Compukit UK101 - Low-cost Superboard in kit form

The Compukit UK101 was effectively an unauthorised UK clone of Ohio Scientific's Superboard - the one-board computer that, via the updated version the Superboard II, gave rise to Ohio's fridge-sized machines like the [=byte_1978-08_030|C3-B].

The UK101 was originally produced in kit form, with a series of articles in Practical Electronics covering how to build it, and with parts available from Computer Components, trading as Comp Shop - the advert's sponsor. 

[picture: Compu101_pe_prac_jul79.webp|An advert, which appeared in July 1979's PRAC, announcing the imminent availability of the Compukit 101]

It improved slightly over the Ohio original by having a 48x16-character display, instead of the original 24x24, as well as having UK UHF output and a UK transformer[source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compukit_UK101], but otherwise could take any of the existing Superboard plug-in cards like the 24K expander or a floppy-disk interface.

It retailed for £250, including VAT, in kit form - about [[250|1980]] in [[now]] money.

This advert also offers Atari's legendary [=ads_002|Video Computer System] (later on known as the 2600) for £160, or [[160|1980]] in [[now]].