<s>
The	O
Actrix	B-Device
computer	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1983	O
by	O
Actrix	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Corporation	I-Device
,	O
was	O
a	O
Zilog	O
Z80-based	O
transportable	B-Device
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
running	O
CP/M	B-Application
-80	I-Application
V2.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
Access	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
,	O
made	O
by	O
Access	B-Device
Matrix	I-Device
Computer	O
Corporation	O
,	O
but	O
both	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
its	O
product	O
changed	O
names	O
after	O
trademark	O
disputes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
was	O
the	O
common	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
Access	B-Device
Matrix	I-Device
,	O
a	O
transportable	B-Device
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
introduced	O
in	O
1982	O
by	O
a	O
United	O
States	O
computer	O
company	O
,	O
Access	B-Device
Matrix	I-Device
Corp	I-Device
(	O
AM	O
CORP	O
on	O
FCC	O
documentation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Access	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
had	O
dual	O
5.25-inch	O
floppy	B-Device
drives	I-Device
(	O
either	O
320k-DS	O
or	O
168k-SS	O
)	O
a	O
detachable	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
a	O
7	O
"	O
built-in	O
amber	O
CRT	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
built-in	O
80	O
CPS	O
Epson	O
MX80	O
dot	B-General_Concept
matrix	I-General_Concept
printer	O
with	O
GRAFTRAX-80	O
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
the	O
CP/M	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
Bell-103	O
300baud	O
modem	B-Application
with	O
both	O
acoustic-coupled	O
and	O
direct	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
connectors	O
for	O
IEEE-488	O
(	O
external	O
hard	O
disk	B-Device
)	O
,	O
composite	O
monitor	O
,	O
RS2-32	O
serial	O
and	O
Centronics	O
parallel	O
were	O
provided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mainboard	O
has	O
a	O
50-pin	O
header	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
8-inch	O
disk	B-Device
drives	I-Device
(	O
4	O
heads	O
on	O
two	O
double-sided	O
disks	B-Device
-	O
drive	O
letters	O
C:/D	O
:	O
and	O
E:/F	O
:	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Access	B-Device
Matrix	I-Device
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
MBASIC	B-Language
,	O
CBASIC	B-Language
,	O
the	O
Perfect-series	O
office	O
software	O
,	O
Personal	O
Pearl	O
database	O
and	O
Fancy	O
Font	O
markup/formatting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom-written	O
software	O
included	O
a	O
disk	B-Device
format/verify/duplication	O
utility	O
(	O
DISKU.COM	O
)	O
that	O
worked	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
internal	O
A:/B	O
:	O
drives	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
optional	O
external	O
8	B-Device
"	I-Device
disks	B-Device
(	O
C:/D	O
:	O
and	O
E:/F	O
:	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
custom-written	O
Telecommunications	O
utility	O
(	O
TELCOMU.COM	O
)	O
offered	O
dialup	O
address	O
book	O
,	O
basic	O
terminal	O
emulation	O
,	O
XMODEM/Modem7	O
file	O
transfer	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
for	O
connection	O
to	O
BBS	B-Application
and	O
other	O
online	O
systems	O
or	O
to	O
operate	O
as	O
a	O
drone	O
to	O
receive	O
files	O
uploaded	O
from	O
other	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Access	B-Device
Matrix	I-Device
had	O
option	O
of	O
a	O
padded	O
cloth	O
bag	O
with	O
shoulder-strap	O
or	O
a	O
heavier-duty	O
leather/cloth	O
bound	O
protective	O
case	O
with	O
carry	O
handle	O
and	O
shoulder-strap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
option	O
was	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
word	O
processing	O
and	O
telecommunications	O
features	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
document	O
using	O
the	O
word	O
processing	O
software	O
and	O
immediately	O
upload	O
the	O
document	O
directly	O
to	O
either	O
an	O
online	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
CompuServe	O
or	O
indeed	O
to	O
another	O
'	O
waiting	O
 '	O
Access	B-Device
Matrix	I-Device
at	O
their	O
head	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rebadged	O
Actrix	B-Device
DS	O
was	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
Comdex	O
in	O
November	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
another	O
model	O
called	O
the	O
Actrix	B-Device
SS	O
with	O
a	O
170k	O
5.25-inch	O
disk	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
void	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
floppy	B-Device
drives	I-Device
could	O
either	O
be	O
open	O
,	O
for	O
convenient	O
storage	O
of	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
floppy	B-Device
diskettes	I-Device
,	O
or	O
blanked	O
to	O
conceal	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
options	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
either	O
UPS	O
or	O
8088	B-Device
options	O
were	O
present	O
the	O
rear	O
or	O
the	O
void	O
was	O
blanked	O
off	O
with	O
a	O
screw-on	O
plate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
50-pin	O
8	B-Device
"	I-Device
disk	B-Device
cable	O
option	O
is	O
present	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
void	O
is	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
clip-on	O
panel	O
securing	O
the	O
50-pin	O
cable	O
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
no	O
options	O
were	O
fitted	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
void	O
was	O
a	O
blank	O
clip-on	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TELCOMU	O
comms	O
software	O
with	O
phonebook	O
,	O
modem	B-Application
dialling	O
and	O
X-modem	O
file	O
transfer	O
capabilities	O
,	O
useful	O
for	O
connecting	O
to	O
online	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
CompuServe	O
and	O
RCP/M	O
BBS	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
,	O
one	O
official	O
distributor	O
of	O
the	O
Actrix	B-Device
Computer	O
range	O
was	O
Richard	O
Carpenter	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Little	O
Mountain	O
,	O
Queensland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
believed	O
that	O
Carpenter	O
imported	O
two	O
or	O
three	O
Access	B-Device
Computers	I-Device
as	O
sales	O
tools	O
and	O
demonstrators	O
,	O
but	O
shipped	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
dozen	O
Actrix	B-Device
Computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1986	O
,	O
two	O
demonstrator	O
Actrix	B-Device
machines	O
were	O
repossessed	O
by	O
the	O
financier	O
,	O
NatWest	O
Australia	O
Bank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expensive	O
TV	O
advertising	O
and	O
constant	O
lawsuits	O
concerning	O
the	O
product	O
and	O
company-naming	O
rights	O
were	O
drains	O
on	O
capital	O
that	O
speeded	O
the	O
decline	O
and	O
ultimate	O
stop	O
of	O
sales	O
of	O
Actrix	B-Device
machines	O
.	O
</s>
