History of video games/Platforms/Mattel Aquarius

History RadioFin Electronics Far East developed and manufactured the Aquarius, with Mattel spearheading mass marketing and sales the system. Mattel launched the Aquarius on June 1st of 1983Mattel Aquarius - Computer - Computing History https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/502/Mattel-Aquarius/ www.computinghistory.org.uk 16 September 2021 The system was later handled by Radiofin after Mattel abandoned. Legacy The system was discontinued by Mattel in October of 1983,Mattel Aquarius computer https://oldcomputers.net/aquarius.html oldcomputers.net 16 September 2021 a notably short time on the market. Notably this coincided with the peak of sales of the system on one chart. Radiofin continued the line for a short time afterwords. Followup systems saw a December 1983 roadmap announcement in the Aquarius II and Aquarius III.Smith Tony The toy of tech: The Mattel Aquarius 30 years on https://www.theregister.com/2013/06/10/feature_30_years_old_the_mattel_aquarius?page=4 7 June 2022 www.theregister.com June 10, 2013 en The Aquarius II had a roadmap release date of January 1984 which was later pushed back to a release target of September 1984. Some Aquarius II units were actually made and sold sold by Radiofin.OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=74 www.old-computers.com 7 June 2022 The Aquarius III was initially planned for a July 1984 release, and is said to have not been released at all.Mattel Aquarius - home computer with the shortest career https://computermuseum.50megs.com/brands/aquarius.htm History of Home and Game Computers 7 June 2022 1985 is the latest date that any of the Aquarius line is suspected to have been marketed. Of course, secondhand sales would continue for some time. There was notable homebrew interest in the system as late as 2014.[AQUARIUS] Dusting off the old Aquarius ... https://atariage.com/forums/topic/210666-aquarius-dusting-off-the-old-aquarius/page/7/ 7 June 2022 AtariAge Forums Technology Original Model Aquarius - System for the Seventies! Unofficial slogan used by Aquarius developers PC Gamer Compute The system was powered by a Zilog Z80A clocked at 3.5 megahertz.OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=73 www.old-computers.com 16 September 2021 Hardware The system is noted for using a chicklet keyboard,Mattel Aquarius Homecomputer system https://www.vdsteenoven.com/aquarius/ 6 January 2022 www.vdsteenoven.com with an unorthodox design including a reset button next to the 1 key.Loguidice Bill A look back at the weird, terrible keyboards of '70s and '80s PCs https://www.pcgamer.com/a-look-back-at-the-weird-terrible-keyboards-of-70s-and-80s-pcs/ 6 January 2022 PC Gamer 2 January 2018 en Gallery Computer Internals External Resources Mattel Aquarius Mattel Aquarius References 2 75% __NOTOC__