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Franklin PC 5000, 6000, 8000	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1986	Intel 8088	name image company company_name specs tabs forum_thread photos oc_id source PC 5000, 6000, 8000 /media/museum/photos/franklin_pc5000_system_s1.jpg /companies/franklin Franklin label value NAME PC 5000, 6000, 8000 label value MANUFACTURER Franklin label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR 1986 label value END OF PRODUCTION 1988 label value KEYBOARD PC style with numeric keypad and 10 function keys label value CPU Intel 8088 label value SPEED 4.77 MHz label value RAM 512 KB to 640 KB label value TEXT MODES 40 or 80 columns x 25 lines label value GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 200 dots - CGA mode label value COLORS 16 label value SOUND 1 channel speaker label value I/O PORTS Serial, Parallel, composite video, sound label value BUILT IN MEDIA 1 or 2 5.25'' 360 KB floppy drives label value OS MS-DOS 3.1 label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in PSU label value PERIPHERALS All IBM and compatible expansion cards label value PRICE $949.99 - PC-8000 with dual FDD and video card photos 1080 title subtitle text image PC-5000 #1 Thanks to **Chema Matas** for the PC-5000 pictures /media/museum/photos/franklin_pc5000_system_s2.jpg title subtitle text image PC-5000 #2 From left to right: • Game port\ • Parallel port\ • Serial port\ • Sound output\ • Monochrome composite video output\ • RGB video DB9 output /media/museum/photos/franklin_pc5000_rearcon_s1.jpg title subtitle text image PC-8000 /media/museum/photos/franklin_pc8000_system_1.jpg title subtitle text image PC-8000 BOX Thanks to Dale Van Wieren for this picture /media/museum/photos/franklin_pc8000_box-1.jpg title subtitle text image PC-8000 BOX SIDE 1 Thanks to Dale Van Wieren for this picture /media/museum/photos/franklin_pc8000_box-side.jpg title subtitle text image PC-8000 BOX SIDE 2 Thanks to Dale Van Wieren for this picture /media/museum/photos/franklin_pc8000_box-side2.jpg 1110 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230603005939/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1110 2023-06-03

Before Apple forced Franklin out of the desktop computer market entirely, the company released three PC compatible systems, the PC-5000 (picture), PC-6000 and PC-8000.

Both were quite similar, based on the Intel 8088. Depending on the versions, they had 512 to 640 KB of RAM, one or two 360 KB floppy drives, standard serial and parallel ports, but also built-in game port, composite video and audio outputs.

With the loss of its desktop computer business, Franklin concentrated on its handheld line, which was introduced in 1986. In the years since, Franklin has sold handheld computers that acted as personal organizers, word processors and dictionaries.

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