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+title: Dick Smith Cat
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Professional Computer
+origins:
+- Australia
+years:
+- '1984'
+cpus:
+- 6502A
+params:
+  name: Cat
+  company: /companies/dick-smith
+  company_name: Dick Smith
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: Cat
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Dick Smith
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Professional Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: Australia
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: '1984'
+  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: Basic interpreter
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Full stroke 81 keys with numeric keypad and 8 function keys
+  - label: CPU
+    value: 6502A
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: 2 MHz
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 64 KB up to 192 KB
+  - label: VRAM
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: ROM
+    value: 32 KB
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 40 or 80 columns x 24 lines
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: 280 x 192 (8 colours), 560 x 192 (6 colours)
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: '8'
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: Four voices (AY-8912 sound chip)
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: Tape recorder, Bus expansion, TV aerial, composite video, joystick, Parallel, Serial
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: None
+  - label: OS
+    value: DOS 3.3, CP/M 2.2
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: Built-in power supply unit
+  - label: PERIPHERALS
+    value: 5.25 floppy disk drives, Apple II emulator cartridge
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: A$1195 (see price list in adverts section)
+  tabs:
+  - adverts
+  adverts:
+  - title: DICK SMITH ADVERT
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      Price list close-up in Australian$:\
+      Basic CAT computer X-7500 **$1195.00**\
+      Disk Drive X-7505 **$1495.00**\
+      Disk Controller X-7510 **$149.95**\
+      Emulator Cartridge X-7530 **$149.95**\
+      Dual Joysticks X-7520 **$49.95**\
+      RF Modulator X-7550 **$49.95**\
+      RS-232C Serial Adaptor X-7515 **$149.95**\
+      Printer Cable (Centronics) X-7540 **$844.95**\
+      Filer Utilities Disk with DOS & Manual X-7512 **$59.95**\
+      High resolution RVB monitor X-1193 **$995.00**\
+      RGB Cable X-7560 **$44.95**\
+      High Res. Green Monitor X-1220 **$395.00**
+    image: null
+  comments:
+  - author: TB99 (Asia)
+    date: Wednesday 10th August 2022
+    text: I had the vtech 3000 version sold in the USA. It didn''t support Low-Res Apple II mode$this would show garble on the screen..Lots of freeware/Public domain software used this mode. Also, some of the ads in computer shopper implied it had 192k of RAM, when in reality, it only had 64k, so any 128K //c-//e software was out too. The Up arrow key didn''t work in Apple II software, although it did seem to work in the enclosed "Magic //e" word processor. It also came with MagicMemory Database and MagicCalc spreadsheet. I couldn''t get Ultima V to load on it, even though the box said 64k. I''d say most high-res 64k games did work though.
+  - author: Andrew.
+    date: Saturday 18th July 2020
+    text: It was not fully compatible with the Apple 2. I had this computer and there were games that it would not play.
+  - author: Martin (Brisbane - Australia)
+    date: Wednesday 2nd July 2014
+    text: This was the first computer I owned - was an amazing experience being able to play the original Sub Logic Flight Simulator despite being limited to a black and white monitor with almost no graphic capability
+  oc_id: 974
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230214150159/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=974
+    date: '2023-02-14'
+---
+
+The Cat was a rebadged version of the [Laser 3000](/museum/video-technology-laser-3000/), made in Hong-Kong.
+
+It was partially compatible with the [Apple II](/museum/apple-ii/) computer in its basic version, but quite fully compatible when the Apple II emulator cartridge was inserted.
+
+It ran Apple DOS 3.3 operating system or CP/M 2.2 with an optional Z80 card.
+
+Thanks to **Murray Moffatt** for information and pictures.