Data is transferred onto standard cassette tapes for quick and easy storage. Of the 32 software titles mattel announced for the unit, only 21 were. Of the 32 software titles mattel announced for the unit, only 21 were released, most of which were ports from mattel sintellivision game console. The aquarius has a tiny 4k of system ram, with only 1. The links below lead to sections that describe and discuss the menus, image capture capabilities, importexport information, printer setup and many other.
I really enjoy using memory map, my son loves 4wd navigating with my gps plugged into the laptop. New 32k ram memory upgrade module for mattel aquarius. Most mapping software has builtin calibrator but note that memorymap os does not and if you can use this no further conversion is needed but there. Settings are also unified so configuration is done once and for all.
The unit comes with all britains national parks pre loaded on the memory card, in addition you also get 10,000 sq km of free credits to use for land ranger maps on the memory map website, which is a very good size area, i recently downloaded a couple of my local counties and still have 7000 sq km of my free credits left. In all, thirtytwo titles are planned for the first half of 1983, all in cartridge format, with more to follow by the end of the year. Graphics library is now mostly functional and special functions are available by interfacing to the powerful console provided by the px8 and the slave cpu. The aquarius data recorder plugs directly into the rear of the aquarius unit. Released in 1980, the intellivision was mattels entry into the home console market, going up against the atari vcs and cbs colecovision.
Internally, mattel programmers dubbed it the system for the seventies. Many home computers of the era had similar software exploring the. Aug 05, 2008 virtual aquarius, an emulator for mattel aquarius running on the windows os. S has been enjoyed by many for the past several years, and we apologize for any disappointment this may cause. All software windows mac palm os linux windows 7 windows 8 windows mobile windows phone ios android windows ce windows server pocket pc blackberry tablets os2 handheld. Search the knowledge base for frequently asked questions and answers. Mess is mostly programmed in c with some core components. The extra ram will be automatically detected by any aquarius software that can use it. I do have the email address of one of the blue sky rangers, and he might provide the names of others, if someone needs to ask some preliminary technical questions.
The aquarius was announced in 1982, but wasnt actually shown to the public until the las vegas winter ces consumer electronics show in january of 1983. The mattel aquarius was the first and only genuine home computer offered by mattel. Jun 25, 2014 i have developed a new 32k ram module for the mattel aquarius home computer. The success of home computers in the early eighties made manufacturers eager. Memory map 2004 is a mapping solution for pcs and pdas which when connected to a nmea or sirf compliant gps receiver will display your position on a moving map the memory map product range has been rationalised with this release effectively all the product bundles now come with the pc and pda software. Memos, reports and documents related to the mattel toy corporation. You are bidding on a new 32k ram module for the mattel aquarius home computer. The map downloads as a tif and tfw calibration file. The z80 used in the aquarius computer can address up to 64k of memory. Mess is an acronym which stands for multi emulator super system. Jul 21, 2007 it was a miracle to get the modem program to load properly, until finally i got the actual aquarius data recorder.
A memory map, andor disassembly of the aquarius rom and perhaps. Welcome to the nostalgic history of home and game computers. Using z88dk and virtual aquarius, im finally learning to program c, after years of it looking like hieroglyphics and a pyramid to me. Not all software will run on all systems, used software from lokinbs online offerings is not guaranteed to run on your system. Sep 30, 2008 shown here, is astrosmash for the mattel electronics aquarius computer.
Because of the hardware limitations of the aquarius such as a lack of programmable graphics, the quality of many games suffered. A memory map, andor disassembly of the aquarius rom and perhaps, of some of mattel s cartridges might be helpful in this regard. Astrosmash for the mattel aquarius computer youtube. Software for the mattel aquarius was available on cartridge and cassette tape. Thats you, the proud, new owner of an aquarius home com puter. Try the full version of mindmanager free for 30 days. Mattel aquarius various roms, games and isos to download. The vtech laser 200 was an early 8bit home computer from 1983, also sold as the salora fellow mainly in fennoscandia, particularly finland, the seltron 200 in hungary and italy, the smartalec jr.
I really enjoy using memorymap, my son loves 4wd navigating with my. In this mode the crt automatically sets aside a set amount memory between the end of the program and usually the stack pointer for the heap. The object is to put unfamiliar things you wish to remember within the mind palace places using various association techniques. That was before the company decided to take a chance by trying to establish a foothold in the blossoming business of selling home video game systems. The figure on the left has been taken from the technical specifications as described by mattel electronics and radofin.
So far, i have 17 unique cartidges and 36 cassette tapes in my collection. It connects to a television set for audio and visual output, and uses a cassette tape recorder for secondary data storage. Surplus computer hardware and software ends up being sold to odd lot trading inc. The aquarius emulator crowd at atariage forums is just getting to know z88dk. Epson px8 geneva, hc80, hc88 supported file formats include the normal cpm. Sound port is a simple one bij io and therefor it must be toggled at a specific rate under software control. As a nice sideeffect, mess allows to use on a modern pc those programs and games which were originally developed for the emulated machines. Memory map free gps mapping software for pc, iphone.
If i just received the tif file then i would need to calibrate it. These programs benefit from a large ram so you can write bigger programs. Memory mapper write bit d0 of this port controls the swapping of the lower 16k block in the memory map with the upper 16k. Released in 1980, the intellivision was mattel s entry into the home console market, going up against the atari vcs and cbs colecovision. Its tempting to look at something from mattel as being just a toy. Mattel software downloads download32 software archive. Due to the huge variety of computers,video cards,drivers,age of software,and several other factors.
Retroarch is a frontend for emulators, game engines and media players. Mattel electronics aquarius complete family computer. Aquarius is a home computer designed by radofin and released by mattel electronics in 1983. And so i present my little area in cyberspace in memory of the aquarius, the underdog of 80s home computers in the uk.
A flash memory multicart lets you load up one cartridge with any number of intellivision game rom files 1. Mattel aquarius home computer system until recently, the name mattel was associated mainly with childrens toys, most notably, the barbie doll and hot wheels. Mattel aquarius various roms, games and isos to download for. Memorymap for windows, memorymap for mac, android app help, iphoneipad app, licensemanagement help. And because intellivision games are so small the entire intellivision library could be held in one cartridge. Mattel electronics aquarius complete family computer system.
Regarding the order sheet from mattel, i distinctly remember being disappointed that the real computer software, like finform and fileform were crossed out sold out. I have developed a new 32k ram module for the mattel aquarius home computer. By itself, the main unit does indeed look like a toy, what with its blue rubber keys and white plastic body. Mattel aquarius welcome to the intellivision revolution. Memory map for windows, memory map for mac, android app help, iphoneipad app, licensemanagement help. A limited number of peripherals, such as a 40column thermal.
Mattel released a number of expansion peripherals for the aquarius. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. It was mattel s console, the intellivision, which spawned the idea of a computer. For these features youll need the fullblown native memorymap software. Aquarius is a home computer designed by radofin and released by mattel in 1983. Someone was making way with it a few years ago, when i was totally out of the loop. It enables you to run classic games on a wide range of computers and consoles through its slick graphical interface. These will then be the cartridge headers that all supercart software should use. In that quest, i found recollector, a piece of software designed for the collector of just about anything.
Fun 2 learn computer cool school software dc superfriends r9702 fun 2 learn computer cool school software super why p8886 fun 2 learn computer cool school software nihao, kailan p8885. Aquarius welcome to the mattel aquarius roms section of the rom database. Qx3 microscope interactive software the interactive software that interfaces the intel qx3 computer microscope with a windows 98 or 2000 computer contains a number of interesting features. But now a fullfeatured aquarius system has been donated to the museum. New 32k ram memory upgrade module for mattel aquarius home. Mattel aquarius 32k ram module buy, sell, and trade. Fun 2 learn computer cool school software dc superfriends r9702 fun 2 learn computer cool school software super why p8886 fun 2 learn computer cool school software nihao, kai. Of the 32 software titles mattel announced for the unit, only 21 were released, most of which were ports from mattels intellivision game console.
In addition to this, you are able to run original game discs cds from retroarch. A memory map, andor disassembly of the aquarius rom and perhaps, of some of mattels cartridges might be helpful in this regard. See more ideas about vintage, mechanical calculator and locker storage. Because of the hardware limitations of the aquarius, such as a lack of programmable graphics even though mattel added a special mattel aquarius character set so games could at least use character. You temporarily store a program 111 ram when you wrrte.
Mattel aquarius home computer with the shortest career. Mattel, famous because of its barbie dolls, also wanted to. The aquarius memory map shown above reserves a total of 16k for the. Just in flickr commons occupy wall street flickr cover art usgs maps. Qx3 microscope interactive software florida state university. It had two cartridge slots, allowing one to be used with a memory cartridge. Aquarius using the supercart i cartridge board intellivision. Jeremy is a collector of antique maps and became interested in developing a software solution that would organize and catalog his collection. Powerful and flexible mind mapping software by mindjet.
Therefor the signal to cassette will appear on audio output. It features a zilog z80 microprocessor, a rubber chiclet keyboard, 4k of ram. Mattel, famous because of its barbie dolls, also wanted to profit from the boom in home computer business. It is a direct replacement for mattel s original 4k and 16k memory modules, and expands the aquarius to the maximum amount of flat conventional ram that it will support. Mess documents and reproduces through emulation the inner components of computers, consoles, chess computers and calculators. Recollector is put out by maprecord publications which was founded in 2002 by jeremy pool. Includes memorymap pc software for route planning and map printing microsd card slot compatible with any memorymap v5 maps show more. A good mind palace is built from familiar places, people and things in your life which you will never forget.
Jul 31, 2011 the mattel aquarius computer came out in 1983 and competed against a lot of other computer companies in the market including apple, atari, coleco, commodore, and texas instruments to name a few. Virtual aquarius mattel aquarius emulators zophars. Download32 is source for mattel shareware, freeware download slot cars 2000, hyperscan gamer, led soccer, ohno uno variation, village tracker for dolls, etc. Please scroll down for more sections and remember to share this page. To use it, simply insert it into the expansion port of the aquarius computer, label side facing up, or into the memory port of the mini expander with the label facing the front as shown in the picture. Specifications memory allocation memory layout io port mapping. The classic library provides several memory allocators, the easiest way to get started is to use the auto malloc feature of the library. On the bottom you can see that the aquarius is using 8k rom memory for basic. The ipad app is a truly excellent, competent product, representing real value for money. The unit comes with all britains national parks pre loaded on the memory card, in addition you also get 10,000 sq km of free credits to use for land ranger maps on the memory map website, which is a very good size area, i recently downloaded a couple of my local counties and still have 7000 sq km of.
Virtual aquarius, an emulator for mattel aquarius running on the windows os. It was a miracle to get the modem program to load properly, until finally i got the actual aquarius data recorder. It was mattels console, the intellivision, which spawned the idea of a computer. Mattel aquarius 16k memory an official 16k memory expansion pack. Mattel aquarius emulators on windows and other platforms, free mattel aquarius emulator downloads, as well as savestates, hacks, cheats, utilities, and more. Memorymap provides an upgrade for those maptech and navman users needing these features. Of the 32 software titles mattel announced for the unit, only 21 were released, most of which were ports from mattel s intellivision game console. That was before the company decided to take a chance by trying to establish a foothold in the blossoming business of. The vz200 is a development of an earlier monochrome trs80 copy, and is similar to the eaca color genie and the mattel aquarius. Shown here, is astrosmash for the mattel electronics aquarius computer. Rearview looking at the back of the mc10, the first port on the right is a 5pin din connecter for cassette interface. The keyboard is small and difficult to use, but it has nice rubber keys like most inexpensive computers, your television is the only display because the aquarius was quite unpopular, mattel pulled the aquarius from the market just 4 months after releasing it. It connects to a television set for audio and visual output, and uses a cassette tape recorder for.
Virtual aquarius mattel aquarius emulators zophars domain. It is a direct replacement for mattels original 4k and 16k memory modules, and expands the aquarius to the maximum amount of flat conventional ram that it will support. Memory m ap supports a wide variety of m ap and chart types. Media in category mattel aquarius the following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total. The mattel aquarius computer came out in 1983 and competed against a lot of other computer companies in the market including apple, atari.
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