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Research Machines 380Z

1977

 NAME RM-380Z
MANUFACTURER Research Machines
TYPE Professional Computer
ORIGIN United Kingdom
YEAR 1977
BUILT IN LANGUAGE None
KEYBOARD Full stroke 60 keys QWERTY layout
CPU Z80-A
SPEED 4 MHz.
CO-PROCESSOR None
RAM 4 KB expandable to 56 KB
ROM 2 or 3 KB (Monitor)
TEXT MODES 40 chars (later optional 80) x 24 lines
GRAPHIC MODES 80 x 72 monochrome as standard
320 x 192 16 colours and 640 x 480 4 colours with optional HRG board
COLOrsc Monochrome or 256 colours (HRG option)
SOUND None
SIZE / WEIGHT 59.5 (W) x 42.5 (D) x 21.5 (H) cm
I/O PORTS UHF TV, Composite video, Tape recorder, Parallel printer
BUILT IN MEDIA Single or dual 5.25
OS CP/M
POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply unit
PERIPHERALS Graphic and colour board, 8 500 KB floppy drives
PRICE From £519

Research Machines Link 480Z

1981

 NAME LINK 480Z
MANUFACTURER Research Machines
TYPE Professional Computer
ORIGIN United Kingdom
YEAR 1981
BUILT IN LANGUAGE Microsoft BASIC interpreter
KEYBOARD Full-stroke with 4 cursor controls and 4 user definable keys
CPU Z-80A
SPEED 4 Mhz.
RAM 32 KB up to 256 KB
VRAM 16 KB (expansion board)
ROM 8 KB up to 32 KB
TEXT MODES 40 or 80 chars. x 25 lines
GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 192 monochrome, 320 x 192 (4 colours), 160 x 95 (8 colours)
COLOrsc Up to 8
SOUND built-in tone generator and speaker
SIZE / WEIGHT 53(W) x 33.5(D) x 8(H) cm / 3.2 Kg.
I/O PORTS Composite, RGB and aerial video outputs, IEEE-488, Network, Serial x 2, Parallel, Tape recorder, Analog
BUILT IN MEDIA Tape recorder or optional 5 F.D. drive
OS Microsoft Basic or CP/M
POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply unit
PERIPHERALS Single or dual 5 F.D. drives unit, Multi I/O expansion board
PRICE $650