Mattel Aquarius


Links

Mattel Aquarius Here are some FAQ's, technical information, emulators and all kinds of information.

FAQ's

  • Silicum has taken over the FAQ's started by Fred Horvat & Sly, and created the FAQuarius
  • an FAQ version Aqua.01 - august 2000. Created by Fred Horvat, maintainted by Sly D.C.
  • Original FAQ from Fred Horvat.
  • A FAQ by the Obsolete Computer Museum

    Magazines

  • CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 9, NO. 4 / APRIL 1983 / PAGE 18.
    1983 Winter Consumer Electronics Show; creative computing presents the Short Circuit Awards.
  • CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 9, NO. 4 / APRIL 1983 / PAGE 52.
    CES: another perspective
  • CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 9, NO. 8 / AUGUST 1983 / PAGE 49.
    Mattel Aquarius home computer system. (evaluation)
  • CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 9, NO. 8 / AUGUST 1983 / PAGE 52.
    The Aquarius printer at a glance. (evaluation)
  • CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 9, NO. 8 / AUGUST 1983 / PAGE 52.
    The Aquarius Mini Expander at a glance. (evaluation)
  • CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 9, NO. 9 / SEPTEMBER 1983 / PAGE 224.
    Reflections on CES. (Consumer Electronics Show)
  • CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 10, NO. 3 / MARCH 1984 / PAGE 34.
    Mattel Electronics.
  • CREATIVE COMPUTING VOL. 11, NO. 9 / SEPTEMBER 1985 / PAGE 88.
    The world's worst computers. (Perspective)
  • Aquarius dropped but reappears Popular Computing Weekly 13-19 Oct 1983
  • Aquarius is still alive and kicking Popular Computing Weekly 10-16 Nov 1983

    Computer musea

  • old-computers.com. An computer-museum with some general Aquarius info.
  • KC's Computer Closet. Nice Aquarius picture
  • HomeComputer Hall of Fame with a review article from july 1983
  • Yet another Obsolete Computer Museum
  • Yet another sad story on the Mattel Aquarius by Phospor dot Fossils.
  • Jani Laatikainen owns another Aquarius with external keyboard.

    Newsgroups

  • rec.games.video.classic
  • rec.games.video.misc

    Other interrests

  • Zilog
  • A Z80 Disassembler
  • The AY-3-8910 Programmable Sound Generator (Almost simular to the chip used in the miniexpander, some register differences)

    If there are any dead or missing links, please notify me.