MikroMikko was a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
line of
microcomputer
A microcomputer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer having a central processing unit (CPU) made out of a microprocessor. The computer also includes memory and input/output (I/O) circuitry together mounted on a printed circuit board (PC ...
s released by
Nokia Corporation
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, established in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, i ...
's computer division
Nokia Data
Nokia Corporation (natively Nokia Oyj, referred to as Nokia) is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, established in 1865. Nokia's main headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, i ...
from 1981 through 1987. MikroMikko was Nokia Data's attempt to enter the business computer market. They were especially designed for good
ergonomy
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.
History
The first model in the line, MikroMikko 1, was released on 29 September 1981, 48 days after
IBM introduced its
Personal Computer
A personal computer (PC) is a multi-purpose microcomputer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use. Personal computers are intended to be operated directly by an end user, rather than by a computer expert or tec ...
. The launch date of MikroMikko 1 is the
name day
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of
Mikko in the Finnish almanac. The MikroMikko line was manufactured in a factory in the
Kilo
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History
KLST and KPIK-FM
The 94.3 signal signed on th ...
district of
Espoo
Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...
, Finland, where computers had been produced since the 1960s. Nokia later bought the computer division of the Swedish telecommunications company
Ericsson
(lit. "Telephone Stock Company of LM Ericsson"), commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in informat ...
.
During Finland's economic depression in the early 1990s, Nokia streamlined many of its operations and sold many of its less profitable divisions to concentrate on its key competence of
telecommunications
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...
. Nokia's personal computer division was sold to the British computer company
ICL (International Computers Limited) in 1991, which later became part of
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information and communications technology equipment and services corporation, established in 1935 and headquartered in Tokyo. Fujitsu is the world's sixth-largest IT services provider by annual revenue, and the la ...
. However, ICL and later Fujitsu retained the MikroMikko trademark in Finland. Internationally the MikroMikko line was marketed by Fujitsu under the trademark ErgoPro.
Fujitsu later transferred its personal computer operations to
Fujitsu Siemens Computers
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, which shut down its only factory in Espoo at the end of March 2000, thus ending large-scale PC manufacturing in the country.
Models
MikroMikko 1 M6
* Processor:
Intel 8085
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, 2 MHz
* 64 KB RAM, 4 KB ROM
* Display: 80×24 character text mode, the 25th row was used as a status row. Graphics resolutions 160×75 and 800×375 pixels, refresh rate 50 Hz
* Two 640 KB
5.25" floppy drives (other models might only have one drive)
* Optional 5 MB hard disk (stock in model M7)
* Connectors: two
RS-232
In telecommunications, RS-232 or Recommended Standard 232 is a standard originally introduced in 1960 for serial communication transmission of data. It formally defines signals connecting between a ''DTE'' (''data terminal equipment'') such a ...
s, display, printer, keyboard
* Software: Nokia
CP/M
CP/M, originally standing for Control Program/Monitor and later Control Program for Microcomputers, is a mass-market operating system created in 1974 for Intel 8080/ 85-based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. Initial ...
2.2 operating system,
Microsoft BASIC
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, editor, assembler and debugger
* Cost: 30,000
mk in 1984
MikroMikko 2
* Released in 1983
* Processor:
Intel 80186
The Intel 80186, also known as the iAPX 186, or just 186, is a microprocessor and microcontroller introduced in 1982. It was based on the Intel 8086 and, like it, had a 16-bit external data bus multiplexed with a 20-bit address bus. The 801 ...
* Partly
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
compatible, used Nokia's own version of MS-DOS 2.x
MikroMikko 3
* Released in 1986
* PC/AT compatible
* Processor: 6 or 8 MHz
Intel 80286
The Intel 80286 (also marketed as the iAPX 286 and often called Intel 286) is a 16-bit microprocessor that was introduced on February 1, 1982. It was the first 8086-based CPU with separate, non-multiplexed address and data buses and also the fi ...
* Hercules monitor
* Six extension card slots
* Mouse
* Cost: 47,950
mk
MikroMikko 3 TT
* Team workstation, released in spring 1987
* Processor: 8 MHz
Intel 80286
The Intel 80286 (also marketed as the iAPX 286 and often called Intel 286) is a 16-bit microprocessor that was introduced on February 1, 1982. It was the first 8086-based CPU with separate, non-multiplexed address and data buses and also the fi ...
* 1 MB RAM
* Two extension card slots
* One or two
3.5" 720 KB floppy drives
* Optional 20 MB hard disk
* MS-DOS 3.2 operating system
* Cost: with one floppy drive 21,500
mk, two drives 23,000 mk, one floppy drive and 20 MB hard disk 25,900 mk
MikroMikko 3 TT M125
* Processor: 33 MHz
Intel 80386DX
* 4 MB RAM
* 1.44 MB 3.5" floppy drive
* 40 MB hard disk
* Connectors: display, keyboard, mouse,
RS-232
In telecommunications, RS-232 or Recommended Standard 232 is a standard originally introduced in 1960 for serial communication transmission of data. It formally defines signals connecting between a ''DTE'' (''data terminal equipment'') such a ...
serial port, Centronics printer port
* Software:
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
5.0 operating system
Laptop computers
* MikroMikko 4m310
* MikroMikko N3/25x
Tiimi workgroup system
The "Tiimi" workgroup system was a
local area network
A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building. By contrast, a wide area network (WAN) not only covers a larger ...
consisting of MikroMikko
workstation
A workstation is a special computer designed for technical or scientific applications. Intended primarily to be used by a single user, they are commonly connected to a local area network and run multi-user operating systems. The term ''workstat ...
s and
servers, popular in the late 1980s. The servers were MPS-10s or MikroMikko models 2 and 3. The workstations were MikroMikko 3TT and PääteMikko computers. At least
SQL/
DMS database software and NOSS document manager software was available.
References
External links
Old-Computers.com – MikroMikko page
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Nokia
Desktop computers
Home computers
Computer-related introductions in 1981