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Tandy Color Computer

Tandy · 1980

The Color Computer, and an oddity in Tandy's Z80-based catalogue: a 6809, the best 8-bit processor anybody made, with Microsoft BASIC and a cartridge slot. The 6809 is why OS-9 — a genuine multitasking, multi-user operating system — ran on a home computer in 1980.

As catalogued

Maker
Tandy
CPU
Motorola MC6809E-0.89
Memory
4K, 16K, 32K
Styles
chiclet keys, melted keys (1982)
Regions
NTSC (US), PAL (Europe)
Chassis
wedge with chiclet keys
OS
Color BASIC / Extended Color BASIC

Chips

4
CPU
Motorola MC6809E, Hitachi HD6809E
Video (VDG)
Motorola MC6847, Motorola MC6847T1
SAM
Motorola MC6883, Motorola SN74LS783
PIA
Motorola MC6821, Motorola MC6822

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