![]() The Coleco Adam project eventually lead to the fall of Coleco. World domination just flew out of the window. ![]() However, it failed to deliver due to increasing costs, manufacturing delays and bugs. For that time, this super computer was promising to take over and become a standard. All of that for a price of a Commodore or MSX computer. Like many home computers of its day, the Adam was intended to use a television set for its display. ![]() It uses an external keyboard, has 2 game controllers, built-in cassette, digital storage, cartridge slots and a printer. ![]() It consists of a base console running on Z80 with a Motorola 6801 support CPU. The Coleco Adam is a home computer and expansion device for the ColecoVision. When the company Coleco announced their Coleco Adam computer, back in 1983, the idea was such a revolutionary one that competing manufactures were worried this device would dominate the console market. The project has just launched and is gaining traction as it is aimed to be an all-round 8-bit game machine supporting many old standards. With real hardware to run 8-bit emulator software, this device allows you to play your original MSX cartridges. The Adam+ project is a modern reincarnation of the infamous Coleco Adam computer.
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