 1st generation: 8008 , single line 80 character display and printer 2nd generation : [Q1-LMC] used the 8080 3rd generation: Z80 [Q1-Lite], with an 80-character gas plasma screen |
| Graphics | Memory mapped orange gas plasma display |
| Operating System | System ROS |
| Others port | coaxial cable to connect to a Q1 file server, 300 Khz network, up to 64 Q1 workstations can be connected on a coaxial network |
| Parallel port | 2 |
| Production end (mm-yyyy) | - 1980 |
| ROM | 8K |
| Serial port | 1 |
| Storage memory | 5.25", 8" or a networked hard disc |
| Text (Cols x Rows) | 80 column gas glasma display |
About the Q1 Europe Ltd. Q1 Microlite
Microlite for UK OEMs The Q1 Microlite microcomputer, shown for the first time in the UK at the Computer market Exhibition at the end of March, is to be offered to systems houses etc. throughout the UK. The Z80-based Microlitc is designed for business data processing, word processing, integration of data processing and word processing, data entry, scientific computing and communications. Using a multiplexer, up to 64 Microlites can be linked together in a network sharing a hard disc database or can be connected with a remote mainframe computer. The basic unit contains the Z80 CPU, 32k RAM, 8k ROM containing the operating system and twin 400k floppy disc drives as well as the keyboard, optional printer and plasma display. Compilers for PL/1 and COBOL are available and peripheral options include hard disc drives, printers and magnetic tape drives.
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