micronique_hector_hrx_3

L’HRX è solo un 2HR con qualche memoria in più (RAM da 64kb) e soprattutto un nuovo linguaggio integrato, il Forth!! Sì, hai letto bene: FORTH. A quel tempo, poiché il Jupiter Ace non veniva più prodotto, l’Hector HRX era semplicemente l’unico microcomputer al mondo con Forth originariamente integrato (almeno credo).

NAME   HECTOR HRX
MANUFACTURER   Micronique
TYPE   Home Computer
ORIGIN   France
YEAR   Summer 1983
END OF PRODUCTION   1985 ?
BUILT IN LANGUAGE   Forth
KEYBOARD   AZERTY, Mechanical keyboard, 53 keys
CPU   Zilog Z80 A
SPEED   5 MHz
RAM   64 kb, 48 kb free for user
ROM   16 kb, up to 64 kb
TEXT MODES   40 x 22
GRAPHIC MODES   112 x 78 with 4 colors
243 x 231 with 4 colors
COLORS   15 (8 colors, 2 brightness)
SOUND   1 voice, 4 octaves
SIZE / WEIGHT   47 x 27 x 10 cm
I/O PORTS   2 joysticks plugs
Video RGB output (scart / secam)
Centronics, Rom-pack, Disk-drive on the same port
BUILT IN MEDIA   Tape recorder (1500 bauds)
POWER SUPPLY   Internal power supply
PERIPHERALS   Joysticks
Robot arm
Disc2 disk drives
BASIC 3 rom-pack
PRICE   754  (France, november 83)
4950fr (France, november 83)
HRX + Disc2 = 760  (France,may 86)

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