Coleco Adam | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1983-1985
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Zilog Z80A, 4 MHz
- RAM: 80 KB
- FDD: –
- HDD: –
- Audio: Five octaves, three voices
- Connectors/Ports: Expansion, three card, two serial, two joystick, RGB
- Case: Desktop type
- Monitor: Color
- OS: EOS
The Coleco Adam features a Zilog Z80A processor at 4 MHz and memory of 80kB. It ran with the operating system of the EOS version.
The famous toy company, Coleco Industries, after the grand success of the ColecoVision video game console released the Coleco Adam. With the launch of this home computer, Coleco attempted to continue the production and marketing of computer and consoles. Back at that time, there was a big marketing campaign for the Adam model as well. Consumers’ hype evaporated after the delay of shipping.
With a series of unfulfilled promises, unmet expectations and delays the series discontinued. A few years later, the company also announced the cease of production and closure of the corporation due to bankruptcy.
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