History of video games/Platforms/Coleco Adam

History Development $150 million was borrowed by Coleco, with a significant portion of that funding production facilities for the Coleco Adam.Lueck Thomas J. COLECO CAN'T SAVOR A SUCCESS https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/09/business/coleco-can-t-savor-a-success.html 14 April 2022 The New York Times 9 December 1983 CES 1983 Incident A demonstration of the Colecovision cartridge for Donkey Kong created an initially small but history changing dispute between Atari and Nintendo over the rights to the game, leading to the two companies failing to sign a deal which would have made Atari responsible for distribution of key Nintendo products during the 1980's.McFerran Damien Remember When Atari Turned Down Nintendo And Sega? https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/02/feature_remember_when_atari_turned_down_nintendo_and_sega 14 April 2022 Nintendo Life 3 February 2020The ColecoVision/Nintendo Partnership and the Atari Clone https://www.lifewire.com/history-of-colecovision-729731 14 April 2022 Lifewire en Launch The Coleco Adam was launched in October 1983Coleco Adam computer https://oldcomputers.net/adam.html oldcomputers.net 16 September 2021 at a cost of $750.Modine Austin Remembering the Coleco Adam https://www.theregister.com/2008/02/04/tob_coleco_adam/ 20 September 2021 www.theregister.com 4 February 2008 en Legacy Immediate Aftermath On January 2nd, 1985 Coleco would discontinue the Adam.Sanger David E. COLECO GIVES UP ON THE ADAM https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/03/business/coleco-gives-up-on-the-adam.html 20 September 2021 The New York Times 3 January 1985 Community & ADAMCon The Coleco Adam maintained a small but dedicated fanbase, with an active community hosting ADAMcon conventions long after the discontinuation of the system. The first ADAMCON occurred in Orlando, Florida from October 7th to 10th in 1989.Adam News Network volume 90 issue 02 http://www.adamcon.org/ann/9002.html 14 April 2022 www.adamcon.orgADAM computer convention pictures and stories (ADAMCON) https://atariage.com/forums/topic/269296-adam-computer-convention-pictures-and-stories-adamcon/ 14 April 2022 AtariAge Forums A convention was held as recently as 2015, when AdamCon 27 was held in the state of Michigan, USA.AdamCon - Coleco Adam Convention News and Adam News Archives https://web.archive.org/web/20180402083430/http://adamcon.org/ 14 April 2022 web.archive.org 2 April 2018 Technology Compute The system was powered by a Zilog Z80A CPU, which was clocked at 3.58 megahertz. A then sizable 80 kilobytes of RAM was included, though just 64 kilobytes was accessible to the user. The 64 kilobytes of user accessible RAM was still comparable to other computers of the era, such as the Commodore 64, which has 64 kilobytes of RAM in total. Printer The external printer was an integral part of any functioning Adam computer, as it also housed the computer power supply. The printer is noted for being very loud in operation.The Cult of Coleco Adam https://blog.codinghorror.com/the-cult-of-coleco-adam/ 14 April 2022 Coding Horror 6 March 2006 Power Supply The system was well known for generating an electromagnetic pulse when it was powered on, leading to it corrupting or erasing nearby magnetic media.Edwards Benj Fifteen Classic PC Design Mistakes https://www.technologizer.com/2009/06/14/fifteen-classic-pc-design-mistakes/ 13 August 2022 Technologizer by Harry McCracken 15 June 2009 References Coleco Adam Coleco Adam 2 50% __NOTOC__