Sol 20 Microcomputer
date: label: date made
content: 1977
notes: label: Description
content: In 1976, Processor Technology Company introduced three versions of the Sol microcomputer. One of these, the Sol-20, featured five expansions slots for adding further boards. More generally, Sol machines used an 8080 microprocessor, included video display circuitry, 1,024 words of static, low-power RAM, 85 key keyboard, 512 word PROM, power supply, BASIC-5 software and audio cassette interface. A popular early, PC, it came in a very attractive case with walnut wood sides, and influenced the design of future computers.
label: Description
content: This example was purchased in 1977 by Lawrence G. Dishman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. When he offered the machine in 1986, he reported that it could still be successfully powered up.
label: Description
content: For the disc drive, monitor, and floppy discs received with the machine, see other parts of accession 1986.0634. For a related advertisement, see the accession file.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Pleasanton
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Computers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Lawrence Dishman
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0634.01
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0634.01
label: accession number
content: 1986.0634
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Microcomputer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: manufactured (overall production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 19 in x 18 in; 15.24 cm x 48.26 cm x 45.72 cm