Actions

Difference between revisions of "TK-80"

From NEC Retro

m
Line 34: Line 34:
 
TK-80A Print Advert.jpg|TK-80A Print Advert
 
TK-80A Print Advert.jpg|TK-80A Print Advert
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 +
 +
==Physical scans==
 +
{{Scanbox
 +
| console=TK-80
 +
| region=JP
 +
| front=
 +
| back=
 +
| item1=TK-80 User's Manual JP.pdf
 +
| item1name=User's Manual
 +
| item2=TK-80 Applicatio Program JP.pdf
 +
| item2name=Application Program
 +
| item3=
 +
| item3name=Application Manual
 +
| item4=
 +
| item4name=μCOM Series Comprehensive Guide
 +
| item5=
 +
| item5name=μCOM-80 User's Manual
 +
| item6=
 +
| item6name=μCOM-8/80 Program Library(No.1~No.3)
 +
| item7=
 +
| item7name=μCOM-8/80 Program Library(No.4~No.11)
 +
| item8=
 +
| item8name=μCOM-8/80 Programming Introduction
 +
}}
 +
  
 
{{TrainingKitSeries}}
 
{{TrainingKitSeries}}
 
[[Category:TK-80]]
 
[[Category:TK-80]]

Revision as of 14:24, 27 September 2024

TK80.jpg
TK-80
Manufacturer: NEC
Release Date RRP Code
Template:TK80 JP ¥88,50088,500[1]

{{#seo:

|image=https://necretro.org/images/e/ea/TK80.jpg
|site_name=NEC Retro
|locale=en_GB
}}

This teeny-tiny article needs some work. You can help us by expanding it.


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 cheaper TK-80E, the TK-80BS expansion kit, the TK-85 and The COMPO BS/80, and even copycats, eventually culminating in NEC releasing its first real home computer, the PC-8001.

Technical Specifications

  • Main processor: μPD8080AD[1] clocked at 2MHz
  • RAM: 512B
  • ROM: 768B
  • Floppy Disk drive(s): None

Promotional material

Physical scans

TK-80, JP

50x50px
Application Program


μCOM Training Kit series hardware
TK-80 (1976) | TK-80E (1977) | COMPO-BS/80 (1979) | TK-85 (1980)
Components and Expansion Units
TK-M20K | TK-80BS (μCOM Keyboard)