Data Recall Diamond

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The Data Recall Diamond One was a word processing typewriter, designed and built by Data Recall Ltd at Dorking, Surrey, England in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The machine drove a Qume daisywheel printer via a serial interface at 35–55 characters per second, and used an 8-inch floppy disc drive capable of holding 250,000 characters. It was user programmable. Later models included the Diamond III, the Diamond Five (a.k.a. Diamond V), and the Diamond 7.[1]

One of the names suggested for the Amstrad PCW was the Zircon, on the grounds that zircon was "a Diamond substitute". This name was rejected.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Arthur H. Phillips (1980). Handbook of Computer-aided Composition. M. Dekker. p. 146. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |isbn13= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Gordon Laing (2004). Digital Retro. The Ilex Press Ltd. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |isbn13= ignored (help)

Further reading

  • "Data Recall". The Seybold Report on Office Systems. Vol. 5–6. Seybold Publications. 1982–1983. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • The Planner. Vol. 67–68. Royal Town Planning Institute. 1981–1982. p. 170. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)