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SPC-1000

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Samsung Electronics
IndustryConsumer electronics, Personal computers
FoundedJanuary 13, 1969; 57 years ago (1969-01-13) in South Korea
Headquarters
South Korea
ProductsSPC-1000 personal computer


Template:Infobox information appliance The SPC-1000 represents Samsung's initial venture into personal computing with a machine powered by a Z80 processor.[1] Originating from South Korea, the system incorporates HuBASIC—a BASIC interpreter developed by Japan's Hudson Soft.[2] It is equipped with a processor running at 4 MHz and contains 64 KB of memory.

History

Released in 1983, the SPC-1000 marked Samsung's debut in the personal computer market.[3] Its primary application was within educational settings.[4]

Description

The system integrates a keyboard with an internal tape drive. It supports additional peripherals such as external disk drives, a gamepad, and a specialized CRT monitor.[4] When outfitted with double-sided, double-density floppy disk drives, it can operate the CP/M operating system.

Software distribution relied on cassette tape media, featuring over one hundred titles including games and applications.[5] Several titles were adaptations of well-known early 1980s Arcade game hits, modified to accommodate the hardware’s capabilities.[6][7]

Features

The system is powered by a Zilog Z80 processor operating at 4 MHz,[2] and includes 64KB of memory. Audio output is handled by a General Instrument AY-3-8910 sound chip, which delivers three channels with eight octaves each.[2] Graphics are managed by an AMI S68047 chip, closely resembling the Motorola 6847[8], supporting semigraphics in nine colors, a 128 × 192 resolution mode with four colors, or a 256 × 192 mode displaying two colors.[2][9]

Gallery

Video games

A total of 65 video games are documented for the SPC-1000 platform.[10][11]

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Title Release year Publisher
3D Car Race 198? Static Soft
Aenni-ui Moheom 198? Static Soft
Aldebaran Part 1 198? Samsung Software
Asteroid Belt 1985 Static Soft
AV Armored Vehicle 1986 Sammi Computer
Bazooka 198? Samsung Software
Block Game 198? Samsung Software
Bokosuka Wars 198? Sammi Computer
Bomber Man 198? Korea Soft Bank
Dang Goo 198? Sammi Computer
Disneyland 1985 Sammi Computer
Disneyland II 1985 Sammi Computer
Disneyland III 1985 Sammi Computer
DragonSlayer 198? Sammi Computer
Eunhaeng Kangdo 198? Static Soft
Fighter 201 1985 Index
Firia 1986 Static Soft
Fruits Field 198? Static Soft
Galaga 198? Static Soft
Gold Cavern 198? Samsung Software

198? | Samsung Software |


References

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2123: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  10. ↑ Game Index - Retail Games SPC-1000
  11. ↑ Game Index - Conversions SPC-1000
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