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title	categories	types	origins	years	cpus	params
Franklin ACE 500	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1983	MOS 65C02	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos docs oc_id source ACE 500 /media/museum/photos/franklin_ace500_system_2.jpg /companies/franklin Franklin label value NAME ACE 500 label value MANUFACTURER Franklin label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1983 label value END OF PRODUCTION 1983 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE Applesoft BASIC label value KEYBOARD Full stroke 90 keys with function keys and numeric keypad label value CPU MOS 65C02 label value SPEED Unknown label value RAM 256 KB expandable to 512 KB on board label value ROM Unknown label value TEXT MODES 40 / 80 chars. x 24 lines (monochrome) label value GRAPHIC MODES All of the Apple IIc modes: 40 x 48 (16 col) / 80 x 48 (16 col) / 280 x 192 (6 col) / 140 x 192 (16 col) / 560 x 192 (mono) label value COLORS 16 maximum label value SOUND Built-in speaker label value I/O PORTS Parallel, Serial, NTSC RGB and composite video, joystick, mouse label value BUILT IN MEDIA Built-in 5.25 label value OS Apple DOS 3.X label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in power supply unit label value PRICE Unknown photos docs 774 title subtitle text image FRONT VIEW /media/museum/photos/franklin_ace500_system_1.jpg title subtitle text image CLOSE-UP /media/museum/photos/franklin_ace500_fdcloseup_1.jpg title subtitle text image BACK SIDE **(1)** Serial port DIN plug\ **(2)** Configuration switches\ **(3)** Parallel DB25 connector\ **(4)** External drive unit DB15 connector\ **(5)** Mouse and Joystick DB9 connector\ **(6)** RGB video out DB9 connector\ **(7)** Monochrome composite video out RCA jack\ **(8)** DC power plug. An external AC adaptor provides power. /media/museum/photos/franklin_ace500_back_1.jpg title url cover text OWNER'S REFERENCE MANUAL http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/home.htm /media/museum/docs/couvs/franklin_ace500_doc-manual.jpg [**OWNER'S REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/home.htm)written by Franklin  type of document : PDF\  size : 11,7 MB\  source : [www.apple-iigs.info](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** 793 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230129164849/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=793 2023-01-29

The Franklin ACE 500 was a 100% Apple IIe and Apple IIc compatible computer with a built-in 5.25" disk drive and 256 KB of RAM.

It looked pretty much like a black //c, featured all of the standard Apple ports and a better keyboard with a numeric keypad. It was also very similar to the Laser 128 in design and features.

The ACE 500 was the last Apple II compatible Franklin manufactured. Its capabilities and abilities were identical to the Ace 2000 series. The Company was sued in 1982 by Apple for copyright and patent infringement and ceased making computers in August 1983.

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