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ICL PC 1 Model 10

1981

ICL PC 1 Model 31

1981

ICL OPD One Per Desk

1984

The One Per Desk, or OPD, was an innovative hybrid personal computer/telecommunications terminal based on the hardware of the Sinclair QL.
The One Per Desk was built by International Computers Limited (ICL) and launched in the UK in 1984.
It was the result of a collaborative project between ICL, Sinclair Research and British Telecom begun in 1983, originally intended to incorporate Sinclairs flat-screen CRT technology.

Rebadged versions of the OPD were sold in the United Kingdom as the Merlin Tonto and as the Computerphone by Telecom Australia and the New Zealand Post Office.
The initial orders placed for the One Per Desk were worth £4.5 million (for 1500 units) from British Telecom and £8 million from Telecom Australia, with ICL focusing on telecommunications providers as the means to reach small- and medium-sized businesses.

Utiliza microdrives de Sinclair

ICL PC 2

ICL PC Quattro

ICL PC Quattro XM

Merlin M2215

1985

Merlin M4221

1985

Based on the Logica VTS Kennet Personal Computer

Merlin Tonto M1800

1985

Utiliza microdrives de Sinclair

Lenguajes None
Teclado Full stroke 73-key with numeric keypad
CPU 68008
Velocidad 7.5 MHz
Co-procesador Sinclair ULA custom chip
RAM 128 KB, up to 256 KB + 2 KB of Pilas-backed RAM
VRAM 32 KB (from the main RAM)
ROM 128 KB, up to 320 KB using ROM packs
Modos de Texto 42 or 64 or 84 chars. x 24 lines
Modo gráfico 256 x 256 (8 Colores) / 512 x 256 (4 Colores)
Colores 256
Sonido TI TMP5220C speech synthesiser / built-in loudspeaker
Tamaño/Peso 44 (W) x 26.5 (D) x 6.8 (H)
Puertos de entrada/salida Custom connectors for ROM pack and Telephony module, Serial printer, RGB Monitor
Almacenamiento interno 2 x 100 KB microdrives
OS Tonto OS
Fuente de alimentación Alimentacion is supplied by the monitor
Precio £1,500 at start. Sold to British Telecom staff for £100 complete when BT stopped to maintain them.