Interact Model One
Released:1979
Price:$299
CPU:Intel 8080A @ 2MHz
RAM:8K or 16K
Display:17 X 12 text
112 x 78 graphics
(4 colors)
Storage:built-in cassette
Ports:2 controllers
OS:Edu-BASIC on cassette





The Interact computer had a very short manufacturing run of less than a year. The Interact Company went bankrupt soon after production started and only a few thousand made it into stores.

MicroVideo took over Interact between 1979 and 1980 and made some major modifications to the original Interact.
In late 1980, a French company took over Interact and sold the new systems under the Victor Lambda name.





Like the TI-99/4 and PET 2001 computers, the Interact had an insufficient keyboard, which was quickly replaced by a more standard one.

The Interact had a labor-intensive construction - dozens of wires had to be manually soldered in place by skilled technicians.





Related Links

  • Interact from "old-computers.com"
  • ujb's page about his Interact
  • Hector, the Interact decendant (in French).
  • Victor, another relative (in French).
  • The Micronique relation (in French).




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