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

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