MikroMikko was a Finnish line of microcomputers released by Nokia Corporation's computer division Nokia Data from 1981 through 1987. MikroMikko was Nokia Data's attempt to enter the business computer market. They were especially designed for good ergonomy.
History
The first model in the line, MikroMikko 1, was released on 29 September 1981,[1] 48 days after IBM introduced its Personal Computer. The launch date of MikroMikko 1 is the name day of Mikko in the Finnish almanac. The MikroMikko line was manufactured in a factory in the Kilo district of Espoo, Finland, where computers had been produced since the 1960s.[2] Nokia later bought the computer division of the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson.
During Finland's economic depression in the early 1990s, Nokia streamlined many of its operations and sold many of its less profitable divisions to concentrate on its key competence of telecommunications. Nokia's personal computer division was sold to the British computer company ICL (International Computers Limited) in 1991, which later became part of Fujitsu.[3]
Models
MikroMikko 1 M6
- Processor: Intel 8085, 2 MHz[7]
- 64 KB RAM, 4 KB ROM
- Display: 80×24 character text mode, the 25th row was used as a status row. Graphics resolutions 160×75 and 800×375 pixels, refresh rate 50 Hz
- Two 640 KB 5.25" floppy drives (other models might only have one drive)
- Optional 5 MB hard disk (stock in model M7)
- Connectors: two RS-232s, display, printer, keyboard
- Software: Nokia CP/M 2.2 operating system, Microsoft BASIC, editor, assembler and debugger
- Cost: 30,000 mk in 1984
MikroMikko 2
Tiimi workgroup system
The "Tiimi" workgroup system was a local area network consisting of MikroMikko workstations and servers, popular in the late 1980s. The servers were MPS-10s or MikroMikko models 2 and 3. The workstations were MikroMikko 3TT and PääteMikko computers. At least SQL/DMS database software and NOSS document manager software was available.
External links
References
- Net – Fujitsun asiakaslehti, Net-lehden historia: 1980-luku Fujitsu Services Oy, Finland, retrieved 22 March 2009^
- Net-lehden historia: 1980-luku Fujitsu Finland, retrieved 6 June 2007^
- Historia: 1991–1999 Fujitsu Services Oy, Finland, retrieved 22 March 2009^