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21 February The Lynx was an 8-bit British home computer that was first released in early 1983 as a 48 KB model.
Several models were available with 48 KB, 96 KB or 128 KB RAM. It was possible to reach 192 KB with RAM expansions on board.
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=Hardware=
The machine was based around a Z80A CPU clocked at 4 MHz (6 MHz for the 128/192 KB models) and featured a Motorola 6845 as video controller. It was possible to run CP/M with the optional 5.25" floppy disk-drive on the 96 KB and 128 KB models.
Unique features of this computer (compared to other home computers at the time) include:
*All numbers were floating point BCD numbers (even line numbers).
*The computer always ran in "high" resolution graphics mode (256x252 pixels in eight colours) using a 6 x 10 pixel font. Only a few bytes of graphic memory could be manipulated during the horizontal sync period[citation needed], and thus graphics were extremely slow compared to most other computers.
*Up to 192 KB of RAM and 20 KB of ROM (16 KB on the smallest model) on a 16-bit address bus was implemented using special hardware. As a consequence, certain RAM areas shadowed by ROM could only be used for data storage and the video memory had a green and alternative green bank that could be switched by a hardware register.
*For sound it had a simple (6-bit) DAC. A comparator was included to serve as an ADC (primarily used for reading from tape drives).
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=Links=
*[https://youtu.be/4zuh0kVhlGg J'adopte un (Camputers) Lynx !!] by [[Olipix]]
*[https://youtu.be/yg8W9aGaGuY All Camputers Lynx games tested !]