Seequa Chameleon

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Seequa Chameleon
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A Seequa Chameleon running Microsoft Flight Simulator, with another Chameleon mainboard sitting on top of the chassis.
DeveloperRobert Mix and David Jenkins
ManufacturerSeequa Computer Corporation
Product family
Seequa Chameleon series
TypePortable computer
ReleasedApril 1983; 43 years ago (1983-04)
Introductory price
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MS-DOS
CPUIntel 8088, 4.77 MHz & Zilog Z80
Memory128 KB (expandable to 256 KB without an expansion chassis)
StorageTwo 5.25" floppy disk drives, later being offered with a singular disk drive with an optional second drive
DisplayBuilt-in 9" green screen monitor
GraphicsUnique CGA-compatible
Weight28 lb (13 kg)
IBM PC compatible & CP/M compatible
SuccessorSeequa 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.[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">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.

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  1. ^ Hardware:Review:Seequa Chameleon, By Russ Adams, Page 132, 1983-11-28, InfoWorld
  2. ^ Seequa Chamelion on OldComputers.net
  3. ^ The Chameleon mystery, By David Needle, Page 5, 1983-01-31, InfoWorld
  4. ^ Review Responses: Seequa, By John Schaefer, Page 66, 1984-01-30, InfoWorld
  5. ^ A Garden of Portables:The Chameleon Plus, By Barbara E. and John F. McMullen, Page 124, 1984-04-03, PC Mag
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sandberg-Diment, Erik (1984-03-13). "Rivals Stay One Step Ahead of I.B.M. Portable". The New York Times.