NE-Z8000

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NE-Z8000
NE-Z8000.JPG
NE-Z8000 with 16 Kb memory expansion
DeveloperNova Eletrônica
Manufacturer Prológica
Type Microcomputer
Release date1982;41 years ago (1982)
Operating system Sinclair BASIC
CPU Zilog Z80A @ 3.6 MHz
MemoryKB RAM 8 KB ROM
StorageExternal Compact Cassette recorder, 300 Baud
Display RF modulator monochrome video out; 24 lines × 32 characters, 64 × 48 semigraphics
Power9V DC
Backward
compatibility
Sinclair ZX81
Predecessor NE-Z80

The NE-Z8000 is a Brazilian homebuilt computer clone of the Sinclair ZX81, introduced in late 1982 by Prológica's subsidiary, the monthly magazine Nova Eletrônica. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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General Information

The NE-Z8000 computer is based around a Z80A CPU clocked at 3.6 MHz with 1KB of RAM [8] (expandable to 16 KB [3] [1] [8] ). The 8KB ROM comes with a built-in Sinclair BASIC interpreter. [8]

The machine has four plugs on the back (9V DC, EAR, MIC and TV), and an exposed part of the circuit board where you can connect extra equipment. [4] [1]

The video connector cable is about 120 cm long and connects the TV plug to a regular PAL-M television, outputting a monochrome image on VHF channel 2 or 3. [1] The EAR and MIC plugs allow to connect a cassette tape recorder for data storage, supporting a rate of 300 Baud. [1]

It has no switch; to turn it on, you simply plug it into the power supply. A power supply provides 9V DC power usable by the machine. [1] [8]

The NE-Z8000 is considered rare, [7] and in 2013 it could be auctioned by as much as R$1000. [9]

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References

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