Compis (COMPuter I Skolan - "computer in school") was a computer system intended for the general educational system in Sweden and sold to Swedish schools beginning in 1984 through the distributor Esselte Studium, who also was responsible for the software packages.
The computers were also used in Danish, Finnish and Norwegian schools under the name Scandis.
History
In 1980, the ABC 80 used in the schools was regarded as becoming obsolete, and the National Swedish Board for Technical Development (Styrelsen för teknisk utveckling) was tasked to find a replacement.
The computer was distributed by Esselte and exclusively marketed towards, and sold to, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish schools, mainly high stage (year 7-9) and gymnasium-level. The Norwegian Ministry of Church and Education Affairs established a framework agreement for the procurement of the Scandis 128 and Tiki-100 systems for the country's school system. Display was driven by a NEC 7220 processor, The computer had a wide selection of ports, including one for a light pen. The Compis project was criticized from the start, and when the move to IBM PC compatibility came,