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title: EAGLE COMPUTERS INC. Eagle
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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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- '1980'
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cpus:
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- Zilog Z80 A
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params:
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name: Eagle
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image: /media/museum/photos/eagle_ii_1s.jpg
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company: /companies/eagle-computers-inc
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company_name: EAGLE COMPUTERS INC.
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: Eagle
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Eagle Computers Inc.
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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: april 1980
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- label: END OF PRODUCTION
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value: '1988'
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full-stroke ketboard with separated numeric keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: Zilog Z80 A
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- label: SPEED
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value: 4 MHz
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- label: RAM
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value: 64 KB
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- label: VRAM
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value: 2 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 4 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 80 x 24
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: None
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- label: COLORS
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value: monochrome green display
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: |-
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Centronics, 2 x serial/RS232, SASI\
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AV ports on AVI models
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: According the model
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- label: OS
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value: CP/M 2.2
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in PSU
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- label: PRICE
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value: |-
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Eagle III : $1600 (USA, 1982)\
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Eagle IV : $2600 (USA, 1982)
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tabs:
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- photos
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forum_thread: 520
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photos:
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- title: EAGLE II
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/eagle_ii_1.jpg
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- title: EAGLE II - FRONT
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subtitle: ''
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text: thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_front_dorothy.jpg
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- title: EAGLE II - RIGHT SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_r-side_dorothy.jpg
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- title: EAGLE II - SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/eagle_ii_rear.jpg
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- title: EAGLE II - REAR
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subtitle: ''
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text: thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_rear2_dorothy.jpg
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- title: EAGLE II - REAR CLOSE-UP
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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From left to right:
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\- audio PLAY IN\
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\- audio OUT 1 & OUT 2\
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\- SERIAL 1 & 2\
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\- PARALLEL A\
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\- PARALLEL B (Centronics)\
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\- Power cord\
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\- Brightness knob\
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\- Power switch
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thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_rear_dorothy.jpg
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- title: EAGLE II - LEFT SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: thanks to Dorothy de Kiewiet for this picture
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image: /media/museum/photos/avl_eagle_l-side_dorothy.jpg
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- title: DIFFERENT EAGLE MODELS
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/eagle_computers.jpg
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oc_id: 526
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230208074732/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=526
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date: '2023-02-08'
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---
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Eagle Computers were originally manufactured by AVL (Audio Visual Labs) as a controller for audio-video projectors. The original models, the Eagle I and II, had AV ports on the back.
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The computers proved so popular that the AV ports were removed, and standard RS-232 and Centronics ports added. The computer division was spun off and Eagle Computers, Inc. was created.
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The complete line of CP/M computers they made was: Eagle I, II, III, IV, and V. All were the same except for the storage. The **Eagle I** had a single single-sided (SS) double-density (DD) 96-tpi 5.25" floppy-disk drive, the **Eagle II** had two of these. The **Eagle III** had two double-sided (DS) DD 96-tpi 5.25" FDD. The **Eagle IV** had one of these and a 10-Mb hard disk, and the **Eagle V** had one of these and a 32-Mb hard disk.
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The Is and Vs were not sold in large numbers, because of the small storage capacity of the former, and the high capacity and higher price of the latter. Who needed 32 Mb?
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