Rare vintage victor computer in great shape for age. Model number on back 602. Working condition.
The Victor 9000 was developed by Sirius Systems Technology and sold
in the U.S. by Victor Business Systems, a company known for its
calculators and cash register systems. Sirius sold the computer as the
S1 in France and as the Sirius 1 elsewhere. Sirius bought Victor
Business Systems in 1982 and changed its name to Victor Technologies.
Chuck Peddle, who created the MOS Technologies 6502 and designed the
Commodore PET series, became Victor’s president. Sirius produced 1,150
Victor 9000/Sirius 1 systems in March 1982, and 3,000 the following
month.
Victor Technologies Victor 9000 (Jan. 1982, desktop PC)
Original Retail Price: $5,000
Base Configuration: 5MHz 8088 CPU, MS-DOS and CP/M-86, four
expansion slots, 128K RAM (896K max), two 5.25-inch floppy disk drives,
12-inch monochrome monitor, keyboard/keypad, two RS-232C and one
parallel port, voice synthesizer
Video: 40-line x 132-column text, 800 x 400 graphics
Size/Weight: 7 x 15 x 13 inches, 28 lbs.
Important Options: Z80 coprocessor, CP/M-80, 10MB hard disk drive
