Compukit Advert - January 1980
From Personal Computer World
Compukit UK101 - Low-cost Superboard in kit form
The Compukit UK101 was effectively an unauthorised UK clone of Ohio Scientific's Superboard - the one-board computer that, via the updated version the Superboard II, gave rise to Ohio's fridge-sized machines like the C3-B.
The UK101 was originally produced in kit form, with a series of articles in Practical Electronics covering how to build it, and with parts available from Computer Components, trading as Comp Shop - the advert's sponsor.
An advert, which appeared in July 1979's Practical Computing, announcing the imminent availability of the Compukit 101
It improved slightly over the Ohio original by having a 48x16-character display, instead of the original 24x24, as well as having UK UHF output and a UK transformer[1], but otherwise could take any of the existing Superboard plug-in cards like the 24K expander or a floppy-disk interface.
It retailed for £250, including VAT, in kit form - about £1,580 in 2025 money.
This advert also offers Atari's legendary Video Computer System (later on known as the 2600) for £160, or £1,010 in 2025.
Date created: 12 August 2014
Last updated: 26 July 2025
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