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mode (only supported by drivers in the FORTH or the CP/M environments; no known programs using the Sinclair-based BASIC mode used this feature). SME worked at astonishing speed - one machine code command made an output of an entire display line. SME was capable of rendering several dozens of windows
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in the former Soviet Union as a low-cost personal computer solution for basic educational and office needs, in addition to its obvious use as a home computer. Schools would use it on the classrooms, interconnecting several machines and forming a 56K
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Domestic models often did not include the TV output, the internal speaker or both. The AY8910 chip for the domestic models was sold separately as an external extension module, hanging off the same
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fans wanting a more advanced computer compatible with the familiar architecture. It was mentioned on
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Another extension was the SME (Screen and Memory Extension) board. This featured 32 KB of
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Soviet/Russian 8-bit home computer, based on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum hardware architecture
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per second, and its capabilities were fully utilized only in the Forth environment.
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clones), also created by Dmitry Mikhailov. The computer was manufactured by the
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modes, with the Forth or LOGO operating environment residing in an on-board
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clone called "Beta", system language switchable between English and Russian
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Joystick ports, Centronics, RS-232, audio in/out, system bus extension
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August and September 1992 issues, highlighting the available
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Index


Home computer
Operating system
Sinclair BASIC
Logo
CP/M
Forth
CPU
Zilog Z80
MHz
KB
Removable storage
Soviet
Russian
bit
home computer
ZX Spectrum
Sinclair BASIC
CP/M
Forth
LOGO
ROM
Leningrad
KR580
Intel 8080
joint venture
marketed
baud
network
IBM PC compatible

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