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LNW RESEARCH LNW-80	Computers	Home Computer	U.S.A.	1982	Z-80A	name company company_name specs tabs photos adverts docs oc_id source LNW-80 /companies/lnw-research LNW RESEARCH label value NAME LNW-80 label value MANUFACTURER LNW Research label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1982 label value END OF PRODUCTION 1984 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Microsoft Basic Level II label value KEYBOARD Full-stroke 74 keys with numeric keypad label value CPU Z-80A label value SPEED 1.77 Mhz. or 4 Mhz. label value RAM 48 KB label value VRAM 16 KB label value ROM 12 KB label value TEXT MODES 32 or 64 chars. x 16 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES 4 modes from 64 x 48 to 480 x 192 pixels label value COLORS 8 colours label value SOUND Buit-in speaker. Tones generator label value SIZE / WEIGHT 42 (W) x 56(D) x 9(H) cm. Weight: 13 Kg label value I/O PORTS F.D. unit, RGB, Parallel, Serial RS-232, Tape recorder. label value OS TRS-DOS or CP/M label value POWER SUPPLY Biult-in Power supply label value PRICE $1695 photos adverts docs title subtitle text image USER MANUALS null title subtitle text image U.S. ADVERT (1982) null title subtitle text image U.S. ADVERT (1982) Advert said: ...You will get more performances than with the IBM PC, the Apple II, TRS80 Model II or TRS80 Model III along with software support of TRSDOS or CP/M, the two most widely used operating systems. This means you, the user, can select from the largest base of business or personal software... null title url cover text LNW80 MICROCOMPUTER OPERATIONS MANUAL http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/lnwo.htm null [**LNW80 MICROCOMPUTER OPERATIONS MANUAL**](http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/lnwo.htm)written by Ciarán McManus / LNW  compiled/archived by Wade\  type of document : PDF\  size : 1.5 MB\  source : [TRS 80 Hardware Manual Download Page](http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/hardware.htm) title url cover text LNW80 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/lnwt.htm null [**LNW80 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/lnwt.htm)written by David L. Kelly / LNW  compiled/archived by Wade\  type of document : PDF\  size : 7 MB\  source : [TRS 80 Hardware Manual Download Page](http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/hardware.htm) 595 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230531231236/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=595 2023-05-31

LNW company name came from its three founders' names: Gene Lu, Michael G. Norton (President) and Ken Woog. In 1980, the company started manufacturing expansion and interface cards for the Tandy TRS-80 Model 1 and then sold the first TRS-80 compatible single-board kit.

The LNW-80 was an early TRS-80 clone system, sold as a kit or assembled, and fully hardware and software compatible. It was a powerful machine offering much more advanced features than the original Model 1, including most features found on the TRS-80 expansion interface:

- Two selectable speeds, 1.77 Mhz (Tandy original) and 4 Mhz.
- 8 colours, 480 x 192 high resolution graphics
- RGB and monochrome monitor outputs
- Expanded keyboard with numeric keypad
- Versatile floppy disk controler for single/double sided 5.25" or 8" disks, single or double density format
- Serial RS-232C and Parallel interfaces.

Later, LNW sold two other computers, the LN80 II and the LN80 TEAM, a MS-DOS based system (no info at the moment).

In 1984 the company went bankrupt mainly because of its warehouse burglary, as all of its computers stock disapeared!