Prológica Indústria e Comércio de Microcomputadores

Prológica Indústria e Comércio de Microcomputadores
Company typeSociedade Anônima
Prológica
IndustryComputer System
Software
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
FounderLeonardo Bellonzi
Joseph Blumenfeld
Defunct1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Headquarters
São Paulo
,
Brazil
Key people
Geraldo Coen
Carlos Gauch
ProductsComputer Monitors
Personal Computer
Laptops
Number of employees
1,500 (1984)
SubsidiariesMicroperiférico
Promel
Editele
Nova Eletrônica

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

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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

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

Home computers

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Personal computers

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Peripherals

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prológica.


References

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  1. ^ a b "1000BiT - Computers list by manufacturer". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  2. ^ Anuario brasileiro de telecomunicações & telemática (in Brazilian Portuguese). Telepress Assessoria de Comunicações S.C. Ltda. 1982. p. 340.
  3. ^ "ITENS DO FABRICANTE: Prológica". Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  4. ^ a b c d Jornal do Brasil (1984-09-26). "Prológica em 7 anos vira a maior produtora de microS" (PDF) (in Portuguese). p. 16. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  5. ^ a b c Marilza de Lourdes, Cardi (2002-01-01). "Evolução da computação no Brasil e sua relação com fatos internacionais" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  6. ^ "Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão - SBT". www.sbt.com.br. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  7. ^ SOARES, GUSTAVO (2022-12-02). "Documentário conta como nasceram os primeiros jogos de computador brasileiros - Juiz de Fora/MG". Acessa.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  8. ^ Jornal do Brasil. Jornal do Brasil. 9 Aug 1990.
  9. ^ Business Latin America. Business International Corporation. 1993. p. 5.
  10. ^ Starr, Michael; Chapple, Craig (2008-07-09). VINTROPEDIA - Vintage Computer and Retro Console Price Guide 2009. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-4092-1277-5.
  11. ^ Prológica Advert. Prológica.
  12. ^ "Sinclair Nostalgia Products - Sinclair Clones - Nova Electônica". www.interface1.net. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  13. ^ Editele. "Z8000 Manual de Instruções" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  14. ^ Editele. "Manual CP200S" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  15. ^ "CP-200 Prologica". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  16. ^ "CP 200 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  17. ^ "CP 200S - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  18. ^ Editele. "Operação e Programação CP300" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  19. ^ "CP-300 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  20. ^ a b Jornal do Brasil. Jornal do Brasil. 2 Dec 1984.
  21. ^ "CP-400 Prologica". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  22. ^ "CP-400 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  23. ^ "CP-400 II - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. 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" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  26. ^ "CP-500 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  27. ^ "CP-500/M80 - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  28. ^ "CP-500/M80C - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  29. ^ Editele. "Solution 16 Manual de Operação" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  30. ^ "CP-500 Turbo - 1000 BiT - Computer's description". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  31. ^ "Computador Prológica SP16". Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  32. ^ "Computador Prológica SP16 286". Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  33. ^ Jornal do Brasil. Jornal do Brasil. 7 Jul 1991.
  34. ^ "Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software". www.velasco.com.br. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  35. ^ "Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software". www.velasco.com.br. Retrieved 2023-01-06.


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