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Tesla Mato	Computers	Home Computer	Slovakia	1989	MHB 8080A	name company company_name specs tabs photos hardware comments oc_id source Mato /companies/tesla Tesla label value NAME Mato label value MANUFACTURER Tesla label value TYPE Home Computer label value ORIGIN Slovakia label value YEAR 1989 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Basic-G label value KEYBOARD Full stroke 53 keys label value CPU MHB 8080A (East European version of the 8080) label value SPEED 4.164 MHz label value CO-PROCESSOR None label value RAM 48 KB, including video RAM label value ROM 14 KB - OS + Graphics Basic - 2 KB NET OS since 1990, only for schools label value TEXT MODES Unknown label value GRAPHIC MODES 255 x 255 dots label value COLORS Monochrome label value SOUND Beeper (1 channel) label value SIZE / WEIGHT 30 (W) x 19.2 (D) x 6.7 (H) cm / 1.6 kg label value I/O PORTS Parallel printer, Serial I/O for tape, optional Net port label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in 220V/18W (+5V, -5V, +12V DC) label value PRICE About 40 in 1990, 35 in 1992 (special edition with 3 games included) photos hardware title subtitle text image INSIDE #1 Thanks to **Ivan Urda** null title subtitle text image INSIDE #2 Note the TV/aerial video output and the cassette DIN socket. Thanks to **Ivan Urda** null title subtitle text image KEYBOARD Thanks to **Ivan Urda** null title subtitle text image POWER SUPPLY DIAGRAM Reduced version of the picture included in the MatoTech.zip file null author date text Michele (Italy) Tuesday 11th June 2013 Hi there, I''ve one of it with schematics, manual and seems steel running. I''m trying to make it run but the screen is not clear$ i see the characters at the bottom colored white but not clear$ it''s like a problem with the modulator. I can post more pictures of both documents, internal and external of it$ if someone can help me to make it back alive, please let me know. It is from my girl that she received it like a gift in his younger school time. :-) author date text Dušan Majtás Tuesday 10th June 2008 There was no true serial connector at least on version for "public" the school version I did not saw ever. But the so called serial connector was DIN5 connector. two of which were on the rear panel, one DIN5 for connecting tape recorder (generaly spoken about generic tape recorder because MATO has not its own like 8bit Atari or Commodore and so) and second one for connecting to TV. Besides this the paralel port was not classical PC paralel port because it lacks asymetry of paralel port (not sure about pin count, have to dig out this old piece of crap and look at it), I have the feeling it was rather wide serial port than paralel port but have to check doc book of this micro computer first. author date text Linkman (Slovak Republic) Saturday 23rd April 2005 Wow i am from Slovak Republic and i never heard about this computer ?! I am really suprissed :) 943 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230401022830/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=943 2023-04-01

the Mato (Mat'o) was actually not made by Tesla, but by Statny majetok Zavadka. It was a clone of the PMD-85 with some modifications (something between PMD85-1 and PMD85-2).

It had different adressing modes, three user modes (calculator, program and graphics), different load/save method (programs could be read form tape via special software) and changed keyboard layout (fewer keys and special CONT, Shift and STOP).

Two version were sold, one with built-in debbuger and BASIC, second with three built-in games; they came either fully assembled or as a build-it-yourself kit.

Thanks to Vladimir Kopacek from Czech Republic for information and picture.

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Ivan Urda, the designer of the Mato, says:
I designed this computer in 3 month and rewrited the OS and BASIC-G at home, because I conflicted with my "bolshevik director".
I made that beside my main job - computer controled washing machines - in Electronics Institute of Strojsmalt Pohorela, which was located in my home city, Banska Bystrica.
As a matter of interest, the first prototype was first named "BAPO" from "BAbacov POocitac", then "Babac computer" - "Babac" was name of my director...). Fortunately, for serial production they changed the name into MATO.
The MATO was designed as single board computer, full compatible with the PMD-85 (only data record protocol was different). The first prototype saw the light in July 1988. First 50 pieces were made in February 1989 and serial production began in August 1989.
More than 5500 pieces were made in the Statny Majetok Zavadka factory. The production finished in 1992.

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