NAME |
8048 |
MANUFACTURER |
IMSAI |
TYPE |
Home Computer |
ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
YEAR |
1977 |
BUILT IN LANGUAGE |
None |
KEYBOARD |
Hexadecimal, 24 key pad |
CPU |
Intel 8048 |
SPEED |
240 KHz |
RAM |
2 Kb (1 Kb on processor + 1 Kb on board) |
ROM |
1 Kb |
TEXT MODES |
None |
GRAPHIC MODES |
None |
COLORS |
None |
SOUND |
None |
SIZE / WEIGHT |
8.5 x 10 inch |
I/O PORTS |
26 I/O pins, Teletype, tape recorder, relay output |
BUILT IN MEDIA |
None |
OS |
Unknown |
POWER SUPPLY |
External 5 VDC PSU |
PERIPHERALS |
RAM expansion cards |
PRICE |
$399 as a kit, $499 assembled |
IMSAI 8048
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A soon as the Intel single chip microcomputer was available, IMSAI developped this single board computer.
The 8048 processor offered integrated RAM, ROM, I/O, Timer/counter and interrupts. IMSAI added a 24 keys
hexadecimal keyboard, a 9-digit LED hex display, 26 I/O lines connectors, 5 relays, Teletype and audio
cassette interfaces. 2 Kb of ROM and 1 Kb. of RAM was intalled. Sockets were available for 1 additional
Kb of RAM. The system was expandable up to 64 Kb. of RAM with add-on cards.
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