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

title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Sharp SM-B-80TE	Computers	Home Computer	Japan	1977	Z80	name image company company_name specs tabs photos links related oc_id source SM-B-80TE /media/museum/photos/sharp_smb80te_system_1.jpg /companies/sharp Sharp label value NAME SM-B-80TE label value MANUFACTURER Sharp label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1977 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Hexadecimal monitor label value KEYBOARD Mechanical 25 keys - Hexadecimal and function keys label value CPU Z80 (LH-0080 Sharp version) label value SPEED 2.4576 Mhz. label value RAM 2 KB static RAM expandable to 4 KB label value ROM 2 KB expandable to 8 KB label value TEXT MODES 8 x 7 segment Led display label value SIZE / WEIGHT 27 (W) x 19(D) cm. label value I/O PORTS 100-pin expansion connector, Z80 PIO interface connector label value BUILT IN MEDIA Cassette interface (1200 bauds) label value POWER SUPPLY External 5V / 2A power supply unit label value PRICE 39800 Yens photos links title subtitle text image SM-B-80-TE /media/museum/photos/sharp_smb80te_2.jpg title subtitle text image BACK OF THE BOARD /media/museum/photos/sharp_smb80te_back.jpg title subtitle text image DISPLAY AND KEYBOARD Note the ROM bank switch allowing the user to run either the built-in monitor or a user program located into a second ROM chip /media/museum/photos/sharp_smb80te_keybdisp.jpg title subtitle text image BOARD CLOSE-UP All the MZ series model labels will use the same characters font. /media/museum/photos/sharp_smb80te_label.jpg title subtitle text image CONTROL SYSTEM A SM-B-80TE used as a heavy-duty control system. /media/museum/photos/sharp_smb80te_idustry.jpg title subtitle text image THE BOX /media/museum/photos/sharp_smb80te_box_1.jpg title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com /museum/sharp-mz-40k /museum/sharp-sm-b-80tc 701 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230608080456/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=701 2023-06-08

the SM-B-80TE and the SM-B-80TC training boards seem to be the first computers made by Sharp having the general public in mind.

At the time, a professional division of Sharp already sold a range of computers called Hayac. These boards, as well as the first MZ computer series were conceived by the Sharp parts division as a market test.

The same board concept could be found in the USA since 1985 (MOS Kim 1, Intel SDK-85) but Sharp was one of the first manufacturer, with NEC, offering a Japan made training board.

Thanks to Ohishi Nuboaki and his Sharp MZ dedicated website