It could run cpm software and coleco vision games, so there was plenty of software for it. Coleco adam sd drive for the adam family computer system. It is slow printing only 10 cps characters per second. The adam was coleco s allinone solution to home computing. Coleco colecovision adam applications roms, games and isos. In its favor, the adam had a large software library from the start. This means no software to install on the adam or the pcmac. This ended up being a monumental failure for the company and not even the successes of the cabbage patch kids and alf dolls could keep the company from going under. This video shows some of the coleco adam software load screens. Coleco s smartlogo software came on a digital data pack and with a fantastic manual. Adam software demo disk saved on a mmsg copycart disk. Coleco, incorporated is a premier financial consulting firm in the fields of employee benefits and personal financial planning. Jul 10, 2018 the coleco adam computer maintained a cult following long after its demise. Coleco will sell off its entire adam inventory to an unnamed u.
It was derived from and compatible with the colecovisions software and accessories, and. The adam was not very successful, partly because of early production problems. Coleco conneticut leather company industries is founded as a. The adam was not very successful, partly because of early production problems, and was discontinued in. The coleco adam smartwriter printer this daisy wheel printer was of high quality, however it was slow and noisy. Smartbasic and the buck rogers planet of zoom super game are included with adam on data packs. The coleco adam is a home computer and expansion device for the colecovision released in 1983 by american toy and video game manufacturer coleco. Also for apple ii, coleco adam, commodore 64 developed by softie, inc. If you are using windows, its best to set up the adamemmam front end which makes it a heck of a lot easier to run than.
This is a few highlights of two adamss house software demo vhs tapes that were sold in the late 1980s. Or how nice it would be to add or subtract new programs from that storage device easily. The adam was not very successful, partly because of early production problems, and was orphaned. Eos programs on diskette the programs listed below are all available to purchase on 5 14 disk. Disk collection of math related programs from 32 basic programs for the coleco adam.
It was fully compatible with colecovision cartridges. This effort failed, in large part because adams were often unreliable. Coleco claimed that smartbasic is compatible with the applesoftbasic which was written by microsoft. The coleco adam is a home computer released in 1983 by american toy manufacturer coleco. Thanks to all who have developed, or helped to develop newer various programs. Throughout time, colecovision has previously released some of the coolest games and toys. You will find it under the adam software for sale link.
Below are a list of coleco adam games compatible with the home computer system or the. Coleco adam software and hardware coleco adam software. It became a highly successful toy company in the 1980s, known for its massproduced version of cabbage patch kids dolls and its video game consoles, the coleco telstar dedicated consoles and colecovision. In this case, the coleco adam version may have additional features or use more memory for more advanced graphics. The coleco adam is a home computer, and expansion for the colecovision port 3, released in 1983 by american toy manufacturer coleco. Brave all dangers in this cartridge conversion of the original packin game of the coleco adam computer. Atarimax has developed the ultimate sd wafer drive that allows programmers to distribute colecovision adam games and programs onto low cost and reliable sd cards. Coleco colecovision adam 20120423 internet archive. The coleco adam is a home computer released in 1983 by american toy manufacturer. Well, coleco stands for connecticut leather company and hey, if tandy another leather. It has sound, and runs the majority of coleco games.
The adam was not very successful, partly because of early production problems, and was orphaned in early 1985. Ever wondered how nice it would be to have 100 adam disks of any size in 1 storage media, like stacking music cds in a cd player. Logo is an educational programming language that produces computer graphics. Colecovision adam manuals culled from various sources over the years, this is our reference area for various video game instruction manuals. These programs are also available online, free of charge, as images if you are using an emulator or if you have the ability to create disks at joe blenkles adam site. It bridges to the adamnet protocol to the fat16fat32 file system on the sd card. Following tools are for colecovision video game console and adam family computer system.
Critics and consumers looked forward to the computer, but it never lived up to that anticipation. This demo demonstrates some of the adam s software like smartwriter, logo and adamcalc. Oct 14, 2012 another tremendous update with some great pictures thanks. The colecovision is coleco industries secondgeneration home videogame console that was released in august 1982. The coleco adam is a home computer, and expansion for the colecovision port 3, released in 1983 by american toy and video game manufacturer coleco industries, inc it was an attempt to follow on the success of the companys colecovision video game console. Each of adam s software components is discussed in greater detail in chapter 3. It was an attempt to follow on the success of the companys. It was an attempt to follow on the success of the companys colecovision. Super buck rogers planet of zoom 1983 coleco super cabbage patch kids adventures in the park 1985 coleco prototype.
The adam was not very successful, partly because of early. If you want to write additional drivers for adamem, please, contact me first. No, this is not a computer for that goth family in the tv series. The coleco company published over 50 games for their colecovision. Another tremendous update with some great pictures thanks. The coleco adam was designed and built in the early 80s as a compliment to the colecovision video game system. It competed with the apple ii plus, atari 800, ibm pc, commodore 64 and ti 994a. For more information, look at the documentation and feel free to look at the source code. For everyones information, zaxxon the super game, dragons lair and the adam home software library were the only adam entertainment software titles that coleco released using this style of disk label with coleco electronics at the top there were a number of adam application software titles that were released on disk, but those used a. With the addition of a disk drive and thirdparty peripherals, it wasnt a bad computer. After the release of dragons lair and zaxxon super game in cartridge format, i received several requests for a cartridge conversion of the adam version of buck rogers.
To browse the collection of software, click this link. It was an attempt to follow on the success of the companys colecovision video game console. It was derived from and compatible with the colecovisions software and. The colecovision offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade game systems, compared to competitors such as the atari 2600 and atari 5200, along with the means to expand the systems basic hardware. The adam weakened coleco by absorbing much of the money it had made from cabbage patch kids. Get the best deals on coleco adam when you shop the largest online selection at. To counteract the falling console sales, coleco released their own version of the personal computer with the coleco adam.
The adam computer uses a similar internal architecture but adds four slots that are reported to be nearly apple compatible as well as a peripheral network to which everything in the system is attached. Nov 22, 2017 the coleco adam is a home computer, and expansion for the colecovision port 3, released in 1983 by american toy and video game manufacturer coleco industries, inc it was an attempt to follow on the success of the companys colecovision video game console. These programs are also available online, free of charge, as images if you are using an emulator or if you have the ability to create tapes at joe blenkles adam site. From specifications and component selection to preventative maintenance, rely on colesco to do it all. Colesco offers many different process control packages including valves, regulators, gauges, steam traps, and compressed air specialties, along with inhouse repair and field service. The colecovision family computer system page for latest blog posts, news, history and happenings with the adam computer. I write software for me, and if other people find it useful, thats great, but ill program whether anybody else cares about what im doing or not. Welcome to colesco your local manufacturers rep colesco. It could not be easly replaced or substituted because the printer power supply ran the entire computer system. By the mid1960s the company had moved to making plastic moldings, and by 1976 with arnold greenberg, the company had gotten into the video game business with the release of the. Jan 03, 1985 both the stock price and adam sales never recovered, even after coleco solved the qualitycontrol problems, and began to offer a variety of software titles for the machine.
My personal collection of 18 publishing house books released in 198384 for the coleco adam computer. Used book of basic programs for typing in and running on a coleco adam. Check out our products for a nostalgic list of games and toys. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation, inc. Nevertheless, the adam remains an interesting mighthavebeen. Omega race colecovision, 1983 coleco adam bally midway 3. Released in october 1983, the adam was available in two versions, as an addon to the very popular colecovision game system, or as a standalone home computer system, as seen above. Each tape is created on a new tape that is modified and formated to work with the adam and then is created on and tested with an adam computer to guarantee that it works. Adam software hardware database disk listing of over 300 adam compatible software hardware with descriptions. The list are from 1987, so if you have updates please contact. This is almost a complete list of what was out for coleco adam. Coleco sold high quality tapes specifically made for the adam, capable of. Colecovision adam family computer system and documentation the adam family computer system has an interesting backstory.
The coleco adam has a total of 45 games, 26 only being playable on the adam, 19 being superior ports of colecovision titles. Adamem is a portable coleco adam and colecovision emulator, written by me. The adam comes with a copy of smartbasic on a digital data tape. In order to use this product you need to own either a colecovision videogame system or an adam computer. This website is committed to the recognition of the development community, historical research, and preservation. The colecovision offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade game systems, compared to competitors such as the atari 2600 and atari 5200, along with the means to expand the systems basic hardware the initial catalog of twelve games included nintendos donkey kong as the. A demonstration of the adam computers word processor and printer and some software games. Formerly known as colem97, virtual colecovision is a windows 95 based emulator for the colecovision. Coleco vision homevideo game console donkey kong 80s game. Eve speech synthesizer coleco adam colecovision adam.
Ah, finally, the first, complete, singlepackage family computer that includes all necessary hardware and software, at least in coleco s eyes. It is a rich resource for everyone, comprising historical objects, documents, software titles, ephemera, and photographs and moving images. Revisit your childhood hobbies with titles like donkey kong and pepper ii. Browsing the collection there are 3 images of cartridges and cassettes for the coleco adam, including games, applications, and operating systems.
Genre strategytactics gameplay game show trivia quiz. Adam ware new software for the coleco adam computer. They make educational software logo is an educational programming language that produces computer graphics. Oct 15, 2008 a demonstration of the adam computers word processor and printer and some software games. Utilities return to top listing adam diagnostic 1982 coleco. Oct 09, 20 smartlogo was made by logo computer systems inc. Catalog search from magnetic tape and rare film to lab notebooks and business plans to early mainframes and source code, our collection is as diverse as the history of computing. The printer included with the adam is a letter quality daisy wheel type.
Coleco flash facts flashback for adam computer software cassette nib unopened. The adam was not very successful, partly because of early production problems, and was discontinued in early 1985. Aug 01, 2014 this is a few highlights of two adamss house software demo vhs tapes that were sold in the late 1980s. Eos programs on digital data pack the programs listed below are all available to purchase on ddp. Adam contains a rombased electric typewriterword processoreditor called smartwriter. Colecos smartlogo software came on a digital data pack and with a fantastic manual.
The mission of coleco is to enrich peoples lives by enhancing their appreciation and understanding of the history, toys, design, development, and technology of coleco. Coleco s strategy was to introduce the coleco adam home computer, both as a standalone system and as an expansion module to the colecovision. In 1988, coleco filed for bankruptcy and by 1989 their. Adam computer system adam technical manual adam computer prototype adam sd drive. Adam ware new software for the coleco adam computer system. The smartbasic drivers by eve were very basic, but there were three other companies that released software for working with the sscc unit lns adamtalk, adamzaps microtalk and digital express released one as well as added support for it in some of their software titles that improved upon the allophones think thats. The company of coleco was founded in 1932 by maurice greenberg and was originally called the connecticut leather company and produced shoe leather and leather kits. The quality of the video isnt great, but i am capturing video from real. Coleco colecovision adam applications roms, games and isos to.