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<blockquote data-quote="ac2000" data-source="post: 5978460" data-attributes="member: 132852"><p>[SIZE=+1]Part 1 - Old Computers(1975-1979) - <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=289694" target="_blank">http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=289694</a></p><p><u></u></p><p><u><strong>Old Computers - Part 2(1980-1982)</strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong>Hewlett-Packard Model 85</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/hp85-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Introduced: December, 1979</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Released: January, 1980</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Price: US$3,250</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Weight: 20 lbs</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">CPU:custom HP 8bit @ 0.613MHz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">RAM: 8K, 64K max.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Display: built-in 5 inch monitor</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> 32 x 16 text</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> 256 X 192 graphics</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> built-in 32 char. thermal printer</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Storage:built-in DC100 217K tape drive</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Ports: four expansion ports</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">OS: HP BASIC in ROM</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span>[/SIZE]<u>[SIZE=+1]</u></p><p><u>IBM 5120[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/ibm5120-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Introduced:February 1980</p><p>Price: US $9,340 with printer</p><p>Weight: 105 lbs / 48 kg</p><p>CPU: IBM proprietary</p><p>RAM: 32K</p><p>Display: 9-inch monitor</p><p> 64 X 16 text</p><p>Storage: dual 8-inch floppy drives</p><p>Ports: floppy / printer I/O port</p><p>OS: APL and/or BASIC</p><p></p><p><u>[SIZE=+1]Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/trs80-iii.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Introduced:July 1980</p><p>Price: US $699 base model</p><p> US $2495 w/ 32K, dual drives.</p><p>CPU: Zilog Z-80, 2.03 MHz</p><p>RAM: 4K, 48K max.</p><p>Ports: Cassette tape, expansion, serial</p><p>Display: 12-inch B/W monitor: 64 X 16 text</p><p>Strorage: 0, 1, or 2 internal 178K floppy drives</p><p> External cassette @ 500 / 1500 baud</p><p>OS: BASIC in ROM, TRS-DOS on disk</p><p></p><p><u>[SIZE=+1]Apple III[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/appleiii.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Introduced: May 1980</p><p>Released: Spring 1981</p><p>Price: US $3495 w/128K RAM</p><p> US $3815 with monitor</p><p>CPU: Synertek 6502A, 2.0 MHz</p><p>RAM: 128K, 512K max.</p><p>Display: Color composite video</p><p> 16 colors at 280 X 192.</p><p> 16 shades at 560 X 192</p><p>Ports: Two serial ports</p><p> External floppy port</p><p>Expansion: Four internal slots</p><p>Storage: Internal 143k 5-1/4 inch floppy</p><p> External floppy drive</p><p>OS: Apple SOS (Sophisticated OS)</p><p><u></u></p><p><u>[SIZE=+1]Dynabyte 5100[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/dynabyte-right.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Released: 1981</p><p>Price: US $2375</p><p>RAM: 64K</p><p>Display: external monitor</p><p>Expansion: card-cage w/ S-100 bus</p><p> and 12 card slots</p><p>Storage: internal hard drive</p><p>OS: CP/M</p><p></p><p><u>[SIZE=+1]Texas Instruments TI-99/4A[/SIZE]</u></p><p><u>[SIZE=+1]</u></p><p><u><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/ti994asystem.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u>[/SIZE]</u><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Released: June 1981</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Price: US$525 (without monitor)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">CPU: TI TMS9900, 3MHz</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Memory: 16K RAM, 26K ROM</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Display: Video via an RF modulator</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 32 characters by 24 lines text</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> 192 X 256, 16 color graphics</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Ports: ROM cartridge (on front)</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Data storage cassette</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Audio/Video output</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Joystick input</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> CPU bus expansion</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">OS: ROM BASIC</span></span><u>[SIZE=+1]</u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u>[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]IBM System/23 Datamaster[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/ibm5322.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Model: 5322</p><p>Released: July 1981</p><p>Price: US$9,830 with printer</p><p>Weight: 95 pounds</p><p>CPU: Intel 8085</p><p>RAM: 64K max</p><p>Display: 80 X 24 text</p><p> green phosphor display</p><p>Expansion: six internal slots</p><p>Storage: dual 8-inch floppy drives</p><p>OS: BASIC</p><p></p><p>[SIZE=+1]<u>Rockwell AIM 65/40</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/rockwell-dc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Released: Late 1981</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">CPU: Rockwell 6502, 1MHz</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">RAM: 32K, 48K max</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Ports: Four edge-card expansion ports</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Display: 40 character fluorescent display</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"> Built-in thermal printer</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Storage: external cassette</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">OS: BASIC</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span>[/SIZE]<u>[SIZE=+1]Kaypro II[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/kayproii.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Released: 1982</p><p>Price: US $1595.</p><p>Weight: 26 lbs</p><p>CPU: Zilog Z80, 2.5 MHz</p><p>RAM: 64K</p><p>Display: 9" green phosphor screen.</p><p> 24 X 80 text only</p><p>Ports: Serial port</p><p> Parallel port</p><p>Storage: Two internal 5-1/4"</p><p> SS-DD 195K drives</p><p>OS: CP/M, SBASIC</p><p></p><p><u>[SIZE=+1]GRiD Compass 1101[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/grid1101-right.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/grid-nasa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><em>GRiD onboard Space Shuttle "Discovery" mission STS-51G - June 1985. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p>Released: 1982</p><p>Price: US$8150</p><p>Weight: 10 lbs, 12 oz</p><p>CPU: Intel 8086 @ 8MHz</p><p>RAM: 256K DRAM</p><p>Display: 6-inch electroluminescent</p><p> 80 x 24 text</p><p> 320 x 240 graphics</p><p>Ports: RS-232/422 serial</p><p> GPIB parallel port</p><p>Storage: internal 384K bubble RAM</p><p> external floppy drive(s)</p><p>OS: GRiD OS</p><p></p><p><u>[SIZE=+1]NEC APC[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/nec-apc-right.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Released: 1982</p><p>Price: US $3,298 - 1 floppy, mono.</p><p> US $4,998 - 2 floppies, color</p><p>CPU: NEC 8086 @ 5MHz</p><p>RAM: 128K stock, 640K max.</p><p>Display: 80x25 text, 3 colors</p><p> 640x475 graphics, 8 colors</p><p>Expansion: 5 internal slots (proprietary)</p><p>Ports: serial, parallel</p><p>Storage: 1 or 2 internal 8-inch floppies</p><p>OS: CP/M-86 on diskette</p><p> MS-DOS 2.11 on diskette</p><p><u></u></p><p><u>[SIZE=+1]Franklin Ace 1000[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/ace1200-right.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Released: 1982</p><p>Price: $1349</p><p>CPU: MOS 6502, 1.0 MHz</p><p>RAM: 64K</p><p>Display: monochrome; color is optional</p><p> 280 X 192, 40 X 24 text</p><p>Ports: composite video output</p><p> 8 internal expansion slots</p><p>Storage: external 143K floppy ($479) </p><p>OS: Apple DOS</p><p></p><p><u>[SIZE=+1]Commodore 64[/SIZE]</u></p><p></p><p><img src="http://oldcomputers.net/pics/C64combo.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Released: September 1982</p><p>Price: US $595.</p><p>CPU: MOS 6510, 1MHz</p><p>Sound: SID 6581, 3 channels of sound</p><p>RAM: 64K</p><p>Display: 25 X 40 text</p><p> 320 X 200, 16 colors max</p><p> </p><p>Peripherals: cassette recorder</p><p> printer, modem</p><p> external 170K floppy drive</p><p>OS: ROM BASIC</p><p></p><p>Source - <a href="http://oldcomputers.net/" target="_blank">http://oldcomputers.net/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ac2000, post: 5978460, member: 132852"] [SIZE=+1]Part 1 - Old Computers(1975-1979) - [URL]http://www.elakiri.com/forum/showthread.php?t=289694[/URL] [U] [B]Old Computers - Part 2(1980-1982) [/B]Hewlett-Packard Model 85[/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/hp85-1.jpg[/IMG] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Introduced: December, 1979 Released: January, 1980 Price: US$3,250 Weight: 20 lbs CPU:custom HP 8bit @ 0.613MHz RAM: 8K, 64K max. Display: built-in 5 inch monitor 32 x 16 text 256 X 192 graphics built-in 32 char. thermal printer Storage:built-in DC100 217K tape drive Ports: four expansion ports OS: HP BASIC in ROM[/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/SIZE][U][SIZE=+1] IBM 5120[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/ibm5120-2.jpg[/IMG] Introduced:February 1980 Price: US $9,340 with printer Weight: 105 lbs / 48 kg CPU: IBM proprietary RAM: 32K Display: 9-inch monitor 64 X 16 text Storage: dual 8-inch floppy drives Ports: floppy / printer I/O port OS: APL and/or BASIC [U][SIZE=+1]Radio Shack TRS-80 Model III[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/trs80-iii.jpg[/IMG] Introduced:July 1980 Price: US $699 base model US $2495 w/ 32K, dual drives. CPU: Zilog Z-80, 2.03 MHz RAM: 4K, 48K max. Ports: Cassette tape, expansion, serial Display: 12-inch B/W monitor: 64 X 16 text Strorage: 0, 1, or 2 internal 178K floppy drives External cassette @ 500 / 1500 baud OS: BASIC in ROM, TRS-DOS on disk [U][SIZE=+1]Apple III[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/appleiii.jpg[/IMG] Introduced: May 1980 Released: Spring 1981 Price: US $3495 w/128K RAM US $3815 with monitor CPU: Synertek 6502A, 2.0 MHz RAM: 128K, 512K max. Display: Color composite video 16 colors at 280 X 192. 16 shades at 560 X 192 Ports: Two serial ports External floppy port Expansion: Four internal slots Storage: Internal 143k 5-1/4 inch floppy External floppy drive OS: Apple SOS (Sophisticated OS) [U] [SIZE=+1]Dynabyte 5100[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/dynabyte-right.jpg[/IMG] Released: 1981 Price: US $2375 RAM: 64K Display: external monitor Expansion: card-cage w/ S-100 bus and 12 card slots Storage: internal hard drive OS: CP/M [U][SIZE=+1]Texas Instruments TI-99/4A[/SIZE][/U] [U][SIZE=+1] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/ti994asystem.JPG[/IMG] [/SIZE][/U][SIZE=3][FONT=Verdana]Released: June 1981 Price: US$525 (without monitor) CPU: TI TMS9900, 3MHz Memory: 16K RAM, 26K ROM Display: Video via an RF modulator 32 characters by 24 lines text 192 X 256, 16 color graphics Ports: ROM cartridge (on front) Data storage cassette Audio/Video output Joystick input CPU bus expansion OS: ROM BASIC[/FONT][/SIZE][U][SIZE=+1] [/SIZE][SIZE=+1]IBM System/23 Datamaster[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/ibm5322.jpg[/IMG] Model: 5322 Released: July 1981 Price: US$9,830 with printer Weight: 95 pounds CPU: Intel 8085 RAM: 64K max Display: 80 X 24 text green phosphor display Expansion: six internal slots Storage: dual 8-inch floppy drives OS: BASIC [SIZE=+1][U]Rockwell AIM 65/40[/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/rockwell-dc.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3]Released: Late 1981 CPU: Rockwell 6502, 1MHz RAM: 32K, 48K max Ports: Four edge-card expansion ports Display: 40 character fluorescent display Built-in thermal printer Storage: external cassette OS: BASIC [/SIZE][/SIZE][U][SIZE=+1]Kaypro II[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/kayproii.jpg[/IMG] Released: 1982 Price: US $1595. Weight: 26 lbs CPU: Zilog Z80, 2.5 MHz RAM: 64K Display: 9" green phosphor screen. 24 X 80 text only Ports: Serial port Parallel port Storage: Two internal 5-1/4" SS-DD 195K drives OS: CP/M, SBASIC [U][SIZE=+1]GRiD Compass 1101[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/grid1101-right.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/grid-nasa.jpg[/IMG] [I]GRiD onboard Space Shuttle "Discovery" mission STS-51G - June 1985. [/I] Released: 1982 Price: US$8150 Weight: 10 lbs, 12 oz CPU: Intel 8086 @ 8MHz RAM: 256K DRAM Display: 6-inch electroluminescent 80 x 24 text 320 x 240 graphics Ports: RS-232/422 serial GPIB parallel port Storage: internal 384K bubble RAM external floppy drive(s) OS: GRiD OS [U][SIZE=+1]NEC APC[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/nec-apc-right.jpg[/IMG] Released: 1982 Price: US $3,298 - 1 floppy, mono. US $4,998 - 2 floppies, color CPU: NEC 8086 @ 5MHz RAM: 128K stock, 640K max. Display: 80x25 text, 3 colors 640x475 graphics, 8 colors Expansion: 5 internal slots (proprietary) Ports: serial, parallel Storage: 1 or 2 internal 8-inch floppies OS: CP/M-86 on diskette MS-DOS 2.11 on diskette [U] [SIZE=+1]Franklin Ace 1000[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/ace1200-right.jpg[/IMG] Released: 1982 Price: $1349 CPU: MOS 6502, 1.0 MHz RAM: 64K Display: monochrome; color is optional 280 X 192, 40 X 24 text Ports: composite video output 8 internal expansion slots Storage: external 143K floppy ($479) OS: Apple DOS [U][SIZE=+1]Commodore 64[/SIZE][/U] [IMG]http://oldcomputers.net/pics/C64combo.jpg[/IMG] Released: September 1982 Price: US $595. CPU: MOS 6510, 1MHz Sound: SID 6581, 3 channels of sound RAM: 64K Display: 25 X 40 text 320 X 200, 16 colors max Peripherals: cassette recorder printer, modem external 170K floppy drive OS: ROM BASIC Source - [url]http://oldcomputers.net/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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