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The Dick Smith Super-80 was a Zilog Z80 based kit computer developed as a joint venture between Electronics Australia magazine and Dick Smith Electronics. It was presented as a series of construction articles in Electronics Australia magazine's August, September and October 1981 issues. Electronics Australia had published a number of computer projects before the Super-80, including the EDUC-8 in 1974, the Mini Scamp and the DREAM 6800 Video Computer. The computer was sold as a "short form" kit for A$289.50. For this, the purchaser received the computer PCB, an assembly manual (a copy of the construction articles from Electronics Australia) and basic components, including 16kB of RAM and a 2kB EPROM containing a machine code monitor program. The technical manual and power transformer were sold separately, as were a kit of I.C. sockets, a BASIC interpreter program and from mid-1982 onwards, a metal case to house the computer. The computer proved to be a popular construction project, with an advertisement in November 1982 claiming: "Over 2000 sold."〔Dick Smith advertisement. (November 1982). ''Electronics Australia'', p. 101.〕 The popularity of the Super-80 led to a small industry growing up around addressing the shortcomings of the original computer - especially the black and white, 32 × 16 character, upper case only video display. The original name of the computer was "Nova-80", but it was changed at the last minute to avoid "possible legal ramifications".〔"Super-80 Computer". (August 1981). ''Electronics Australia'', p. 70.〕 == Specifications == *CPU: Zilog Z80 *Clock Speed: 2 MHz *Expansion: S-100 Bus Slot (Optional) *Keyboard: 60 Key *Mass Storage: Cassette Tape (300 Baud, Kansas City Standard) *RAM: 16kB (maximum 48kB) *ROM: 2kB (maximum 12kB) *Sound: None *Video Display: Monochrome, 32 × 16 Characters, Upper Case Only 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dick Smith Super-80 Computer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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