1977 CENTRAL DATA 2650
NAME |
2650 |
MANUFACTURER |
Central Data |
TYPE |
Home Computer |
ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
YEAR |
1977 |
CPU |
Signetics 2650 |
SPEED |
1.18MHz (Xtal of 14Mhz divided by 12), later increased to 4.73Mhz with improved 2650 chips |
RAM |
2 KB (up to 32 KB) |
ROM |
8 KB |
TEXT MODES |
80 chars. x 16 lines |
GRAPHIC MODES |
None |
COLORS |
Monochrome |
I/O PORTS |
S-100 BUS, one parallel input port |
COMMODORE 2001
NAME |
PET 2001 |
MANUFACTURER |
Commodore |
TYPE |
Professional Computer |
ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
YEAR |
1977 |
BUILT IN LANGUAGE |
Commodore Basic 1.0 |
KEYBOARD |
73 key 'chicklet' keyboard with numeric keypad |
CPU |
6502 |
SPEED |
1 mHz |
RAM |
4 KB (early version) then 8 KB |
VRAM |
1 KB |
ROM |
14 KB |
TEXT MODES |
40 x 25 |
GRAPHIC MODES |
None |
COLORS |
Monochrome |
I/O PORTS |
IEEE 488, Parallel port, second, ''user port'' for 8-bit I/O, cassette port inside the case, rarely used |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
tape recorder |
POWER SUPPLY |
Built-in power supply unit |
PRICE |
£700 (8 KB RAM - 1978) |
COMPUTER DATA SYSTEM VERSATILE 2
NAME |
VERSATILE 2 |
MANUFACTURER |
Computer Data Systems |
TYPE |
Professional Computer |
ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
YEAR |
1977 |
CPU |
Zilog Z80 |
SPEED |
Unknown |
RAM |
16 KB (static RAM), extensible with 8K memory boards |
ROM |
Unknown |
TEXT MODES |
64 x 16 - Display on the built-in 9 |
I/O PORTS |
RS 232 - Parallel Port |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
5.25 |
OS |
CP/M |
CROMEMCO Z-2
NAME |
Z-2 |
MANUFACTURER |
Cromemco |
TYPE |
Professional Computer |
ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
YEAR |
June 1977 |
CPU |
Z80 |
SPEED |
4 Mhz. |
RAM |
RAM and ROM sizes depended of the cards used |
ROM |
1 KB Monitor |
TEXT MODES |
Depends on the video terminal used |
I/O PORTS |
RS232C and Parallel interfaces |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
Depends on the version |
OS |
CP/M |
POWER SUPPLY |
8 V. and 18 V. integrated power supply |
PERIPHERALS |
21 x S-100 slots |
PRICE |
Kit : $595 - Assembled : $995 |
DATA SOFT PCS 80
NAME |
PCS 80 |
MANUFACTURER |
Data Soft |
TYPE |
Home Computer |
ORIGIN |
France |
YEAR |
1977 |
CPU |
Zilog Z80 / Intel 8080 |
SPEED |
Unknown |
RAM |
32 KB (up to 64 KB) |
ROM |
Unknown |
TEXT MODES |
80 x 24 |
GRAPHIC MODES |
none |
COLORS |
monochrom |
I/O PORTS |
Unknown |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
One 5.25 |
OS |
CP/M |
DATA SOFT VDP 80
NAME |
VDP 80 |
MANUFACTURER |
Data Soft |
TYPE |
Home Computer |
ORIGIN |
France |
YEAR |
1977 |
KEYBOARD |
Full-stroke keyboard with numeric keypad |
CPU |
Intel 8085 |
SPEED |
3 MHz |
RAM |
32 KB (up to 64 KB) |
VRAM |
Unknown |
ROM |
Unknown |
TEXT MODES |
80 x 24 (with inverse video and 256 programmable characters) |
GRAPHIC MODES |
None. |
COLORS |
Monochrome built-in display |
SOUND |
Unknown |
SIZE / WEIGHT |
Heavy |
I/O PORTS |
Parallel port - Serial port (asynch/synch, programmable from 0.05 to 56 Kbauds) |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
Two PERSCI 8" hard sectored disk drives |
OS |
CP/M |
POWER SUPPLY |
Built-in power supply |
PRICE |
Unknown |
INTEL SDK 85
NAME |
SDK-85 |
MANUFACTURER |
Intel |
TYPE |
Professional Computer |
ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
YEAR |
1977 |
BUILT IN LANGUAGE |
Monitor in ROM |
KEYBOARD |
24 key hexadecimal with monitor command keys |
CPU |
8085A |
SPEED |
3 MHz. 1.3 µs. instruction cycle |
COPROCESSOR |
None |
RAM |
256 bytes expandable to 512 bytes |
VRAM |
None |
ROM |
2 KB |
SIZE / WEIGHT |
30.5 (W) x 25.7 (D) x 1.3 (H) cm. |
I/O PORTS |
Parallel (38 lines expandable to 76 lines) , Serial 110 baud |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
None |
OS |
Monitor in ROM |
POWER SUPPLY |
External 5V/12V power supply unit |
PERIPHERALS |
expansion area on board |
PRICE |
Unknown |
1978 OIGITAL EQUIPMENT VT78
NAME |
VT78 |
MANUFACTURER |
Digital Equipment Corporation |
TYPE |
Professional Computer |
ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
YEAR |
1978 |
END OF PRODUCTION |
1980 |
KEYBOARD |
Full-stroke keyboard with numeric keypad |
CPU |
Intersil/Harris 6100 |
SPEED |
2.2 Mhz |
RAM |
16k words of DRAM |
ROM |
Unknown |
TEXT MODES |
Unknown |
GRAPHIC MODES |
None |
COLORS |
Built-in monochrom VT52 terminal |
SOUND |
Unknown |
I/O PORTS |
Two serial interfaces (from 50 to 19200 bps) - Two parallel interface - FDD interface |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
dual 8' ' FDD (RX-01) |
OS |
OS/78 (an extended version of the PDP-8's operating system OS/8 version III) |
POWER SUPPLY |
Built-in PSU |
PERIPHERALS |
RX01 and RX02 8' ' dual drives, boot ROMs |
PRICE |
$7,995 ($5,436 in lots of 100) |
ISTC 5000
NAME |
5000 |
MANUFACTURER |
I.S.T.C. (Informatic Systèmes Télécom) |
TYPE |
Professional Computer |
ORIGIN |
France |
YEAR |
1978 |
BUILT IN LANGUAGE |
Basic (on disk) |
KEYBOARD |
Full stroke keyboard with function keys and numeric keypad. |
CPU |
Z80 |
RAM |
from 24 KB to 64 KB |
ROM |
Unknown |
TEXT MODES |
80 x 24 |
GRAPHIC MODES |
Unknown |
COLORS |
Unknown, but built-in display is amber only. |
SOUND |
Unknown |
SIZE / WEIGHT |
Unknown (heavy !) |
I/O PORTS |
from 2 to 5 x S100 compatible expansion buses, RS232 connector |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
1 or 2 x 5.25' ' disk-drives |
OS |
CP/M ? |
POWER SUPPLY |
Built-in power supply |
PERIPHERALS |
Communication card, parallel printer, 20 MB hard-disk |
PRICE |
36000 FF (France, october 1979) |
LUXOR ABC 80
NAME |
ABC 80 |
MANUFACTURER |
Luxor |
TYPE |
Home Computer |
ORIGIN |
Sweden |
YEAR |
1978 |
BUILT IN LANGUAGE |
Luxor Basic |
KEYBOARD |
Full-stroke 55 keys |
CPU |
Z 80 |
SPEED |
3 MHz |
RAM |
16 KB (up to to 32 KB) |
ROM |
16 KB |
TEXT MODES |
40 x 24 (ViewData and Teletext compatible) |
GRAPHIC MODES |
78 x 75 |
COLORS |
Monochrom |
SOUND |
1 channel - Built-in speaker |
I/O PORTS |
V24 / RS232 |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
Optional 2 x 5.25' ' disk-drives |
POWER SUPPLY |
Unknown |
PRICE |
From $1400 |
PHILIPS P5000
NAME |
P5000 series |
MANUFACTURER |
Philips |
TYPE |
Professional Computer |
ORIGIN |
Netherlands |
YEAR |
October 1978 |
END OF PRODUCTION |
Unknown |
BUILT IN LANGUAGE |
None |
KEYBOARD |
82 keys with editing and cursor keys |
CPU |
Intel 8080 |
SPEED |
Unknown |
COPROCESSOR |
None |
RAM |
128 KB |
VRAM |
8 KB |
ROM |
Unknown |
TEXT MODES |
80 columns x 28 line + 3 control lines |
GRAPHIC MODES |
None |
COLORS |
Monochrome green phosphore |
SOUND |
beeper |
SIZE / WEIGHT |
main unit 56 (W) x 48 (D) x 68 (H) cm |
I/O PORTS |
Two parallel printer connector |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
2 x 8' ' 300 KB floppy disc drives |
OS |
Proprietary OS |
POWER SUPPLY |
Built in power supply unit |
PERIPHERALS |
No extensions |
PRICE |
About $25,000 |
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