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Nascom

Model:Nascom 1
Introduced:December, 1977
MSRP:£197.50
CPU:Zilog Z80
CPU speed:2.5 MHz
Shipped with system version:Nasbug 1
RAM:2 KB, expandable to 64 KB
Discontinued:1979
 
Model:Nascom 2
Introduced:December, 1979
MSRP:£225
CPU:Zilog Z80
CPU speed:4 MHz
Shipped with system version:NasSys 1
RAM:8 KB, expandable to 64 KB
Discontinued:1983

The Nascom 1 and 2 were single-board computer kits issued in 1977 and 1979, respectively, based on the Zilog Z80 and including a keyboard and video interface, as well as a serial port that could be used for storing data on a tape cassette using the Kansas City standard.

The predecessor of Borland's very successful Turbo Pascal compiler and IDE for CP/M and MSDOS were developed for the Nascom 2, under the name Blue Label Pascal.

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