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Computers by brand Enterprise

Brand: Enterprise
Founded: 1982
In: GB United Kingdom
Defunct: 1986

Initially founded under the name Samurai Worldwide with the aim of bringing a personal computer to market, the company was renamed Elan for legal reasons, meaning that its first model would have to be released under the name Elan Enterprise. However, another company claimed the name Elan, so the brand ended up being called Enterprise.

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Some outstanding models of the brand Enterprise


Manufacturer: Enterprise
Launches: 1985
Made in: Hong Kong
CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 4MHz
Memory: 640 KB
Hard drive:
Operative System: BASIC
Innovations: It was capable of working with 256 colors and had a maximum resolution of 672x256 pixels (672x512 in interlaced mode):
The most commonly used modes were 672x512 pixels in two colors and 256x160 pixels with 16 colors. The 180x80 pixel mode allowed the use of all 256 colors.
It had three sound channels plus one for white noise.

At the height of the 8-bit home computer boom, Locumals, a Hong Kong company, decided to enter the newly emerging market, creating a computer that sought to overtake its competitors. It ended up being a resounding failure.
Despite having superior technical specifications, brands like Amstrad and Spectrum were already established in the market, which, combined with continuous delays in its release (two years after its introduction in 1983), spelled doom.
Only in Hungary, where the remnants of the production ended up after the closure, did it have any impact.
In Germany, it is known as the Mephisto PHC.

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