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EAGLE COMPUTERS INC. Eagle

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Professional Computer

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1980

Zilog Z80 A

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EAGLE COMPUTERS INC.

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NAME	Eagle

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MANUFACTURER	Eagle Computers Inc.

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TYPE	Professional Computer

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ORIGIN	U.S.A.

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YEAR	april 1980

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END OF PRODUCTION	1988

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KEYBOARD	Full-stroke ketboard with separated numeric keypad

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CPU	Zilog Z80 A

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SPEED	4 MHz

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RAM	64 KB

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VRAM	2 KB

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ROM	4 KB

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TEXT MODES	80 x 24

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GRAPHIC MODES	None

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COLORS	monochrome green display

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I/O PORTS	Centronics, 2 x serial/RS232, SASI\ AV ports on AVI models

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BUILT IN MEDIA	According the model

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OS	CP/M 2.2

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POWER SUPPLY	Built-in PSU

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PRICE	Eagle III : $1600 (USA, 1982)\ Eagle IV : $2600 (USA, 1982)

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EAGLE II			/media/museum/photos/eagle_ii_1.jpg

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EAGLE II - FRONT		thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture	/media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_front_dorothy.jpg

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EAGLE II - RIGHT SIDE		thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture	/media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_r-side_dorothy.jpg

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EAGLE II - SIDE			/media/museum/photos/eagle_ii_rear.jpg

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EAGLE II - REAR		thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture	/media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_rear2_dorothy.jpg

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EAGLE II - REAR CLOSE-UP		From left to right: - audio PLAY IN\ - audio OUT 1 & OUT 2\ - SERIAL 1 & 2\ - PARALLEL A\ - PARALLEL B (Centronics)\ - Power cord\ - Brightness knob\ - Power switch thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture	/media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_rear_dorothy.jpg

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EAGLE II - LEFT SIDE		thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture	/media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_l-side_dorothy.jpg

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DIFFERENT EAGLE MODELS			/media/museum/photos/eagle_computers.jpg

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Eagle Computers were originally manufactured by AVL (Audio Visual Labs) as a controller for audio-video projectors. The original models, the Eagle I and II, had AV ports on the back.

The computers proved so popular that the AV ports were removed, and standard RS-232 and Centronics ports added. The computer division was spun off and Eagle Computers, Inc. was created.

The complete line of CP/M computers they made was: Eagle I, II, III, IV, and V. All were the same except for the storage. The Eagle I had a single single-sided (SS) double-density (DD) 96-tpi 5.25" floppy-disk drive, the Eagle II had two of these. The Eagle III had two double-sided (DS) DD 96-tpi 5.25" FDD. The Eagle IV had one of these and a 10-Mb hard disk, and the Eagle V had one of these and a 32-Mb hard disk.

The Is and Vs were not sold in large numbers, because of the small storage capacity of the former, and the high capacity and higher price of the latter. Who needed 32 Mb?

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