NE-Z80

NE-Z80
Manufacturer	Prológica
Type	Homebuilt computer
Release date	Brazil: October 1981; 43 years ago
Introductory price	Cr$ 59,900
Media	Cassette tape
Operating system	Sinclair BASIC
CPU	Z80A @ 3.25 MHz
Memory	1 KiB (extendable to 16 KiB)
Display	Monochrome TV out; 24 lines × 32 characters or; 64 × 48 block graphics mode
Backward; compatibility	ZX80
Successor	NE-Z8000

The NE-Z80 was a homebuilt computer kit presented by Nova Eletrônica magazine on the October 1981 issue,^[1] a publication that was part of the Brazilian Prológica group.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

It was the first Sinclair ZX80 clone^[7] available in Brazil. With an introduction price of Cr$ 59,900, it was the cheapest microcomputer on sale in the country at the time.

Specifications

Specifications were similar to the original machine:

CPU: Z80A @ 3.25 MHz
Memory: ROM: 4 KiB; RAM: 1 KiB (extendable to 16 KiB)
Keyboard: 40 keys membrane keyboard
Display: 32 × 22 text; 64 × 44 semigraphics
Expansion: 1 slot
Outputs: 1 TV out (RF modulator, channel 2); cassette tape recorder audio in/out
Storage: Cassette tape (300 baud)

References

^ "NE-Z80: o computador pessoal acessível" [NE-Z80: the affordable personal computer] (PDF). Nova Eletrônica (in Portuguese). No. 56. October 1981. pp. 18–21.
^ "Micro NE-Z80 - ZX80" (in Portuguese). 2008-01-24. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
^ Velasco, Marcos. "Nova Eletrônica NE-Z80". MV Museu de Tecnologia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-20.
^ historia_dos_games. "Os primeiros computadores no Brasil" [The first computers in Brazil]. Alvanista (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-20.
^ Owen, Chris (2003). "South American clones". Planet Sinclair. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
^ Campos, Alda (January 1982). "Do interesse acadêmico à perspectiva empresarial, a evolução da Prológica" [From academic interest to business perspective, the evolution of Prológica] (PDF). Micro Sistemas (in Portuguese) (4): 24.
^ Demorais, Emerson (2022-07-16). "Industria informática nacional es cuna de clones" [National computer industry is the cradle of clones]. Titulares.ar (in Spanish).