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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: COMPUTER DATA SYSTEMS VERSATILE 2
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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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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1977'
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cpus:
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- Zilog Z80
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params:
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name: VERSATILE 2
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image: /media/museum/photos/versatile1.jpg
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company: /companies/computer-data-systems
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company_name: COMPUTER DATA SYSTEMS
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: VERSATILE 2
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Computer Data Systems
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: U.S.A.
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1977'
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- label: CPU
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value: Zilog Z80
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- label: SPEED
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value: Unknown
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- label: RAM
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value: 16 KB (static RAM), extensible with 8K memory boards
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- label: ROM
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value: Unknown
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 64 x 16 - Display on the built-in 9
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: RS 232 - Parallel Port
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: '5.25'
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- label: OS
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value: CP/M
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tabs:
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- photos
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photos:
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- title: A SCREEN SHOT OF THE INVENTORY PROGRAM
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/versatile3.jpg
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- title: A SCREEN SHOT OF THE "STAR TREK" GAME
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/versatile2.jpg
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comments:
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- author: Bob (Middletown De)
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date: Thursday 6th February 2014
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text: |-
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What a time this was 1975 through 1982.\
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Those were the days.
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- author: brandon boyer (deleware, usa)
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date: Wednesday 13rd July 2011
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text: my dad just ordered a few BYTE magazines from 77'' his old company was CDS out wilmington DE and he had a few articles and ads in it. he told me they coldnt kee up with the orders that came in for all his models as they changed thru the years.
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oc_id: 345
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608084241/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=345
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date: '2023-06-08'
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This computer was designed as a versatile machine (!), it was supplied with five disks :
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\- Disk #1 (OS and language) : Operating System, 12 K Extended Basic, Line Editor.\
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\- Disk #2 (Games) : Star Trek, Black Jack and Star Wars.\
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\- Disk #3 (Home Accounting) : Budgeting, Checkbook Balancing\
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\- Disk #4 (Small Business Accounting) : Payroll, Inventory, Taxes, Invoicing, Check Printing\
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\- Disk #5 : Blank floppy disk
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