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MicroDigital Eletrônica Ltda TK-83 (Sinclair ZX-81 Clone)

MicroDigital TK-83 (Sinclair ZX-81 Clone)

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TK83 was a Sinclair ZX81 clone made by Microdigital Eletrônica Ltda., a computer company located in Brazil.

The TK83 had the ZILOG Z80A processor running at 3.25 MHz, 2 KB SRAM expandable up to 64 KB and 8 KB of ROM with the BASIC interpreter and a Joystick port. The keyboard was made of layers of conductive (membrane) material and followed the Sinclair pattern. The video output was sent via a RF modulator to a TV set tuned at VHF channel 3, and it featured black characters on a white background. The maximum resolution was 64 x 44 pixels black and white, for graphic plotting. There were some special characters (shade patterns) useful for games and basic images.

Although being a ZX81 clone, the TK83 did not have the ULA chip from Ferranti, used in the former. Instead it was manufactured with a dozen of TTL integrated circuits, which resulted in a somewhat large power consumption. This could be noted as the computer’s case used to become quite hot after some minutes of operation.

source: wikipedia

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