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Solution 16 was the first Brazilian all-in-one PC, introduced by Prológica in 1986.

General information

Based on the Intel 8088 was launched in the national market as the first 16-bit 4.77MHz microprocessor integrated computer in the market, it had 254 KB RAM configuration expandable up to 512 KB, and two 5-1/4" floppy disk drives with capacity for up to 320 KiB of storage.

SO 16 operating system

The Solution 16 came with an operating system named SO16 (portuguese for "Sistema Operacional 16" meaning "Operating System 16"). This was a translated copy of MS-DOS 2.11, which was the first to support hard disks, directories, and character tables for international languages. Microsoft filed a lawsuit in Brazil, accusing the manufacturer of piracy, and later forced the company to pass on a percentage of the profits made with the software, which ended up putting the company in financial difficulties.

Data Storage

Two floppy disk drives, double density, double-sided, 360 kB. Audio cables were supplied with the computer for connection with a regular tape recorder.

References

1. Marilza de Lourdes Cardi (2002-01-01). "Evolução da Computação no Brasil e sua Relação Com Fatos Internacionais" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-23.
2. "Computador Solution 16 - PRÊMIO DESIGN MCB". Museu da Casa Brasileira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
3. ^ "O primeiro computador de 16 bits integrado do Brasil: Solution 16". Evolução Tecnológic@_ - Blog sobre tecnologia e direito (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
4. "Solution 16 - A solução em movimento". Geração Prológica (in Brazilian Portuguese) (18): 2–10. 1986.
5. ^ Velasco, Marcos. "Prológica Solution 16". MV Museu de Tecnologia. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
6. ^ CP Computadores Pessoais (1986). Manual de Operação Solution 16 (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese) (1 ed.). Editele.
7. Prológica Microcomputadores (1987). "Prológica SO16 1.19". Datassette (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
8. CP Computadores Pessoais (1986). Manual de operação Solution 16 (PDF). Editele. p. 7.
9. "Microsoft Favored in Ruling". The New York Times. August 17, 1993. pp. Section D, Page 9.

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