Sord M5
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The Sord M5 (also sold in the United Kingdom and other countries by Computer Games Limited as the CGL M5), was a Japanese home computer launched by Sord Computer Corporation in 1982.
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[edit] Technical specifications
[edit] Internal hardware
- CPU: Zilog Z80 , 3.58 MHz
- Video Hardware: TMS9918
- 40x24 text (6x8 characters), 224 user defined characters
- 256x192 graphics, 16 colours
- 32 hardware sprites (up to 16x16 pixels)
- Sound Hardware: SN76489
- 3 sound channels
- 1 noise channel
- 6 octaves, 15 amplitude levels
- RAM: 20 KB (of which 16KB is screen memory)
- ROM: 8 KB expandable to 16KB
[edit] I/O ports and power supply
- I/O ports:
- TV out
- Video out (phono socket)
- Sound out (phono socket)
- Centronics 16-pin interface
- 8-pin DIN cassette connector
- Power supply: external
[edit] Language cartridge options
- BASIC-I
- Integer arithmetic only (16 bit signed)
- BASIC-G
- Graphics and sound functions
- BASIC-F
- Floating point arithmetic
- FALC
- applications package
[edit] Retail price
- UK Retail prices, December 1983 [1]
- Sord M5 plus BASIC-I : £190
- BASIC-G : £35
- BASIC-F : £35
- FALC : £35
[edit] Notes
- ^ Computer & Video Games magazine, December 1983
