NE-Z80 explained
| Type: | Homebuilt computer |
| Release Date: | Brazil: |
| Processor: | Z80A |
| Memory: | 1 KiB (extendable to 16 KiB) |
| Os: | Sinclair BASIC |
| Media: | Cassette tape |
| Baseprice: | Cr$ 59,900 |
| Successor: | NE-Z8000 |
| Display: | Monochrome TV out; 24 lines × 32 characters or
64 × 48 block graphics mode |
| Cpuspeed: | 3.25 MHz |
| Compatibility: | ZX80 |
| Manufacturer: | Prológica |
The NE-Z80 was a homebuilt computer kit presented by Nova Eletrônica magazine on the October 1981 issue,[1] a publication that was part of the Brazilian Prológica group.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
It was the first Sinclair ZX80 clone[7] available in Brazil. With an introduction price of Cr$59,900, it was the cheapest microcomputer on sale in the country at the time.
Specifications
Specifications were similar to the original machine:
- CPU: Z80A @ 3.25 MHz
- Memory: ROM: 4 KiB; RAM: 1 KiB (extendable to 16 KiB)
- Keyboard: 40 keys membrane keyboard
- Display: 32 × 22 text; 64 × 44 semigraphics
- Expansion: 1 slot
- Outputs: 1 TV out (RF modulator, channel 2); cassette tape recorder audio in/out
- Storage: Cassette tape (300 baud)
Notes and References
- News: October 1981 . NE-Z80: o computador pessoal acessível . Portuguese . NE-Z80: the affordable personal computer . 18–21 . Nova Eletrônica . 56 .
- Web site: 2008-01-24 . Micro NE-Z80 - ZX80 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124095224/http://ftp.mma.com.br/micros/nez80.htm . dead . 2008-01-24 . 2023-01-20 . pt.
- Web site: Velasco . Marcos . Nova Eletrônica NE-Z80 . 2023-01-20 . MV Museu de Tecnologia . pt.
- Web site: historia_dos_games . Os primeiros computadores no Brasil . The first computers in Brazil . 2023-01-20 . Alvanista . pt.
- Web site: Owen . Chris . 2003 . South American clones . 2023-01-20 . Planet Sinclair.
- Campos . Alda . January 1982 . Do interesse acadêmico à perspectiva empresarial, a evolução da Prológica . From academic interest to business perspective, the evolution of Prológica . Micro Sistemas . pt . 4 . 24.
- News: Demorais . Emerson . 2022-07-16 . Industria informática nacional es cuna de clones . Spanish . National computer industry is the cradle of clones . Titulares.ar .
