By the way, your information is wrong about the origin of the Einstein. It was BUILT in Telford, but it was DESIGNED in Bradford, at Tatung's R&D facility 
(a converted school) by (if I remember correctly) Dr. Roger Clark(e) - who was a Sharp MZ80 fan, which is why the keyboard graphics character layout etc. is so "Sharp-oid".



I was Sales support for the North East and later inc. Scotland in the first sales team recruited by Tatung/Decca to sell the Einstein. 
At the outset there were 6 teams of 1 salesman and 1 support. Later this was reduced to 6 +3, and later again 4 + 1. At that point I was made redundant.

I wrote the first serious demo for the Earls Court Exhibition (the diver - a multi-machine/multi screen communication/Sprite/colour demo) using 9 screens/Einsteins 
if I remembewr correctly.

Your software list is missing all the commercial software developed by New-Miracle Software of Harrogate. There was at least a Hotel administration system and a 
Pharmacy labelling system. You also missed out the Scriptomatic labelling system. This was an OEM release of the Einstein with addressing/labelling software bundled. 
It was the first excursion away from the spirit-duplication label maker developed by Scritomatic.

Did you know that Tatung (actually Brian Morgan and myself) almost closed a deal with the Open University for Einstein to become their teching machine ??

Thanks for the memories.

Kevin Salt



Hello! I am the person who created the Spectrum Emulator (aka Speculator) and Silicon Disc for the Einstein. I designed the Speculator for the Memotech originally. 
I made the Einstein version a bit later. I didn't know there was a book about the Speculator. I'd like to read it sometime to find out what I did! The 
Silicon Disc was done for the Einstein only. 

I have quite a lot of Einstein items, including an original Einstein computer + monitor + 80-column card, along with Speculator and Silicon Disc hardware + 
software + documentation. Also a 12" amber Zenith monitor for use with the 80-column card, plus full source code listings for one version of the MOS and DOS. 
I tried the hardware today and it still works. 

I also have a unique Einstein 256 computer + monitor, which I have modified so that double-sided discs can be used with it. I added a Side Select signal to the 
disc drive connector and modified the DOS to support 800K discs. Unfortunately the built-in 3" disc drive does not work so I cannot load the modified DOS 
(or any other DOS for that matter). 

I would not need much persuading to part with all of my Einstein bits and pieces. I still have all the stuff I used to create the Speculator and Silicon Disc. 
For example, I have over twenty 60-way ribbon connectors and nearly 100 bare Silicon Disc PCBs if somebody fancies assembling some! If you are interested in anything, 
please contact me at spammers_delight@hotDELETEmail.com (but delete the DELETE first).

Tony Brewer


Personal Computer World

Issues with Chimps on the cover. march 1987, june 1984. Einstein source code listed?

	Hi, I don't know if this site is still active but here goes anyway. As you can see my name is Nick Cooper and I wrote a database program for the Tatung 
    Einstein published as a listing in the back of "Personal Computer World" I think there was a chimp (there were several) on the front cover. I was just
     wondering if there was any evidence of my acheivemnt around. It got me on an A Level course and later on toSystems Analysis and Design certificate course.

Kind regards,

Nick Cooper


Sales of all remaining stock to Dixons!

	In the 1980's I was the Senior Buyer at Dixons Stores Group and bought the entire stock of Einstein's from Tatung in Telford for retail through the stores. 
    The computer despite its merits did not sell well for Tatung .Hence it became a "Dixons Scoop" with a planned sell out £199... it flew out of the stores and 
    sold out in a very short time.....
Dixons was all about making computers affordable for customers .... I also recall buying the first IBM branded "home pc" after weeks of trying to convince IBM 
there was a market for a branded computer..They didnt beleive it !!!

The build quality of the Einstein was excellent as our pre purchase quality tests proved...pity The Essex cowboys didnt follow the quality lead with their Amstrad 
home offerings...

The actual deal negotiation with Tatung took place in a 7 hour meeting with them at Telford with Dr Chu the senior Director finally agreeing the deal at 8.00 pm at night. 
Within 3 days their entire stock was in Dixons distribution warehouse in Stevenage awaiting distribution to the stores with newspaper advertising geared for the 
Saturday...