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Model: | Commuter 1083 |
Introduced: | November 1983 |
Price: | US $1995 |
Weight: | 16 lbs / 7.25 kg |
CPU: | Intel 8088, 4.77MHz |
RAM: | 128K, 512K max |
Display: | LCD display |
80 X 16 text | |
Expansion: | no internal slots |
Storage: | Two 320K 5-1/4" drives |
Ports: | expansion, async |
async/sync, parallel | |
RGB (monochrome) | |
composite video (color) | |
OS: | MS-DOS 2.11 (on disk) |
NAME | Visual 1083 / Commuter |
MANUFACTURER | Visual Technology |
TYPE | Transportable |
ORIGIN | U.S.A. |
YEAR | 1983 |
END OF PRODUCTION | Unknown |
BUILT IN LANGUAGE | None |
KEYBOARD | Complete full-stroke keyboard with numeric keypad and function keys |
CPU | Intel 8088 |
SPEED | 4.77 MHz |
RAM | 128 KB (up to 512 KB max.) |
TEXT MODES | 80 chars. x 25 lines 80 chars. x 16 lines with LCD display |
GRAPHIC MODES | Text mode only |
COLORS | Yes |
SOUND | Beeper (?) |
SIZE / WEIGHT | 50.8 (W) x 44.4 (D) x 18.4 (H) cm / 16 lbs (7.25 kg.) |
I/O PORTS | Expansion port, Async port (DB25 male), Parallel port, Monochrome video output (DB9), composite video output (DIN5) |
BUILT IN MEDIA | Two 360 KB 5.25'' FDD. |
OS | MS DOS 2.11 |
POWER SUPPLY | Built-in power supply |
PERIPHERALS | RAM expansion, LCD display, printers... |
PRICE | $1895 (1985, USA) |
Visual Technology Visual Commuter Computer |
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Visual Technology had typically made and sold video terminals for communicating with computers. Now, in late 1983, they spun-off a division, named it Visual Computer Incorporated, and created their own computer, the "Commuter".
The Commuter has the distinction of being the first portable IBM-compatible computer with an LCD display. It shows only 16 lines of text (80 characters per line), but it is still very useful. In 1985 it was upgraded to 24 lines of text.
If no bootable floppy disk is in drive A (the left floppy drive), the Commuter prompts with this menu:
B - BOOT FROM DRIVE A
E - EXTENDED DIAGNOSTICS
S - SETUP TERMINAL PARAMETERS
T - TERMINAL MODE
The LCD display does not adjust - it tilts all the was back and rests there, rather annoying if the angle is uncomfortable.
A external monitor can be plugged into the connector on the back of the Commuter, and the LCD display can be removed entirely.
The Commuter folds-up into a nice slim, slightly heavy, package, and has a very nice carrying bag.
Unfortunately, the Commuter wasn't very popular, and Visual Technology eventually sold the remaining systems to discounter DAK to sell in their catalog.
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http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1193&st=1