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Epson PX 8

Producer: Epson  -  Category: Personal Computer

Portable computer, 1984, Epson. The PX-8 (Geneva) is a CP/M laptop with an 8-line LCD, built-in micro-cassette drive and WordStar in ROM.

Year1984
ManufacturerSeiko Epson
ModelPX-8
ProcessorsToshiba TMPZ84C00P-3 (CMOS Z80) at 2.45 MHz, Hitachi 6303 at 614 kHz
RAM64 KB
ROM32 KB
DisplayLCD, 8 lines x 80 characters, 480 x 64 pixels
InterfacesRS232 (8-pin DIN), proprietary serial bus
Built-in peripheralmicro-cassette drive (2.4 cm/s)
External peripheraloptional 3.5" floppy disk drive (PX-10)
Expansion portsRAM, ROM, memory mapped I/O devices
Dimensions287 (W) x 216 (D) x 47 (H) mm
Weight2.3 kg
Power325 mW with no devices operating
Operating systemCP/M 2.2
Application softwareWordStar, Portable Calc, Portable Scheduler

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