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228 files were never archived; see docs/not-recovered.md in the extraction repo. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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---
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title: Sord M-100ACE
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- Japan
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years:
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- '1978'
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cpus:
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- Z80
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params:
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name: M-100ACE
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_system_1.jpg
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company: /companies/sord
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company_name: Sord
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: M-100ACE
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Sord
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: Japan
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- label: YEAR
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value: September 1978
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: None
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full-stroke 75 keys with numeric keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: Z80
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- label: SPEED
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value: 2 MHz.
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- label: RAM
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value: 32 KB
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- label: VRAM
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value: 16 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 4 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 80 char. x 25 lines
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: 256 x 64 dots (with optional graphic board)
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- label: COLORS
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value: '8'
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- label: SOUND
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value: Built-in speaker
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 52 (W) x 58 (D) x 11 (H) cm.
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Parallel, Serial RS-232, Analogue-Digital converter, FD unit, S-100 bus
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: 1 or 2 143 KB 5'' floppy disc drives
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- label: OS
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value: Sord O.S.
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in power supply unit
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: colour monitor
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- label: PRICE
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value: $3250 (1 FD version)
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tabs:
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- photos
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- adverts
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photos:
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- title: LEFT SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_leftside_1.jpg
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- title: RIGHT SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: One can separate the FD unit from the main unit. The system is turned on/off with a key.
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_rightside_1.jpg
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- title: TOP VIEW
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subtitle: ''
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text: The monochrome monitor also came from Sord.
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_topview_1.jpg
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- title: KEYBOARD
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subtitle: ''
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text: The keyboard was made by Cherry.
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_keyboard_1.jpg
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- title: FD UNIT
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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The FD unit featured two single side, single density, 143 KB formatted TEAC drives.
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Notice the swith on each drive front panel, allowing the diskette to be locked inside the drive.
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_fdunit_1.jpg
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- title: SORD LOGOS
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Depending of the system version, the Sord logo may differ.
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Notice the switch-on lock.
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_logos_1.jpg
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- title: REAR CONNECTORS
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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**(1)** Power cord, ground plug and fuse\
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**(2)** FD drives DB37 connector\
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**(3)** Drives power supply connectors\
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**(4)** Three AC power plugs for external devices\
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**(5)** Monochrome video jack\
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**(6)** Analog/digital converter DB15 connector\
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**(7)** Serial RS-232 DB25 connector\
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**(8)** Parallel printer connector
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_back_1.jpg
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- title: UNCOVERED SYSTEM
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_uncovered_1.jpg
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- title: INSIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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The power supply unit has a stange design. It is made of:\
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**(1)** a massive power transformer with three relays\
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**(2)** Two identical switching power units\
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**(3)** a third 5V regulated circuit.
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_inside_1.jpg
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- title: SYSTEM BOARDS
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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The main CPU board covers the FD controller card and the video card.
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**(1)** Keyboard cable\
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**(2)** 32 KB main RAM chips (16 x 4116 chips)\
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**(3)** Z80 processor, here a Zilog version\
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**(4)** BIOS ROM chips. Two additional ROM chips could be added.\
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**(5)** I/O bus connector\
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**(6)** Intel 8251 I/O chip\
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**(7)** Video card\
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**(8)** Floppy disc drives controller card.
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_mainboard_1.jpg
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- title: DAUGHTER CARDS
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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**(1)** A flat cable links the two daughter cards to the CPU board using these connectors\
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**(2)** Disc drives connector\
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**(3)** Composite video jack
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_daughterboards_1.jpg
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- title: CPU BOARD CLOSE-UP
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subtitle: ''
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text: Microprocessor, RAM and BIOS ROM chips.
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_proccloseup_1.jpg
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- title: TEAC FLOPPY DRIVES
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Single side, single density TEAC floppy drives.\
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Except screws, logic board and motors, the frame and all of the parts of these drives are made of plastic!
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image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m100ace_fddrives_1.jpg
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adverts:
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- title: 'SORD BROCHURE #1'
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to **Tim Mackay**
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image: /media/museum/pubs/sord_m100ace_pub_1.jpg
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- title: 'SORD BROCHURE #2'
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subtitle: ''
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text: Thanks to **Tim Mackay**
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image: /media/museum/pubs/sord_m100ace_brochure_1.jpg
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- title: 'BROCHURE #3'
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Graphics examples of the optional graphic card.
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Thanks to **Tim Mackay**
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image: /media/museum/pubs/sord_m100ace_brochure_2.jpg
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comments:
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- author: Tim Mackay (Melbourne, Australia)
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date: Wednesday 13rd January 2010
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text: |-
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Still interested in the SORD M100, changed email address.\
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Still "SMUG"
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- author: Tim Mackay (Melbourne, Australia)
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date: Wednesday 13rd January 2010
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text: |-
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Still interested in the SORD M100, changed email address.\
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Still "SMUG"
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- author: Tim Mackay (Melbourne, Australia)
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date: Sunday 26th October 2003
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text: Anyone got a Sord M100 Ace? please let me know. they are still interesting to play with. Did you once have a SORD? Still like to know.
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oc_id: 791
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604044041/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=791
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date: '2023-06-04'
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The Sord M-100ACE was the professional version of the [M-170](/museum/sord-m-170/), offering as standard a floppy disc controller card, a single or dual 5" 143 KB floppy disc unit and a colour graphic video card.
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Several I/O interfaces were also added and business oriented developpement tools could be used: FORTRAN and BASIC compilers and COBOL language.
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Four successive version were sold - M100-I to M100-IV - offering various hardware and design improvements.\
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The model pictured here is a M100-III.
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