ABC 800
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The Luxor ABC 800 series were office-versions of the ABC 80 home computer. All the 800s featured more memory, 32 KiB RAM was standard. They could also be extended with "high" resolution graphics (240x240 pixels). The ABC 800 came in a monochrome version with an 80 character wide screen, and a color version with 40 characters. The later ABC 806 had more graphics modes, and the ABC 802 was compact version with the main board integrated with the small screen (where the ABC 80 and 800 has the main board integrated with the keyboard and a separate screen). It has no high-resolution graphics.
"Who needs IBM-compatibility?", asked Luxor's adverts. Which most computer buyers eventually considered a requirement. A certain compability could be achieved between the ABC-world and the PC-world with the help of a program called 'W ABC'.
The ABC 800 computer was also sold by Facit by the name Facit DTC.
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| CPU | Zilog Z80 |
| RAM | 32 KiB |
| ROM | 32 KiB |
| Graphics | 80x24 textmode or graphics adapter with 16 KiB used as 240x240 pixels in monochrome (amber on brown) or 8 colors |
| Storage | Usually 2x 5,25" floppy disk units. In 160, 320 or 640 KiB capacity. |
Model numbers 'ABC 800 M' for monochrome and 'ABC 800 C' for color.
