CGL Sord M5

The Sord M5 made by CGL Home Computers, was a Japanese home computer available in 1983. It had keys similar to the Sinclair Spectrum, but with the bottom right corner chopped off.
 
The processor was a  Zilog Z80 , runninng at 3.58 MHz
 
Video Hardware consisted of 24x40 text (8x6 characters), 224 user defined characters, 256x192 graphics, 16 colours, 32 hardware sprites (up to 16x16 pixels).

Sound Hardware had 3 sound channels, 1 noise channel, 6 octaves, 15 amplitude levels.

Japan 1982
Language: Basic-G, Basic-I and Basic-F delivered on cartridges
Keyboard: Calculator type, 55 keys. Upper/lower case letters, 64 graphic symbols, 28 Basic statements
RAM      4 KB (up to 36 KB)
VRAM      16 KB
ROM      8 KB (up to 28 KB)
Size/Weight: 10.5'' (wide) x 7.25'' (deep) x 1.5'' (high)
262 x 185 x 36 mm. 800 gr
Price: £149

This was very kindly donated by Mr D Flack and is complete with software and manuals.

Serial No: 23C 02820

Manufacturer: Sord
Date: 1982

CGL Sord M5 Manuals:

Item Manufacturer Date
Sord M5 Users Guide Sord Computer Corporation 1983
Sord M5 Basic-G Manual Sord Computer Corporation April 1983
CGL Sord M5 Basic-I Manual Sord Computer Corporation May 1983

Magazines RELATED to CGL Sord M5 in our Library

Item Manufacturer Date
Personal Computer World - August 1983 August 1983

Other Systems Related To CGL Sord M5:

Item Manufacturer Date
Sord M23 Mark III Sord 1980

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH2427. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

  

CGL Sord M5

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