Prológica Indústria e Comércio de Microcomputadores,[1][2] commonly shortened to Prológica,[3] was an influential Brazilian microcomputer company that reached its peak in the mid-1980s, when it ranked third among national companies in the sector.[4]
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| Company type | Sociedade Anônima |
|---|---|
| Prológica | |
| Industry | Computer System Software |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | Leonardo Bellonzi Joseph Blumenfeld |
| Defunct | 1995 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Geraldo Coen Carlos Gauch |
| Products | Computer Monitors Personal Computer Laptops |
Number of employees | 1,500 (1984) |
| Subsidiaries | Microperiférico Promel Editele Nova Eletrônica |
History
editFounded in 1976, the company initially commercialized machines for accounting use, namely the MCA-100 and Alpha Disk. The first models had an Intel 8080 processor, and in the early months the company even managed to get a partnership with Olivetti.[5]
The company later specialized in producing products similar to the American TRS-80 series of microcomputers, under the general name of "CP" (for "Computador Pessoal" in Portuguese, "Personal Computer" in English).[6][7]
One of its biggest successes in the professional field was the CP 500, compatible with the TRS-80 Model III.[4][5]
In 1990, the company was sued by Microsoft for creating SO16 ("Sistema Operativo 16"), an operating system based on MS-DOS.[8][9]
Line of products
editA not extensive list of Prológica's products:[4][10][1][11]
Home computers
edit- NE-Z80 (Sinclair ZX80 clone)[12]
- NE-Z8000 (1982, Sinclair ZX81 clone)[13]
- CP 200 (1982, Sinclair ZX81 compatible)[14][15][16]
- CP 200 S (1982, Sinclair ZX81 compatible, alternate case)[17]
- CP 300 (1983, TRS-80 Model III compatible)[18][19][20]
- CP 400 COLOR (1984, Color Computer 2 compatible)[21][22][20]
- CP 400 COLOR II (better keyboard)[23]
Personal computers
edit- Sistema 600[24]
- Sistema 700 (1981, DOS-700 - CP/M-80 compatible)[25]
- CP 500 (1982, TRS-80 Model III compatible)[4][5][26]
- CP 500/M80 (1985)[27]
- CP 500/M80C (1986)[28]
- Solution 16 (1986, SO16 - MS-DOS 2.11 compatible)[29]
- CP 500 Turbo (1987, faster CPU)[30]
- SP 16[31]
- AT SP 286[32]
- AT SP 386
- AT SP 486[33]
Peripherals
edit- CP 450 (floppy disk drive interface)
- Printer P 500[34]
- Printer P 600
- Printer P 700[35]
- Printer P 720
- Printer Antares 400
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References
edit- ^ a b "1000BiT - Computers list by manufacturer". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Anuario brasileiro de telecomunicações & telemática (in Brazilian Portuguese). Telepress Assessoria de Comunicações S.C. Ltda. 1982. p. 340.
- ^ "ITENS DO FABRICANTE: Prológica". Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ a b c d Jornal do Brasil (1984-09-26). "Prológica em 7 anos vira a maior produtora de microS" (PDF) (in Portuguese). p. 16. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ a b c Marilza de Lourdes, Cardi (2002-01-01). "Evolução da computação no Brasil e sua relação com fatos internacionais" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão - SBT". www.sbt.com.br. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ SOARES, GUSTAVO (2022-12-02). "Documentário conta como nasceram os primeiros jogos de computador brasileiros - Juiz de Fora/MG". Acessa.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ Jornal do Brasil. Jornal do Brasil. 9 Aug 1990.
- ^ Business Latin America. Business International Corporation. 1993. p. 5.
- ^ Starr, Michael; Chapple, Craig (2008-07-09). VINTROPEDIA - Vintage Computer and Retro Console Price Guide 2009. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4092-1277-5.
- ^ Prológica Advert. Prológica.
- ^ "Sinclair Nostalgia Products - Sinclair Clones - Nova Electônica". www.interface1.net. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ Editele. "Z8000 Manual de Instruções" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ Editele. "Manual CP200S" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "CP-200 Prologica". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "CP 200 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "CP 200S - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Editele. "Operação e Programação CP300" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "CP-300 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ a b Jornal do Brasil. Jornal do Brasil. 2 Dec 1984.
- ^ "CP-400 Prologica". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "CP-400 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "CP-400 II - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Computador Prológica Sistema 600". Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Editele. "Sistema 700 Manual Hardware" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "CP-500 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "CP-500/M80 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "CP-500/M80C - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Editele. "Solution 16 Manual de Operação" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ "CP-500 Turbo - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "Computador Prológica SP16". Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Computador Prológica SP16 286". Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Jornal do Brasil. Jornal do Brasil. 7 Jul 1991.
- ^ "Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software". www.velasco.com.br. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software". www.velasco.com.br. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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