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Notes |
Manufacturer |
Tatung UK (Parent company is Taiwanese) |
Model |
Einstein TC-01 |
Date Launched |
October 1984 |
Price |
£500 |
Microprocessor type |
Zilog Z80A @ 4 MHz |
ROM size |
8 kilobytes |
Standard RAM |
64 kilobytes |
Maximum RAM |
256 kilobytes ? |
Keyboard type |
Typewriter style |
Supplied language |
Crystal BASIC. |
Text resolution |
32 x 24 or 40 x 24 characters |
Graphics resolution |
256 x 192 pixels |
Colours available |
16 |
Sound |
Three channels through internal speaker |
Cassette load speed |
Not applicable |
Dimensions (mm) |
435 x 515 x 115 |
Special features |
The case was very large, 20 inches deep, and had a depression on the top to hold a monitor at the correct distance from the user. |
Good points |
Incorporated ports for joysticks, printer, RS-232, monitor and TV. |
Bad points |
Used 3 inch disc drives which in the event lost out to 3½ inch models (although a 3½ inch one could be used in the spare drive slot). |
How successful? |
Did not sell well. |
Comments |
Despite coming from a Taiwanese company the Einstein was in fact designed and built in the UK. |
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