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
Personal computers
Peripherals
References
- Computers list by manufacturer 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- Anuario brasileiro de telecomunicações & telemática Telepress Assessoria de Comunicações S.C. Ltda., 1982^
- ITENS DO FABRICANTE: Prológica Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^
- Prológica em 7 anos vira a maior produtora de micros Jornal do Brasil, 1984-09-26^
- Marilza de Lourdes. Evolução da computação no Brasil e sua relação com fatos internacionais 2002-01-01, retrieved 2021-09-23^
- Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão - SBT www.sbt.com.br, retrieved 2022-12-20^
- 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^
- Microsoft acusa Prológica de vender cópia pirata Jornal do Brasil, 9 Aug 1990^
- Business Latin America Business International Corporation, 1993^
- Michael Starr, Craig Chapple. VINTROPEDIA - Vintage Computer and Retro Console Price Guide 2009 Lulu.com, 2008-07-09^
- Prológica Advert Prológica^
- Nova Electônica Sinclair Nostalgia Products, retrieved 2022-12-20^
- Editele. Z8000 Manual de Instruções retrieved 2021-09-23^
- Editele. Manual CP200S retrieved 2021-09-23^
- CP-200 Prologica www.old-computers.com, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- CP 200 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- CP 200S 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- Editele. Operação e Programação CP300 retrieved 2021-09-23^
- CP-300 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- Prológica advert Jornal do Brasil., 2 Dec 1984^
- CP-400 Prologica www.old-computers.com, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- CP-400 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- CP-400 II 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- Computador Prológica Sistema 600 Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^
- Editele. Sistema 700 Manual Hardware retrieved 2021-09-24^
- CP-500 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- CP-500/M80 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- cp500m80 Marcos Velasco - Software e Museu de Tecnologia, retrieved 2025-01-30^
- CP-500/M80C 1000 BiT, retrieved 2022-12-19^
- Editele. Solution 16 Manual de Operação retrieved 2021-09-25^
- CP-500 Turbo 1000 BiT, 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^
- Prológica vai lançar dois novos micros Jornal do Brasil, 7 Jul 1991^
- Prologica P500 Cinza Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^
- Impressora Sistema 700 Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software, retrieved 2023-01-06^