NAME

PC 5000, 6000, 8000

MANUFACTURER

Franklin

TYPE

Professional Computer

ORIGIN

U.S.A.

YEAR

1986

END OF PRODUCTION

1988

KEYBOARD

PC style with numeric keypad and 10 function keys

CPU

Intel 8088

SPEED

4.77 MHz

RAM

512 KB to 640 KB

TEXT MODES

40 or 80 columns x 25 lines

GRAPHIC MODES

640 x 200 dots - CGA mode

COLORS

16

SOUND

1 channel speaker

I/O PORTS

Serial, Parallel, composite video, sound

BUILT IN MEDIA

1 or 2 5.25'' 360 KB floppy drives

OS

MS-DOS 3.1

POWER SUPPLY

Built-in PSU

PERIPHERALS

All IBM and compatible expansion cards

PRICE

$949.99 - PC-8000 with dual FDD and video card

 

Frankin PC-8000

Franklin PC-8000

 Before Apple forced Franklin out of the desktop computer market entirely, the company released three PC compatible systems, the PC-5000, PC-6000 and PC-8000 (picture).

They all were quite similar, based on the Intel 8088. Depending on the versions, they had 512 to 640 KB of RAM, one or two 360 KB floppy drives, standard serial and parallel ports, built-in game port, composite video and audio outputs.


With the loss of its desktop computer business, Franklin concentrated on its handheld line, which was introduced in 1986. In the years since, Franklin has sold handheld computers that acted as personal organizers, word processors and dictionaries.


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