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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Sord M 68 / M 68 MX	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1982	Zilog Z80 A - Motorola MC68000	name image company company_name specs forum_thread oc_id source M 68 / M 68 MX /media/museum/photos/sord_m68_system_1.jpg /companies/sord Sord label value NAME M 68 / M 68 MX label value MANUFACTURER Sord label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1982 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Unknown label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke keyboard with numeric keypad label value CPU Zilog Z80 A - Motorola MC68000 label value SPEED 4 MHz (Z80) - 10 MHz (68000) label value CO-PROCESSOR APU AM9511 4 MHz (numeric processor) label value RAM 256 KB (up to 1 MB) label value VRAM Unknown label value ROM Unknown label value TEXT MODES 80 x 25 label value GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 500 label value COLORS 16 label value SOUND Unknown label value I/O PORTS RS232 (2), Centronics; IEEE 488, Floppy Disk, DMA Hard Disk, Light Pen, 16 bit slots (3), Bus S100 label value BUILT IN MEDIA Change according the model ( 2 x 5.25' FDD or 1 x 5.25' FDD + 20 MB HDD ) label value OS CP/M 68K, OS Sord (8 bit Sord Operating System) or SB80 (compatible CP/M) label value POWER SUPPLY Unknown label value PRICE Unknown 228 218 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230605043638/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=218 2023-06-05

The SORD M68 has two buses: a 16-bit bus (with 3 slots) and a 8-bit bus (the S100 bus with two slots). Two models: The M68 Mark IV with two 5.25" floppy disk drives (1.2 Mb each) and the M68 Mark V with 8" floppy disk drives (1.2 Mb). From one to four hard disks can be connected: 8 MB (5.25" disk) or 20 MB (8" disk).

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