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- The PX-8 contains 3 CPU's:
- The CMOS Z80 compatible is the main CPU
- 6301 for display and I/O, printer, diskdrives, speaker (6KB RAM, 4Kb ROM)
- 7508 keyboard and A/D converter
- built-in micro cassette, uses its own directory structure on these tapes and a tape can
contain a maximum of 12 files.
- 2 ROM's which fit underneath. Max. 2 x 32Kb ROM
- The machine came with 4 ROM's:
- Basic
- WordStar
- CalcStar
- Scheduler
- CP/M utilities
- LCD 480 X 64 Dots
- interfaces:
- RS-232C port
- serial port for Floppy drives
- Barcode reader port
- analogue input
- dimensions:
- 2.7Kg
- (W)297mm x (D) 216mm x (H) 48mm
- One of the nicest features of the PX-8 is that it can turn itself on and off with an
internal clock. So it can wake up at 6 o'clock, perform a task, go back to sleep and wake
up another time again. If you were processing information you could simply turn it off and
later back on again and continue at exactly the same place were you left of.
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