The CP 400 COLOR was launched in 1984 by Prológica, a Brazilian company which made clone versions of various computers, under the general designation of "CP" (for "Computador Pessoal" in Portuguese, "Personal Computer" in English).[1][2][3][4]
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| Manufacturer | Prológica |
|---|---|
| Type | Home computer |
| Release date | 1984 |
| Discontinued | 1987 |
| Operating system | Color BASIC |
| CPU | Motorola 6809E @ 0.89 MHz |
| Memory | 16 or 64 KB RAM |
| Storage | Audio cassette, Floppy disk |
| Display | PAL-M video out, RGB video output |
| Graphics | MC6847 video display generator |
| Sound | 6-bit DAC |
| Connectivity | RS232, tape interface, joystick connectors, cartridge port |
| Backward compatibility | TRS-80 Color Computer 2 |
This machine was TRS-80 Color Computer 2 clone, but had a different case than the original machine.[5][6][7][8][9] The computer was 100% compatible with the original TRS-80 Color Computer 2, and was designed to work with the PAL-M TV standard used in Brazil.
The CP 400 COLOR was available with both 16 or 64 KB of RAM, and had a 55 key chiclet keyboard. At the back there were ports for TV out, RGB video monitor, cassette recorder, serial port, power supply and joysticks.[9] At the front there was a cartridge slot.[9]
The CP 400 COLOR II, introduced in 1986, offered an internal power supply, better keyboard (with four extra keys: CTRL, PA1, PA2 and PA3) and 64KB of RAM.[10][11] [12][13][14]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1000BiT - Computers list by manufacturer". www.1000bit.it. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "ITENS DO FABRICANTE: Prológica". Marcos Velasco - Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão - SBT". www.sbt.com.br. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ SOARES, GUSTAVO (2022-12-02). "Documentário conta como nasceram os primeiros jogos de computador brasileiros - Juiz de Fora/MG". Acessa.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "CP-400 Prologica". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ "CP 400". 1000 BiT. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Velasco, Marcos. "Prológica CP-400". MV Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Jornal do Brasil. Jornal do Brasil. 2 Dec 1984.
- ^ a b c "O microcomputador Prológica CP-400 Color de 1984 – MCC - Museu Capixaba do Computador". museucapixaba.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "CP 400 II". 1000 BiT. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- ^ Velasco, Marcos. "Prológica CP-400 II". MV Museu de Tecnologia e Software. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ Madeira, Daniel. "Emulação do CP 400 Color II no MAME". GitHub.
- ^ "Tirando da caixa um CP 400 Color II da Prológica". Fiozera (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2017-02-12. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
- ^ "História dos Jogos Eletrônicos - CP-400". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
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