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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Acorn Computer ABC 110	Computers	Professional Computer	United Kingdom	1984	Z80	name company company_name specs tabs photos links related oc_id source ABC 110 /companies/acorn-computer Acorn Computer label value NAME ABC 110 label value MANUFACTURER Acorn Computer label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN United Kingdom label value YEAR October 1984 label value END OF PRODUCTION mid 1985, never reached full production label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE BBC Basic, Pandora (BIOS) label value KEYBOARD Standard QWERTY, 10 function keys + arrows, plus numeric keypad and Tube switch label value CPU Z80 label value SPEED Unknown label value CO-PROCESSOR MOS 65C02 (I/O board, essentially a BBC B+) label value RAM Unknown label value VRAM Taken from main RAM, up to 44K? label value ROM 32K, expandable label value TEXT MODES 80 x 32/25 (2 colors) / 40 x 32/25 (2 or 4 colors) / 20 x 32 (16 colors) / 40 x 25 (Teletext display) label value GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 256 (2 colors) / 320 x 256 (4 colors) / 160 x 256 (16 colors) label value COLORS 16 (8 colors + flashing option) label value SOUND 3 channels + noise & envelope control, 7 octaves, optional TMS5220 speech label value SIZE / WEIGHT A little larger than a 17'' monitor! label value I/O PORTS 1MHz BUS, Analogue, RGB, Disk, RS423, Mouse (option), BT Link (option; modem?), User port, Econet, internally SCSI may be available label value BUILT IN MEDIA 10Mb SCSI-MFM HD subsystem, 5.25'' FD label value OS BBC MOS, Pandora, CP/M? label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU, 240V AC label value PERIPHERALS Most BBC accessories are suitable label value PRICE Unknown photos links title subtitle text image ABC LABEL null title subtitle text image REAR CONNECTORS **(1)** Video output plug\ **(2)** RGB output DIN plug\ **(3)** Serial RS-232 DIN plug\ **(4)** Tape recorder DIN plug\ **(5)** 1 MHz bus connector\ **(6)** Keyboard plug\ **(7)** Printer connector null title subtitle text image Z80 BOARD null title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com /museum/acorn-computer-abc-210-cambridge-workstation /museum/acorn-computer-abc-310 756 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20221203215954/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=756 2022-12-03

The ABC 110 had essentially the same technical features as the Cambridge Workstation ABC 210 apart from the main processor, which was a Z80 card instead of the 32016 card. It also had a 10 MB hard disk instead of 20 MB.

Thanks to Chris Whytehead for info and pictures.