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NAME  

8048

MANUFACTURER  

IMSAI

TYPE  

Home Computer

ORIGIN  

U.S.A.

YEAR  

1977

BUILT IN LANGUAGE 

None

KEYBOARD  

Hexadecimal, 24 key pad

CPU  

Intel 8048

SPEED  

240 KHz

RAM  

2 Kb (1 Kb on processor + 1 Kb on board)

ROM  

1 Kb

TEXT MODES 

None

GRAPHIC MODES 

None

COLORS  

None

SOUND  

None

SIZE / WEIGHT 

8.5 x 10 inch

I/O PORTS 

26 I/O pins, Teletype, tape recorder, relay output

BUILT IN MEDIA 

None

OS  

Unknown

POWER SUPPLY 

External 5 VDC PSU

PERIPHERALS  

RAM expansion cards

PRICE  

$399 as a kit, $499 assembled

 

IMSAI 8048

A soon as the Intel single chip microcomputer was available, IMSAI developped this single board computer. The 8048 processor offered integrated RAM, ROM, I/O, Timer/counter and interrupts. IMSAI added a 24 keys hexadecimal keyboard, a 9-digit LED hex display, 26 I/O lines connectors, 5 relays, Teletype and audio cassette interfaces. 2 Kb of ROM and 1 Kb. of RAM was intalled. Sockets were available for 1 additional Kb of RAM. The system was expandable up to 64 Kb. of RAM with add-on cards.
A total of 350 units were sold in two slightly different versions one of which targeted model railroad hobbyist, but did not gain any traction.


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