Harman Patil (Editor)

D8000

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Manufacturer
  
Dismac

Release date
  
1980; 37 years ago (1980)

The Dismac D8000 was the first personal computer manufactured in Brazil, and in 1980 it was the first Brazilian clone of TRS-80 Model I computer.

It used a 2 MHz Zilog Z80A microprocessor, with 16Kb of random access memory and 16Kb of read-only memory. The video output was through a PAL-M television with 16×32/64 within text mode and 48×128 points within the graphic mode. The keyboard contained 51 keys and was stored in the same case as the cassette recorder and the processor unit. The BASIC used was Level II, which was in the 16Kb of the ROM. Nowadays it is very rare even in Brazilian vintage computer market.

References

D8000 Wikipedia