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Manufacturer |
NASCO Microcomputers (UK) |
Model |
NASCOM-1 |
Date Launched |
27 November 1977 |
Price |
£197.50 |
Microprocessor type |
Zilog Z80 @ 2 MHz |
ROM size |
1, later 2, kilobytes |
Standard RAM |
2 kilobytes |
Maximum RAM |
64 kilobytes |
Keyboard type |
Good quality typewriter style |
Supplied language |
No programming language as standard, just a simple command-line monitor for modifying memory contents and loading/saving to tape. |
Text resolution |
48 x 16 characters |
Graphics resolution |
No graphics |
Colours available |
Monochrome |
Example Screenshot |
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Sound |
None without extra hardware |
Cassette load speed |
300 baud |
Dimensions (mm) |
Keyboard 300 x 155 x 25 approx. |
Special features |
Designed to interface with external hardware. |
Good points |
One of the cheapest proper computers in 1977. |
Bad points |
Supplied as a kit which took a reasonable degree of expertise to assemble. |
How successful? |
Over 12,000 were sold, a considerable number for an early computer. |
Comments |
The NASCOM-1 was designed to appeal to the home electronics enthusiast and was potentially a much more capable machine than other early 'computer trainers' such as the Acorn System 1 or Science of Cambridge MK14. |
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