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Prológica Indústria e Comércio de Microcomputadores

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]

History

Founded 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

A not extensive list of Prológica's products:[4][10][1][11]

Home computers

  • 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 (1985, better keyboard)[23]

Personal computers

  • 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][28]
  • CP 500/M80C (1986)[29]
  • Solution 16 (1986, SO16 - MS-DOS 2.11 compatible)[30]
  • CP 500 Turbo (1987, faster CPU)[31]
  • SP 16[32]
  • AT SP 286[33]
  • AT SP 386
  • AT SP 486[34]

Peripherals

  • CP 450 (floppy disk drive interface)
  • Printer P 500[35]
  • Printer P 600
  • Printer P 700[36]
  • Printer P 720
  • Printer Antares 400

References

  1. Computers list by manufacturer 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  2. Anuario brasileiro de telecomunicações & telemática Telepress Assessoria de Comunicações S.C. Ltda., 1982^
  3. ITENS DO FABRICANTE: Prológica Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^
  4. Prológica em 7 anos vira a maior produtora de micros Jornal do Brasil, 1984-09-26^
  5. Marilza de Lourdes. Evolução da computação no Brasil e sua relação com fatos internacionais 2002-01-01, retrieved 2021-09-23^
  6. Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão - SBT www.sbt.com.br, retrieved 2022-12-20^
  7. GUSTAVO SOARES. Documentário conta como nasceram os primeiros jogos de computador brasileiros - Juiz de Fora/MG Acessa.com, 2022-12-02, retrieved 2022-12-20^
  8. Microsoft acusa Prológica de vender cópia pirata Jornal do Brasil, 9 Aug 1990^
  9. Business Latin America Business International Corporation, 1993^
  10. Michael Starr, Craig Chapple. VINTROPEDIA - Vintage Computer and Retro Console Price Guide 2009 Lulu.com, 2008-07-09^
  11. Prológica Advert Prológica^
  12. Nova Electônica Sinclair Nostalgia Products, retrieved 2022-12-20^
  13. Editele. Z8000 Manual de Instruções retrieved 2021-09-23^
  14. Editele. Manual CP200S retrieved 2021-09-23^
  15. CP-200 Prologica www.old-computers.com, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  16. CP 200 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  17. CP 200S 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  18. Editele. Operação e Programação CP300 retrieved 2021-09-23^
  19. CP-300 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  20. Prológica advert Jornal do Brasil., 2 Dec 1984^
  21. CP-400 Prologica www.old-computers.com, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  22. CP-400 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  23. CP-400 II 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  24. Computador Prológica Sistema 600 Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^
  25. Editele. Sistema 700 Manual Hardware retrieved 2021-09-24^
  26. CP-500 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  27. CP-500/M80 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  28. cp500m80 Marcos Velasco - Software e Museu de Tecnologia, retrieved 2025-01-30^
  29. CP-500/M80C 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  30. Editele. Solution 16 Manual de Operação retrieved 2021-09-25^
  31. CP-500 Turbo 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
  32. Computador Prológica SP16 Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^
  33. Computador Prológica SP16 286 Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^
  34. Prológica vai lançar dois novos micros Jornal do Brasil, 7 Jul 1991^
  35. Prologica P500 Cinza Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^
  36. Impressora Sistema 700 Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^