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---
title: Sord M343
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- Japan
cpus:
- Zilog Z80 - Intel 8088
params:
name: M343
image: /media/museum/photos/sord_m23-mk10_1.jpg
company: /companies/sord
company_name: Sord
specs:
- label: NAME
value: M343
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Sord
- label: TYPE
value: Professional Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: Japan
- label: YEAR
value: Unknown
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: Unknown
- label: KEYBOARD
value: Full-stroke keyboard with numeric and editing keypads, function keys, arrow keys
- label: CPU
value: Zilog Z80 - Intel 8088
- label: SPEED
value: Unknown
- label: CO-PROCESSOR
value: Intel 8087 (numeric processor)
- label: RAM
value: 256 KB (up to 768 KB)
- label: VRAM
value: Unknown
- label: ROM
value: Unknown
- label: TEXT MODES
value: 80 x 24
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: 1024 x 1024
- label: COLORS
value: Unknown (monochrome monitor)
- label: SOUND
value: Unknown
- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
value: Unknown (heavy)
- label: I/O PORTS
value: Unknown
- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
value: Two 8'' disk-drives
- label: OS
value: RDOS, RMDOS, MSDOS, CP/M 86 and Pascal USCD
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: Built-in PSU
- label: PRICE
value: Unknown
comments:
- author: Chee-Meng Soh (Malaysia)
date: Wednesday 4th January 2006
text: I've seen one of these in use at a Meteorological Center in Malaysia (in the late 80's). The drives were 8" floppy drives.
oc_id: 220
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20221205120747/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=220
date: '2022-12-05'
---
First information from **Jules Allen**:\
I worked for the British Sord importer in the early 80's and we had a couple of these beasts.\
They were the first high-end professional grade computer I had seen, they were aimed at financial applications.
<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>