Interak-1

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So this project originally started about 30 years ago. As a fresh faced and enthusiastic youth I was really keen to build my own computer. Scanning the electronics magazines of the time, one name stood out INTERAK a computer you could build piecemeal as finances allowed, perfect. So I built one, or at least enough of one that it did something. Sadly (for the Interak) I became "enthusiastic" about other things as most youths do! and it was put away. 20 (ish) years later while engaging in some long overdue life laundry the remains of the Interak were interred at the local recycling centre, all but the socketed chips and one folder that I missed, containing all the copies of the newsletters I had. Fast forward to 2020 the kids have left home, i'm working from home and the rapture is upon us. I need a project.........

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1 × VDU-K Video Card

1 × MZB-2 Z80 CPU Card

1 × DRM-64 64K Dynamic RAM Card

1 × LKP-1 Latched Parallel Keyboard Port Card

1 × ISBUS-B 13-Slot ISBUS Backplane (Double sided)

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Alistair • 12/27/2020 at 02:26 • 0 comments

This simple advertisement appeared in most UK electronics magazines throughout the 80's and into the 90's

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Ken Yap wrote 12/27/2020 at 08:33

Ah those heady days. When I first visited the UK in 1982, I was given a pass to an exhibition in Birmingham. Microcomputers were the hottest thing at the time. They were just starting to be put to use in offices. It may have been this exhibition or another where I came across a letter generator. The idea was you gave it a list of names and it printed out form letters with the names in appropriate places. The demo prompted for a name. Being the impish rascal that I am, I typed in Twithead. (My usage predates Twitter, by the way.) The microcomputer obediently printed out: Dear Twithead, Thank you for your enquiry, etc. etc. I made my escape before the booth staff got curious about the hilarity in the area of the microcomputer. 🤣

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Dan Maloney wrote 12/22/2020 at 21:24

Thirty years in the making? Looking forward to the details!

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