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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. | ||
| − | Due to its suprising success, the TK-80 had many later revisions and even copycats, eventually culminating in NEC releasing its first real home computer, the [[PC-8001]]. | + | 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. the TK-80 was also available in Australia through Tecnico Electronics. |
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| + | 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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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. the TK-80 was also available in Australia through Tecnico Electronics.
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://support.nec-lavie.jp/support/product/data/spec/cpu/b366-1.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-12-07 08:44)