21 Nov
2007
21 Nov
'07
7:09 p.m.
On Nov 20, 2007 4:36 PM, Mark Meiss <chaosotter76 at gmail.com> wrote:
I've yet to crack the case, but based on a few scraps of information
I've seen, I think the CPU may be an 8085 -- clocked at what speed, I
don't know. The thing first retailed in 1983 for $900, soon cut down
to $600.
As a follow-up to myself, the case has been cracked -- it's got an
8088 for the processor, with a 6845 for video output. Unfortunately,
despite my attempted gentle touch, video output has gone out for the
time being. It looks like a repair job for the weekend -- shouldn't
be too difficult; the boards are easy to trace and everything is
socketed or thru-hole.
Interestingly, the ROMs are labeled as being from 3/85 rather than
1983, and there's an indication that the system may have been upgraded
for 4800 bps operation.