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content/museum/sord-m343.md

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+---
+title: Sord M343
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Professional Computer
+origins:
+- Japan
+cpus:
+- Zilog Z80 - Intel 8088
+params:
+  name: M343
+  company: /companies/sord
+  company_name: Sord
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: M343
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Sord
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Professional Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: Japan
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Full-stroke keyboard with numeric and editing keypads, function keys, arrow keys
+  - label: CPU
+    value: Zilog Z80 - Intel 8088
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
+    value: Intel 8087 (numeric processor)
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 256 KB (up to 768 KB)
+  - label: VRAM
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: ROM
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 80 x 24
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: 1024 x 1024
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: Unknown (monochrome monitor)
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: Unknown (heavy)
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: Two 8'' disk-drives
+  - label: OS
+    value: RDOS, RMDOS, MSDOS, CP/M 86 and Pascal USCD
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: Built-in PSU
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: Unknown
+  comments:
+  - author: Chee-Meng Soh (Malaysia)
+    date: Wednesday 4th January 2006
+    text: I've seen one of these in use at a Meteorological Center in Malaysia (in the late 80's). The drives were 8" floppy drives.
+  oc_id: 220
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205120747/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=220
+    date: '2022-12-05'
+---
+
+First information from **Jules Allen**:\
+I worked for the British Sord importer in the early 80's and we had a couple of these beasts.\
+They were the first high-end professional grade computer I had seen, they were aimed at financial applications.
+
+<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>