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From: jm@tekid.UUCP (Jeff Mizener)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Whither the Spectravideo 318???
Message-ID: <1408@tekid.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 15-Jul-83 14:11:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekid.1408
Posted: Fri Jul 15 14:11:24 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 16-Jul-83 13:37:50 EDT
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	Has anyone ever seen/heard of the Spectravideo 318?

	I'm looking for a cheap starter computer (to do hardware
	playing with...) and I came across an add for the
	Spectravideo SV-318 (in "Creative Computing"
	a worthless magazine), and called for info.  A snotty
	girl answered and reluctantly took my name/address.
	If the computer is anything like my first brush with
	the company, I'll buy a commodore 64.

	It "boasts":
	costs $299 (list).
	32k ram w/enhanced microsoft basic, expandable to 96k
	32k rom, expandable to 144k (16k dedicated to graphics support)
	71 key kbd, 10 definable keys
	U/L case
	graphics from keyboard
	cartridge (game) slots, built-in joystick, 16 colors
	256x192 pixels, 32 "sprites", 3 voice sound, 8 octaves
	controllable a.d.s.r
	2 chan cassette int, built in (?)
	audio i/o (what?) w/ built in microphone (?)
	will support 256k out on disks
	supports 80 col cp/m 2.2 and 3.0
	many (9) peripherals available now

	Comments?  I haven't seen one for sale yet, so....

I want a real computer, but I can't afford one...

	Jeff Mizener
	Tektronix Inc., ID/ADG
	Beaverton, OR

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