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Nascom

The Nascom 1 and 2 were single-board computer kits issued in the United Kingdom in 1977 and 1979, respectively, based on the Zilog Z80 and including a keyboard and video interface, a serial port that could be used to store data on a tape cassette using the Kansas City standard, and two 8-bit parallel ports. At that time, including a full keyboard and…

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Developer
Chris Shelton
Released
Nascom 1: 1977 (1977) Nascom 2: 1979 (1979) Nascom 3: 1981 (1981)
Type
single-board computer

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Documentation

Hardware

Keyboard

Video Display

Software

Expansion

Miscellaneous

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Nascom

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples100
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
Components1

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Nascom

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related to Software · 17
Nascom → All, BBUG, DIL, EPROM, Initially, KB, NAS-BUG, NAS-BUG T2, NAS-SYS, On, ROM, T2, T4, The, The Nascom, This, Z80
related to Hardware · 15
Nascom → CPU, DRIVE, HALT, Harris, IO, LED, MHz, NMI, RS232, The Nascom, TVCircuitry, UART, UHF, Z80-CPU, Z80/Z80A CPUA Z80/Z80A PIOA
related to Expansion · 11
Nascom → An, British Cellophane, CPU, Gemini, However, MAP80 Systems, NAS-BUS, Other, PCB, The, The Nascom
related to history · 11
Nascom → He, John, London, Ltd, Lynx Electronics, Marshall, Nasco Sales Ltd, Son, The, UK, US
related to Documentation · 8
Nascom → An, GitHub, Grant Searle's Multicomp, Microsoft ROM BASIC, ROM, Spencer Owen's RC2014, The, The Nascom
related to Keyboard · 8
Nascom → CTRL, GRAPH, LF/CH, Licon, PCB, SHIFT, The, The Nascom
related to External links · 6
Nascom → Bus, Dedicated, Gemini, Mirror, Nascoms, UK
related to Miscellaneous · 5
Nascom → In, Kenilworth Computers, MCDU1, MCDU2, Movement Computer Systems
related to Video Display · 5
Nascom → Due, Each, Nascom CP/M, Scrolling, The
related to Unit Sales · 4
Nascom → In, January, Marshall, May

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used rom keyboard video display computer 1979 memory software cpu dil marshall board electronics sockets control address character basic 1977

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NascomDeveloperChris Shelton1.00infobox
NascomReleasedNascom 1: 1977 (1977) Nascom 2: 1979 (1979) Nascom 3: 1981 (1981)1.00infobox
NascomTypesingle-board computer1.00infobox
Grant Searle's Multicompinstance ofAn annotated disassembly listing of the Nascom 2 Microsoft ROM BASIC was published and the code was subsequently re-purposed in retrocomputing projects0.80text
Spencer Owen's RC2014instance ofAn annotated disassembly listing of the Nascom 2 Microsoft ROM BASIC was published and the code was subsequently re-purposed in retrocomputing projects0.80text
Personal Computer Worldinstance ofComputing magazines0.80text
Practical Computinginstance ofComputing magazines0.80text
Computing Today published articlesinstance ofComputing magazines0.80text
software specifically for the Nascom computers.Laterinstance ofComputing magazines0.80text
commercial software was made available either on cassette tape or programmed into one or more EPROMsinstance ofComputing magazines0.80text
Nascomrelated to DocumentationThe Nascom0.60section
Nascomrelated to DocumentationROM0.60section

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