Seequa Chameleon
 A Seequa Chameleon running Microsoft Flight Simulator, with another Chameleon mainboard sitting on top of the chassis. | |
| Developer | Robert Mix and David Jenkins |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Seequa Computer Corporation |
Product family | Seequa Chameleon series |
| Type | Portable computer |
| Released | April 1983 |
Introductory price | US$1,995 (equivalent to $6,450 in 2025) |
| MS-DOS | |
| CPU | Intel 8088, 4.77 MHz & Zilog Z80 |
| Memory | 128 KB (expandable to 256 KB without an expansion chassis) |
| Storage | Two 5.25" floppy disk drives, later being offered with a singular disk drive with an optional second drive |
| Display | Built-in 9" green screen monitor |
| Graphics | Unique CGA-compatible |
| Weight | 28 lb (13 kg) |
| IBM PC compatible & CP/M compatible | |
| Successor | Seequa Chameleon Plus |
The Seequa Chameleon was an early 1980s luggable personal computer released by the Seequa Computer Corporation in 1983. It was capable of running both the MS-DOS and CP/M operating systems. It did so by having both Zilog Z80 and Intel 8088 microprocessors.[1][2][3][4][5] Chameleon approximated the hardware capabilities of the IBM PC running MS-DOS and was compatible with software such as Flight Simulator. It was not a huge success in the market.[further explanation needed][citation needed]
Seequa Computer Corporation was based in Annapolis, Maryland.[6] It was founded by David Gardner (President) and Dave Egli (CEO), one of David's business professors at the University of Maryland. Seequa competed against the early "transportable" computers from Compaq.
See also
- Tabor Drivette - a non-standard 3.25-inch diskette drive used in the Seequa Chameleon 325
References
- ^ Hardware:Review:Seequa Chameleon, By Russ Adams, Page 132, 1983-11-28, InfoWorld
- ^ Seequa Chamelion on OldComputers.net
- ^ The Chameleon mystery, By David Needle, Page 5, 1983-01-31, InfoWorld
- ^ Review Responses: Seequa, By John Schaefer, Page 66, 1984-01-30, InfoWorld
- ^ A Garden of Portables:The Chameleon Plus, By Barbara E. and John F. McMullen, Page 124, 1984-04-03, PC Mag
- ^ Sandberg-Diment, Erik (1984-03-13). "Rivals Stay One Step Ahead of I.B.M. Portable". The New York Times.
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