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NEC PC-8201A

Back to where you came from. The same text in Greek.

NEC PC-8201A. CPU: 80C85 (CMOS 8085), 2.5 MHz. RAM: 16K expandable internally to 64K, 32K plug in cartridges (RAM disks). ROM: 32K expandable internally to 64K. Display: 8 lines of 40 characters, 64 x 240 pixels, 7.53 x 1.98 inches LCD.

Keyboard: 67 keys, including five function keys (give 10 functions) and four cursor keys. Graphics character access via GRPH key. External storage: RAM disks (see above), cassette (600 baud). I/O: Centronics, RS232, Cassette, H-P Bar code, 8-pin and 6-pin Berg sockets (like the new telephone sockets). Built-in Software: N82 BASIC, TEXT: simple but good word wordprocessor, TELCOM: drives communications through the RS232 port. Applications: Calculator, Print formatter, Investment portofolio, Linear forecaster, Loan evaluator, Schedule keeper, character definer, Memory bank backup, Inter bank file transfer, Bank accessor, Bar code reader, Music, Tank game, Snake game.

NEC PC-8201A

NEC PC-8201A

06-04-2004