RM 380Z

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Research Machines produced the 380Z computer from 1979 to 1985. The main unit was a black 2U high 19" rack containing a power supply and passive bus, into which were plugged a series of cards. The keyboard was seperate but also came in a tough metal case. The only processor offered was a Z80 (hence the name), with upto 64K of RAM. Mass storage was either via cassette tape, or floppy disk (which required a disk controller card). The basic system came with a basic graphics card, which could be enhanced with a hi-res board. There was room in the case for two 5.25" floppy drives, an external case could be used for more drives or for 8" drives.

The machine came with a monitor program in ROM, so BASIC or other languages had to be loaded from tape or disk. CP/M was available on disk.

The 380Z was sold mainly to schools in the UK, and some were also sold to industry.