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title, categories, types, origins, years, cpus, params

title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Eaca VIDEO GENIE III / EG-3200	Computers	Professional Computer	Hong Kong	1982	Zilog Z80A	name image company company_name specs tabs photos oc_id source VIDEO GENIE III / EG-3200 /media/museum/photos/eaca_genie3_system_s5.jpg /companies/eaca Eaca label value NAME VIDEO GENIE III / EG-3200 label value MANUFACTURER Eaca label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN Hong Kong label value YEAR 1982 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Detachable full-stroke 86 keys with numeric keypad and 8 function keys label value CPU Zilog Z80A label value SPEED 3.2 MHz label value RAM 64 KB (up to 192 KB) label value ROM 2 KB label value TEXT MODES 16 lines x 64 char. / 24 lines x 80 char. label value GRAPHIC MODES None in basic version label value COLORS monochrome label value SOUND Built-in speaker label value I/O PORTS Parallel Centronics, Serial RS-232 label value BUILT IN MEDIA Two 5.25'' 640 KB disk-drives label value OS CP/M or NewDOS-80 label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in switching PSU label value PERIPHERALS 288 x 640 pixels graphic board, programmable characters interface, 5 MB Hard-disk label value PRICE $3400 - £2185 photos title subtitle text image GENIE III /media/museum/photos/eaca_genie3_system_s4.jpg title subtitle text image SIDE VIEW The Genie III was about same size as a Tandy TRS-80 Model III. /media/museum/photos/eaca_genie3_sideview_s1.jpg title subtitle text image TOP VIEW /media/museum/photos/eaca_genie3_topview_s1.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT VIEW The Genie II uses a dual TEAC 5.25" DS DD floppy drive. /media/museum/photos/eaca_genie3_fdcloseup_s1.jpg title subtitle text image KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP Notice that a key was needed to switch the computer on. /media/museum/photos/eaca_genie3_keyboard_s1.jpg title subtitle text image REAR SIDE A trap door allows to add / exchange system cards.\ Only one Serial connector is available as standard. /media/museum/photos/eaca_genie3_backside_s1.jpg title subtitle text image INSIDE **(1)** Dual floppy disk drives\ **(2)** Floppy disk controller card. Manages up to four 5.25 or 8" FDD\ **(3)** 64 KB RAM card\ **(4)** CPU, video and I/O card\ **(5)** Serial interface connector\ **(6)** Internal video connector\ **(7)** Switching power supply unit\ **(8)** CRT card The inside was ventilated thanks to two large fans. /media/museum/photos/eaca_genie3_inside_s1.jpg title subtitle text image SYSTEM CARDS **(1)** CPU and I/O card. The Z80 CPU comes from SGS, Italy\ **(2)** Floppy disk controller and real time clock card\ **(3)** ROM & RAM card. 32 x Motorola 4116 chips hold 64 KB RAM, a 2716 EPROM holds the system BIOS. Two additional ROM sockets are available. /media/museum/photos/eaca_genie3_cards_s1.jpg 130 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230619191642/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=130 2023-06-19

This Eaca was the successor of the Genie I and Genie II. It was compatible with the Tandy TRS-80 Model 1.

The system was supplied with two operating systems, NEWDOS-80 version 2.0 (already available on Genie 1, Genie 2 or TRS-80 Model 1) and CP/M 2.2.
Up to four 5'' or 8'' disk drives (640 KB each) could be connected.

When NEWDOS was loaded, the BASIC used was a RAM version of the TRS-80 Mod.1 ROM BASIC supplied by Microsoft. The video display showed 16 lines of 64 characters and the machine emulated a TRS-80 Model 1.

Under CP/M, the video display showed 25 lines of 80 Characters and the machine emulated a standard CP/M system.

The system featured a built-in real-time clock. Users could add an optional 288 x 640 pixels high-resolution graphics board (which seems to be exactly like the one of the Genie 1), a programmable-character interface or an external 5 MB hard-disk to run MP/M operating system.