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title: LNW RESEARCH LNW-80
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Home Computer
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1982'
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cpus:
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- Z-80A
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params:
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name: LNW-80
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image: /media/museum/photos/lnw_lnw80_system_1.jpg
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company: /companies/lnw-research
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company_name: LNW RESEARCH
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: LNW-80
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: LNW Research
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- label: TYPE
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value: Home 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: '1982'
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- label: END OF PRODUCTION
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value: '1984'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: Microsoft Basic Level II
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full-stroke 74 keys with numeric keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: Z-80A
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- label: SPEED
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value: 1.77 Mhz. or 4 Mhz.
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- label: RAM
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value: 48 KB
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- label: VRAM
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value: 16 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 12 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 32 or 64 chars. x 16 lines
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: 4 modes from 64 x 48 to 480 x 192 pixels
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- label: COLORS
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value: 8 colours
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- label: SOUND
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value: Buit-in speaker. Tones generator
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: '42 (W) x 56(D) x 9(H) cm. Weight: 13 Kg'
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: F.D. unit, RGB, Parallel, Serial RS-232, Tape recorder.
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- label: OS
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value: TRS-DOS or CP/M
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Biult-in Power supply
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- label: PRICE
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value: $1695
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tabs:
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- photos
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- adverts
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- docs
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forum_thread: 584
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photos:
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- title: USER MANUALS
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/lnw_lnw80_manuals_1.jpg
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adverts:
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- title: U.S. ADVERT (1982)
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: null
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- title: U.S. ADVERT (1982)
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Advert said:
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...You will get more performances than with the IBM PC, the Apple II, TRS80 Model II or TRS80 Model III along with software support of TRSDOS or CP/M, the two most widely used operating systems. This means you, the user, can select from the largest base of business or personal software...
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image: null
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docs:
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- title: LNW80 MICROCOMPUTER OPERATIONS MANUAL
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url: http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/lnwo.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/lnw80_operations-manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**LNW80 MICROCOMPUTER OPERATIONS MANUAL**](http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/lnwo.htm)written by Ciarán McManus / LNW
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compiled/archived by Wade\
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 1.5 MB\
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source : [TRS 80 Hardware Manual Download Page](http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/hardware.htm)
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- title: LNW80 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL
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url: http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/lnwt.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/lnw80_technical-reference-manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**LNW80 TECHNICAL REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/lnwt.htm)written by David L. Kelly / LNW
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compiled/archived by Wade\
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 7 MB\
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source : [TRS 80 Hardware Manual Download Page](http://www2.asub.arknet.edu/wade/hardware.htm)
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oc_id: 595
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230531231236/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=595
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date: '2023-05-31'
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---
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LNW company name came from its three founders' names: Gene **L**u, Michael G. **N**orton (President) and Ken **W**oog. In 1980, the company started manufacturing expansion and interface cards for the [Tandy TRS-80 Model 1](/museum/tandy-radio-shack-trs-80-model-i/) and then sold the first TRS-80 compatible single-board kit.
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The LNW-80 was an early TRS-80 clone system, sold as a kit or assembled, and fully hardware and software compatible. It was a powerful machine offering much more advanced features than the original Model 1, including most features found on the TRS-80 expansion interface:
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\- Two selectable speeds, 1.77 Mhz (Tandy original) and 4 Mhz.\
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\- 8 colours, 480 x 192 high resolution graphics\
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\- RGB and monochrome monitor outputs\
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\- Expanded keyboard with numeric keypad\
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\- Versatile floppy disk controler for single/double sided 5.25" or 8" disks, single or double density format\
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\- Serial RS-232C and Parallel interfaces.
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Later, LNW sold two other computers, the **LN80 II** and the **LN80 TEAM**, a MS-DOS based system (no info at the moment).
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In 1984 the company went bankrupt mainly because of its warehouse burglary, as all of its computers stock disapeared!
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