Telmac 1800

The Telmac 1800 was an early microcomputer delivered in kit form. It was introduced in 1977 by Telercas, the Finnish importer of RCA microchips. Most of the 2,000 kits manufactured were bought by electronics enthusiasts in Finland, Sweden and Norway.

Telmac 1800
TypeHome computer, Computer kit
Release date1977 (1977)
MediaCompact Cassette
CPURCA 1802 (COSMAC) microprocessor CPU
Memory2 kB RAM, expandable to 4 kB
Graphics64×32 pixels display resolution
SuccessorTelmac TMC-600 / Telmac TMC-2000
Telmac 1800 Microcomputer
Telmac 1800 Microcomputer

An expansion board, OSCOM, later became available, and included an alphanumeric video display, and up to 12 kB of memory. A 4 kB Tiny BASIC could be run on this configuration.[1]

The first-ever commercial video game to be developed in Finland, Chesmac (fi), was developed by Raimo Suonio on a Telmac 1800 computer in 1979.

Major features

References

  1. "1977:Telmac 1800". HobbyLabs. October 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-06.


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