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− | {{sub-stub}}The '''TK-80''' (Training Kit | + | {{sub-stub}}The '''TK-80''' (Training Kit μCOM80) is a hobbyist microcomputer released in 1976 by [[NEC]]. It is considered NEC's first meaningful foray into the home computer market. |
==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
The TK-80 is a simple device designed to help Japanese consumers learn how to use computers. By default it is merely just a printed circuit board with eight seven segment VFD displays and twenty-five keys, however with expansions it can be given a full stroke keyboard, a cassette loader and can be hooked up to a television to run rudimentary software. | The TK-80 is a simple device designed to help Japanese consumers learn how to use computers. By default it is merely just a printed circuit board with eight seven segment VFD displays and twenty-five keys, however with expansions it can be given a full stroke keyboard, a cassette loader and can be hooked up to a television to run rudimentary software. | ||
− | + | The TK-80, like many NEC home computers that succeeded it, had a limited western release in the form of the the TK-80A, available in the North American market.{{fileref|TK-80A Print Advert.jpg}} the TK-80 was also available in Australia through Tecnico Electronics.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20240724151936/https://wiki.theretrowagon.com/w/images/5/56/Tk80.pdf}} | |
− | + | Due to its suprising success, the TK-80 had many later revisions, such as the [[TK-80BS]] expansion kit, the [[TK-80E]] and The [[COMPO BS/80]], and even copycats, eventually culminating in NEC releasing its first real home computer, the [[PC-8001]]. | |
===Technical Specifications=== | ===Technical Specifications=== | ||
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+ | | cpu=[[μPD8080AD]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20211207084432/https://support.nec-lavie.jp/support/product/data/spec/cpu/b366-1.html}} | ||
+ | | cpuclock=2MHz | ||
+ | | ram=512B | ||
+ | | rom=768B | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | ==Promotional material== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | TK-80A Print Advert.jpg|TK-80A Print Advert | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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The TK-80 (Training Kit μCOM80) is a hobbyist microcomputer released in 1976 by NEC. It is considered NEC's first meaningful foray into the home computer market.
Hardware
The TK-80 is a simple device designed to help Japanese consumers learn how to use computers. By default it is merely just a printed circuit board with eight seven segment VFD displays and twenty-five keys, however with expansions it can be given a full stroke keyboard, a cassette loader and can be hooked up to a television to run rudimentary software.
The TK-80, like many NEC home computers that succeeded it, had a limited western release in the form of the the TK-80A, available in the North American market.[2] the TK-80 was also available in Australia through Tecnico Electronics.[3]
Due to its suprising success, the TK-80 had many later revisions, such as the TK-80BS expansion kit, the TK-80E and The COMPO BS/80, and even copycats, eventually culminating in NEC releasing its first real home computer, the PC-8001.
Technical Specifications
Promotional material
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://support.nec-lavie.jp/support/product/data/spec/cpu/b366-1.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-12-07 08:44)
- ↑ TK-80A Print Advert.jpg
- ↑ https://wiki.theretrowagon.com/w/images/5/56/Tk80.pdf (Wayback Machine: 2024-07-24 15:19)