Gemini Micro Advert - November 1982
From Personal Computer World
The Galaxy 1 Computer - The cost-effective solution to your computer needs
The Galaxy 1, from Amersham-based Gemini Microcomputers, was a Z80 - or actually twin Z80 - microcomputer which was based around the company's older multiboard systems.
These were built around the Nascom Nasbus (later renamed to 80-bus) and as such the Galaxy 1 was considered as offering an upgrade path for the many owners of Nascom boards and micros[1].
Nascom had gone bust in 1982, although its remains were bought by Lucas Industries, which continued selling the Nascom 2 in a nice case, calling it the Nascom 3.
Although apparently aimed at the office/business market - it came with a "compact but very powerful word processing package" - the other software that shipped with the Galaxy 1 seemed aimed more at developers, with a Z80 assembler editor and a machine-code monitor.
Otherwise, it was a fairly standard Z80 system of the time (and from several years before that), with dual floppies, CP/M 2.2 and 64K. It did stray off the path slightly with its use of COMAL-80 - the improved structured-programming version of BASIC.
It retailed for £1,450 plus VAT, or about £7,690 in 2024.
Date created: 15 January 2024
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