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title, categories, types, origins, years, cpus, params
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Digital Equipment Corporation DE 68DT
Computers
Home Computer
U.S.A.
1977
Motorola 6800
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DE 68DT /media/museum/photos/dec_de68dt_1.jpg /companies/digital-equipment-corporation Digital Equipment Corporation
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NAME DE 68DT
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MANUFACTURER Digital Equipment Corporation
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TYPE Home Computer
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ORIGIN U.S.A.
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YEAR 1977
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KEYBOARD Full stroke keyboard
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CPU Motorola 6800
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SPEED Unknown
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RAM Up to 64 KB
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ROM 6 KB (including OS and debugger)
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TEXT MODES 20 characters alphanumeric display + 40 character per line built-in impact printer
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GRAPHIC MODES Unknown
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COLORS Unknown
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SOUND Unknown
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SIZE / WEIGHT Unknown
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I/O PORTS RS232C, internal slots (9)
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BUILT IN MEDIA Single or dual cassette tape drives
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OS Unknown
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POWER SUPPLY Unknown
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PRICE Unknown
351 347
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230223072024/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=347 2023-02-23

Software for this system includes the debugger (in ROM), a BASIC interpreter, a FORTRAN compiler and a linker. The ROM debugger features interactive translation of assembly language mnemonics, tape, disk and printer commands and multiple breakpoints.

The system was available in two configurations : the DEC68 DT (pictured above) which includes a FDD, and the DEC68 C which fits into a smaller case without the FDD. It was priced from $2000.

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