Salora Fellow | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1984-1985
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Zilog Z80, 3.58 MHz
- RAM: 6 to 64 KB
- FDD: –
- HDD: –
- Audio: Three octaves, one voice
- Connectors/Ports: Video, expansion, memory upgrade, video, cassette
- Case: Keyboard type
- Monitor: Color
- OS: BASIC V2.0
The Salora Fellow has a Zilog Z80 CPU at 3.58 MHz and memory of 6kB up to 64kB. It ran with the operating system of the BASIC 2.0 version.
Salora Oy was another Finnish company producing locally home computers, along with Telercas Oy. The main division areas were the production of radios, televisions, generally home electronics. One major innovation of the manufacturer was the development of color televisions, established in mid 1960s.
Products of the personal computing division didn’t feature strong elements and were soon, after launch, replaced by grand competitors as the Commodore and MSX computers. The production was limited and targeted primarily the Scandinavian market. There may have been hardware improvements, but the software incompatibility was a serious drawback.
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Author: PC-GR
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