Microcomputer MCEM-8080
Hal Communications, Urbana
- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Hal Communications, Urbana
- Year
- 1976
- Category
- Signal Processing and Computing
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 351306
- Wave bands
- - without
- Power type and voltage
- Powered by external power supply or a main unit. / +12 & -12 & +5 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- - - No sound reproduction output.
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Microcomputer MCEM-8080 - Hal Communications, Urbana
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Notes
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The HAL MCEM 8080 Microcomputer has the following features:
- Intel 8080A (8-bit microprocessor) based single board microcomputer system.
- ROM is 1KB included storage for ROM monitor program, expandable to 4KB.
- RAM memory is 1KB, expandable to 2KB.
- I/O is RS-232 Serial and current loop. Three 8-bit parallel ports (Intel 8255).
- The board is equipped with toggle switches and LED's on both the data and address buses to allow data program instructions to be entered into memory, break points to be set, etc.
Optional expansion boards and Programs:
- MCEM - PS Power Supply 120VAC or 220-240VAC (supplies +/-12VDC & +5VDC).
- MCEM - KB/VDU Keyboard and display unit (video out for TV type display).
- MCEM - 7K 7KB RAM Memory upgrade plus EPROM programmer (2708).
- TINY BASIC Cut down interactive BASIC language interpreter supplied in EPROM.
All these options are included in the model described here.
The computer as presented here is heavily customised, the case, the extension of switches and LEDs to the front panel are all nonstandard, but it still retains all the exact functionality of the original configuration.
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- Price in first year of sale
- 375.00 USD
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- QST (Dec. 1976, pages 36-37, Product Review HAL MCEM-8080 Microcomputer.)
- Author
- Model page created by Andrew Lewis. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 13 models, 13 with images and 1 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Hal Communications, Urbana
Collections
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