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         Computers made by  
         
        GRUNDY BUSINESS SYSTEMS 
         
        in the '80s 
  
        NEWBRAIN 
        Model-AD 
        (soon) 
        Model-A 
  
        
          
          
          
        
          
          
            
              
              ORIGIN 
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              United Kingdom  
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              DATE 
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              Spring 1985 - End of 1985 
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              BUILT IN LANGUAGE 
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              Basic 
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              KEYBOARD 
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              QWERTY keyboard 
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              CPU 
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              Zilog Z80A, COP240 (I/O) 
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              SPEED 
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              4  MHz  
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              RAM 
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              32 Kbytes 
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              ROM 
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              29 kb  
              (8k Basic, 4k Graphics,  
              4k OS character set)  
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              TEXT MODES 
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              80 x 30  
              80 x 25 
40 x 30 
              40 x 25 
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              GRAPHIC MODES 
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              from 640 x 220  
              down to 256 x 10  
              monochrome 
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              COLORS 
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              Monochrome 
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              SOUND 
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              none 
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              SIZE / WEIGHT 
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              I/O PORTS 
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              RGB video out, 2x Serial, 
Cassette,  
Expansion Bus 
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              POWER SUPPLY 
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              External, non stabilized  
              5V DC, 12V DC, -12V DC 
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