This is a Camputers Lynx 48k: Basic specification:
|
CPU |
Z80A |
|
Speed |
4/Mhz |
|
Word Length |
8 bit |
|
ROM |
16k |
|
RAM |
48k |
|
Graphic Modes |
1 |
|
Text Modes |
1 |
|
Colours |
8 |
|
Date |
1982 |
There was also the Lynx 96k and 128k (1983/84) running on a Z80B clocked at 6Mhz. For its time this was a high spec computer but that made it too expensive and it only sold 30,000, production ceasing in 1984. The history and some technical detail here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/03/20/feature_the_story_of_the_camputers_lynx/?page=1
This was a lovely machine to program as the designers had clearly paid attention to BBC Basic and allowed for structured programming with Procedures and If-then-else. There was no excuse in 1982 for producing a Basic that required Gosub's; the Lynx and the BBC B were a joy to program the Spectrum and the Commodore a pain. I would use the Lynx a lot more if it had also copied the in line assembler from BBC Basic as well; it really needs an editor as well (I am pretty certain there must have been one written but I can't find a copy).