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Prime Computer mascot and Katie Kangaroo, mascot for Ipswich & West Moreton Building Society, Ipswich, July 1985
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TitlePrime Computer mascot and Katie Kangaroo, mascot for Ipswich & West Moreton Building Society, Ipswich, July 1985Date Created17th July 1985AcknowledgementQueensland Times
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DescriptionPrime Computer Inc. was a Massachusetts based minicomputer company, operating from 1972 until 1992.
c.1985 Ipswich & West Moreton Building Society started using Prime Computers.
The 1985 Prime 9955 ran at 4.0 MIPS had 8-16 MB of memory and 2.7 GB of disc storage and a 9-track tape unit.
Also in 1985, Prime was the 6th largest minicomputer company in the US, with estimated revenues of $US546 million. Prime failed to keep up with the introduction of the personal computer and folded in 1992.
Marketing for Prime included the droid robot depicted here and a series of TV commercials featuring Tom Baker and Lalla Ward reprising their characters from Doctor Who.References (online)Prime Computers 80's (poor man's C3P0) [YouTube, accessed 14th June 2023]prime computer [YouTube, accessed 14th June 2023]All Tom Baker Doctor Who Prime Computer Ads [YouTube, accessed 14th June 2023]Prime Computer [Wikipedia, accessed 14th June 2023]
c.1985 Ipswich & West Moreton Building Society started using Prime Computers.
The 1985 Prime 9955 ran at 4.0 MIPS had 8-16 MB of memory and 2.7 GB of disc storage and a 9-track tape unit.
Also in 1985, Prime was the 6th largest minicomputer company in the US, with estimated revenues of $US546 million. Prime failed to keep up with the introduction of the personal computer and folded in 1992.
Marketing for Prime included the droid robot depicted here and a series of TV commercials featuring Tom Baker and Lalla Ward reprising their characters from Doctor Who.References (online)Prime Computers 80's (poor man's C3P0) [YouTube, accessed 14th June 2023]prime computer [YouTube, accessed 14th June 2023]All Tom Baker Doctor Who Prime Computer Ads [YouTube, accessed 14th June 2023]Prime Computer [Wikipedia, accessed 14th June 2023]
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BusinessesIpswich & West Moreton Building Society Curated CollectionsOops, that's terrifying!Defining Tulmur | IpswichExpanding Horizons: Science & TechnologyTaxonomy20th Century | 1980s | 1985
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Queensland Times CollectionJuly 1985 - Queensland TimesThe Queensland Times Collection
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