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1,289 discussions, 9,527 archived comments; pages no longer carry the comments themselves. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: POWERTRAN CYBERNETICS CORTEX
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- United Kingdom
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years:
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- '1983'
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cpus:
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- TMS 9995
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params:
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name: CORTEX
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image: /media/museum/photos/powertran_cortex_1.jpg
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company: /companies/powertran-cybernetics
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company_name: POWERTRAN CYBERNETICS
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: CORTEX
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Powertran Cybernetics
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: United Kingdom
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1983'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: Power Basic and simple assembler/disassember.
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full-strok keyboard with numeric keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: TMS 9995 (16 bit)
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- label: SPEED
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value: 3 MHz (12 MHz crystal)
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- label: RAM
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value: 64 KB
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- label: VRAM
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value: 16 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 24 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 40 x 25
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: 256 x 192
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- label: COLORS
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value: '16'
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- label: SOUND
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value: built in speaker with primitive sound function
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: Unknown
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Serial RS-232C, Tape recorder port, optional Parallel printer card made by the Cortex User Group, Ebus extension bus that would take cards from the TI990 series minicomputer.
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: Optional 5.25'' FDD (worked off a TMS9909 FDC. The Basic included a 'Boot' command which would boot the disk.)
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- label: OS
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value: No OS
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in PSU
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- label: PRICE
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value: £249 + vat (later £199 + vat) for a kit of self assemby parts. Construction details in 'Electronics today international' magazine
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tabs:
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- links
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- docs
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forum_thread: 181
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links:
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- title: www.powertrancortex.com
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url: http://www.powertrancortex.com/
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text: Reference site
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- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
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url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
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text: FTP with useful files (emulator, roms, docs, etc.)
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docs:
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- title: FULL 31-PAGE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
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url: /media/museum/docs/cortex.zip
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/powertran_cortex_techmanual_s1%5B1%5D.jpg
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text: |-
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[**FULL 31-PAGE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION**](/media/museum/docs/cortex.zip)written by Powertran Cybernetics
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type of document : ZIP\
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source : [old-computers.com](/media/museum/docs/cortex.zip)
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- title: CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.
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url: /media/museum/docs/cortex_diagram.pdf
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/vide.gif
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text: |-
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[**CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS AND COMPLETE DESCRIPTION.**](/media/museum/docs/cortex_diagram.pdf)written by ETI electronic magazine
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compiled/archived by Stuart Conner\
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type of document : PDF
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oc_id: 171
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608161006/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=171
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date: '2023-06-08'
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---
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The information we have about this computer is sketchy.\
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O.S. was a powerful graphical BASIC interpreter modded from the TI basic.\
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Forth language was also available but not widely used.\
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Cortex had a mode to give 256 K RAM. ROM was copied into RAM at start-up and then swiched off allowing boot code and basic to be altered at start-up.
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Cortex was followed by the **Cortex II** which was just a re cased version with same style as early apple/dragon 32 beige/yellow plastic sloping cases, but using same main board and disk drives.
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<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>
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