The machine was developed on Universidade de Coimbra and sold through Enertrónica after 1982.
In January 1983 the machine was announced and received the 1st prize for innovation at the Portuguese Electronics Trade Fair Endiel (Encontro Nacional para o Desenvolvimento das Indústrias Elétricas e Eletrónicas).
[14][15] In 1985 the ENER 1000 project ended and a more evolved version, the UNIC, started.
[16] The machine was based on eurocard cards (10 x 16 cm) connected to the motherboard using up to 8 DIN 41612 connectors.
The minimal configuration used only 4 slots: The later version of the computer could function as a multi-station machine, supporting up to 4 users.