ABC80

The ABC80 was a home computer engineered by the Swedish corporation DIAB (Data Industrier AB) and manufactured by Luxor in Motala, Sweden in the late 1970s (first model year 1978) and early 1980s. It was based on the Zilog Z80 and had 16 KB RAM and 16 KB ROM, the latter containing a BASIC interpreter. The monitor was a black and white TV set modified for the purpose (an obvious choice since Luxor also made TVs). It was later followed by the ABC800 series, and later by the ill-fated ABC1600 and ABC9000 series UNIX computers. Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1268 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 1268 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The home computer is a consumer-friendly word for the second generation of microcomputers (the technical term that was previously used), entering the market in 1977 and becoming common during the 1980s. ... Luxor was Swedish home electronics and computer manufacturer located in Motala, acquired by Nokia in 1985. ... Motala (population 42,175) is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed and manufactured by Zilog from 1976 onwards. ... A kilobyte (derived from the SI prefix kilo-) is a unit of information or computer storage equal to one thousand bytes. ... Different types of RAM. From top to bottom: DIP, SIPP, SIMM 30 pin, SIMM 72 pin, DIMM, RIMM RAM redirects here. ... Rom is also the name of a toy and comic book character Rom (Spaceknight). ... BASIC is a family of high-level programming languages. ... An interpreter is a computer program that executes other programs. ... Nineteen inch (48 cm) CRT computer monitor A computer display, monitor or screen is a computer peripheral device capable of showing still or moving images generated by a computer and processed by a graphics card. ... An American family watching television in the 1950s. ... The Luxor ABC800 series were office_versions of the ABC80 home computer. ... UNIX is a portable, multi-tasking and multi-user computer operating system originally developed by a group of AT&T Bell Labs employees including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, and Douglas McIlroy. ...

ABC80 was also manufactured on license as BRG ABC80 by Budapesti Radiotechnikai Gyar in Hungary. It use the same keyboard, but the case was metal instead of plastic.

See also: Compis Compis (Swedish name), Scandis (Norwegian name) was a computer system designed and sold to schools in the 1980s. ...

External links

• http://dmoz.org/Computers/Emulators/ABC80/
• http://www.hogia.se/pcmuseum/datorer75-84/sverige/ABC/ABC80/abc80-45.jpg
• http://www.abc80.info/
• http://www.abc80.org/