Lysoft PersonalMicro Mark I (Computer)

The Lysoft PersonalMicro is a micro-computer released in mid-1973 by Lysoft. It had a 160 x 120 2-color black and white screen, and an 8-inch floppy drive. When the computer was released, Lysoft were still a very small company, with this being the first computer they ever made. They were very pressed for budget, so they had to use as many cheap parts as they could. They created the best computer they could, a computer with a 11-year life expectancy on average, due to using very poorly crafted materials. The computer itself looked mundane, but it could accomplish many tasks. The computer was still quite primitive when it came out, but its low price of $600 helped the computer sell, as both people's first computers, and as bulk computers for small businesses. It sold decently for what it was, and most sales were from Littleton, Colorado, the manufacturing base of the PersonalMicros, where they sold for $525 due to the low cost of putting them in stores. Most games, programs, and third party materials are rooted in Littleton and surrounding cities. When the PersonalMicro II released in 1975, the PersonalMicro dropped to $525 MSRP, dropping to $450 in Littleton and surrounding areas. This helped the PersonalMicro gain a slightly larger footing before it was declared out-of-manufacturing in 1978. PersonalMicros that still work usually go for up to $1,500 nowadays, and only 120 are believed to exist out of the 1,000 produced in the 70's.