OSI C4P
| Description | |
| Manufacturer | Ohio Scientific |
| Model | C4P |
| Date Announced | 1979 |
| Date Canceled | 1981 (with sale of company) |
| Number Produced | Tens of thousands |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Price | $1,700 (system with floppy drive) |
| Current Value | $300+ |
| Specifications | --- |
| Processor | MOS 6502 |
| Speed | 2 MHz |
| RAM | 8K-48K |
| ROM | 8K BASIC and Bootstrap/monitor |
| Storage | |
| Expansion | External devices |
| Bus | N/A |
| Video | |
| I/O | Cassette IO, Parallel, Serial, |
| OS Options | Proprietary OSI OS 65D |
| Notes | The OSI Challenger line used a faster version of the MOS 6502 than its competition. This extra speed didn't help the OSI in the market, however, and the company eventually faltered to stiff competition from Apple and Commodore. |
| Related Items in Collection | Manuals, some disks. |
| Related Items Wanted | Additional software. |
The OSI C4P in my collection is the MF model (for Micro-Floppy) that came with 24K or RAM and the floppy drive.
This system is partially functional and boots to the "monitor" prompt of H/D/M. D should start the disk drive and M should enter the monitor but neither works at the moment. I suspect a RAM error but will have to dig deeper to be sure.
This system came with a couple of binders full of documentation and software.
Included was the C4P tutorial. Unfortunately disk 2 is missing.
Along with the boot disks there are a bunch of Aardvark software disks.
The rear of the unit shows a bunch of ports and connections.
The inside of the disk drive shows it to be a fairly straightforward unit.
The system, on the other hand, is far more involved with several boards stacked into the small space.
The OSI System seen here was, in a moment of weakness, sold.