THF159878

Victor 9000 Personal Computer, 1982

THF159879

Victor 9000 Personal Computer, 1982

THF302667

Victor 9000 Personal Computer, 1982

Summary

The Victor 9000 (sold as the Sirius 1 in Europe), introduced in 1981, was a direct competitor of IBM's Personal Computer. It was created by Chuck Peddle, lead designer of the MOS 6502 microprocessor and Commodore PET. Upon boot-up, the computer's sound hardware was designed to say: "I am the Victor 9000, the number one choice in business computers."

Artifact

Microcomputer

Date Made

1982

Creators

Sirius Systems Technology

Victor Business Products

Place of Creation

United States, California, Scotts Valley

United States, Illinois, Chicago

Creator Notes

Manufactured by Sirius Systems Technology in Scotts Valley, California, for distribution by Victor Business Products, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Keywords

Computers

Microcomputers

Communication

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

95.46.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Jim Rennie and Becky Rennie in Memory of Eugene Augustin.

Material

Cardboard
Non-ferrous Metal
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Rubber (Material)

Dimensions

Height: 10.75 in (monitor)

Width: 12.5 in (monitor)

Length: 12.625 in (monitor)

Height: 6.75 in (CPU)

Width: 13 in (CPU)

Length: 16 in (CPU)

Height: 3 in (keyboard)

Width: 6.625 in (keyboard)

Length: 19 in (keyboard)

Inscriptions

CPU, underside: Made in the USA for Victor Business Products Chicago, Illinois USA Voltage 115 vac 60Hz Current 1A Serial No VM102903 Model 9000 monitor: Made in the USA for Victor Business Products Chicago, Illinois USA Serial No V102699 Model 9000 keyboard: Made in the USA for Victor Business Products Chicago, Illinois USA Serial No VK102806 Model 9000