This mini forum is intended to provide a simple means of discussion about the Visual Technology Visual 1050 computer. If you want to share your own experience or memories, or add relevant information about this system: post a message!

This was my first "real" home computer, purchased back in 1984 after I graduated college and I used it up through 1995! It was great for word-processing, spreadsheets, and programming (used FTL C and Modula-2 compilers for CP/M). The best thing was it''s VT-100 compatibility. I used it with a modem as my home terminal for UNIX systems all through graduate school. It was great for vi and editing/compiling/uploading C programs. What a great little machine, and great graphics and display capabilities. But its floppy drives were noisy! My wife referred to them as buzz-saws, and between those and the daisy-wheel printer I used with it, I couldn''t use the thing past 10 pm without waking everyone up!

I put together a basic page here for some information I have collected on this system. If anybody can help with more information please let me know.

http://bramante.metabarn.com/visual1050/