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Media
  
Cassette tape

Telmac 1800

Type
  
Home computer, Computer kit

Release date
  
1977; 40 years ago (1977)

CPU
  
RCA 1802 (COSMAC) microprocessor CPU

Memory
  
2 kB RAM, expandable to 4 kB

Graphics
  
64×32 pixels display resolution

The Telmac 1800 was an early microcomputer delivered in kit form. It was introduced in 1977 by Telercas, the Finnish importer of RCA microchips. Most of the 2,000 kits manufactured were bought by electronics enthusiasts in Finland and Sweden.

An expansion board, OSCOM, later became available, and included an alphanumeric video display, and up to 12 kB of memory. A 4 kB Tiny BASIC could be run on this configuration.

Major features

  • RCA 1802 (COSMAC) microprocessor CPU
  • Cassette tape interface
  • 2 kB RAM, expandable to 4 kB
  • 64×32 pixels display resolution
  • Able to run a CHIP-8 interpreter

    • References

    Telmac 1800 Wikipedia
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