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6,654 pages: 1,289 machines, 702 software, 460 companies, 64 history, 17 articles, 59 fun. 4,336 media files so far; references to files not downloaded yet are left out. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: Franklin ACE 100
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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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- '1981'
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cpus:
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- '6502'
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params:
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name: ACE 100
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image: /media/museum/photos/franklin_ace100_system_s1.jpg
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logo: /media/museum/logos/franklin_ace100_logo_s2.gif
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company: /companies/franklin
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company_name: Franklin
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: ACE 100
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Franklin
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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: '1981'
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- label: END OF PRODUCTION
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value: '1982'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: AppleSoft BASIC
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Typewriter style, 73 keys with numeric keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: '6502'
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- label: SPEED
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value: 1 MHz
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- label: RAM
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value: 48 KB - Allowed for a 16 KB Language card
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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: 40 columns x 24 lines
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: 40 x 48 / 208 x 160 / 280 x 192 dots
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- label: COLORS
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value: Monochrome
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- label: SOUND
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value: 1 voice - Built-in speaker
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: Unknown
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Joystick, 8 Apple II compatible slots (No tape recorder jacks)
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: None
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- label: OS
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value: Apple DOS
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in switching PSU with cooling fan
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: All Apple II cards and peripherals
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- label: PRICE
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value: $900
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tabs:
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- photos
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- adverts
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- links
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photos:
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- title: ANOTHER VIEW
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/franklin_ace100_system_3.jpg
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- title: COMPLETE SYSTEM
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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The **[Maine Computer Museum](http://www.mainecomputermuseum.org)** displayed this complete version at the Vintage Computer Festival exhibition.
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Thanks to **Vinal Applebee**
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image: /media/museum/photos/franklin_ace100_compsystem_s1.jpg
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adverts:
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- title: US ADVERT, 1981
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/pubs/franklin_ace100_pub_s1.jpg
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links:
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- title: Dave Dunfield ACE 100 page
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url: http://www.parse.com/~ddunfield/museum/franklin/index.htm
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text: More information and pictures
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oc_id: 1070
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230206185937/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1070
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date: '2023-02-06'
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---
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Four years after Apple introduced its computer, Franklin Computer Corporation thought to duplicate Apple’s achievement and released its first computer, the Franklin Ace 100.
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The ACE 100 was a pure copy of the Apple II. The main board had quite the same design and the ROM content was also exactly identical, aside from the Apple copyright which was removed!
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Nevertheless, it supported some features that were missing in the Apple II, lower-case letters, and a numeric keypad. The ACE 100 had a short life, hardly one year, and was soon replaced by the [ACE 1000](/museum/franklin-ace-1000/)
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It found however one's place in computing history when Apple took legal action against Franklin for counterfeiting and the US Court of Appeals eventually decided in August 1983 that computer programs in ROMs could legally be copyrighted.
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<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>
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