Tatung Einstein
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Personal computer, 1984, Tatung. The Einstein was designed in Bradford and built in England by the Taiwanese group Tatung, aimed at small businesses and serious home users. It is a Z80 machine with 64 KB of RAM, a built-in 3" floppy drive of the Hitachi type also used by Amstrad, the TMS9129 video chip of MSX machines and a CP/M-compatible disk operating system called Xtal DOS. A second drive, an 80-column card and a keyboard-integrated design made it a capable small business computer, but it sold poorly against cheaper home computers.
| Years | 1984 to 1986 |
|---|---|
| Processor | Zilog Z80A at 4 MHz |
| RAM | 64 KB plus 16 KB video RAM |
| ROM | 8 KB MOS, expandable |
| Graphics | TMS9129, 256 x 192 in 16 colours, 32 sprites; optional 80-column card |
| Sound | AY-3-8910, 3 voices |
| Storage | built-in 3" floppy drive of 200 KB, space for a second |
| Operating system | Xtal DOS (CP/M compatible), Xtal BASIC |
| Ports | RS-232, Centronics, 2 joystick, user port, Tatung Pipe expansion, RGB and composite video |
| Price (1984) | £499 |
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