Franklin Ace 1200 Microcomputer
date: label: Date made
content: 1982-1983
name: label: maker
content: Franklin Computer Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: The Franklin Ace 1200 was a clone of the Apple II microcomputer sold by Franklin Computer Corporation. It was an upgrade of the Franklin 1000. It was compatible with Apple II computers, but could also run the CP/M operating system.
label: Description
content: The Franklin ACE 1200 had a MOS/Commodore 6502 microprocessor that ran at 1 MHz. It contained 48 KB of RAM and 16 KB of ROM and dual 5 ¼" floppy drives. The Ace 1200 came out between Apple II+ and the Apple //e. It included a CP/M card, a disk controller card, an 80 column card, and a dual serial/parallel card that was software interchangeable. The printer card caused problems because many applications did not recognize it.
label: Description
content: The Franklin Ace 1200 was introduced in about 1983 for the price of $2,200 (the donor said she had acquired this one in 1982). Several games came with this example of the microcomputer. The Franklin series ended after Franklin lost a legal battle with Apple.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New Jersey, Cherry Hill
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content: Medicine and Science: Computers
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content: Computers & Business Machines
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Rose M. Beauregard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0157.01
label: accession number
content: 2002.0157
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0157.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: microcomputer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 20 cm x 44 cm x 53 cm; 7 7/8 in x 17 5/16 in x 20 7/8 in