The Maťo (''Matthew'') was an
8-bit
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personal computer
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produced in the former
Czechoslovakia
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by Štátny majetok Závadka š.p., Závadka nad Hronom, from 1989 to 1992.
Their primary goal was to produce a personal computer as cheaply as possible, and therefore it was also sold as a
self-assembly kit. It was basically a modified
PMD 85, but without
backward compatibility
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. This, combined with its late arrival to the market, made the MAŤO a commercial failure.
Specifications
*
MHB 8080A 2.048
MHz
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CPU
* 48
KB RAM
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* 16 KB
ROM
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Biomechanics and medicine
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* Rupture of membranes, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac
* ...
*
System monitor and built-in
BASIC
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Science and technology
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* Basic (chemistry), having the properties of a base
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Entertainment
* Basic (film), ''Basic'' (film), a 2003 film
...
-G or simple
games
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*
Tape recorder
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interface
*
Monochromatic
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TV output
* 288×256
resolution
* Built-in
power supply
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See also
*
PMD 85
*
Tesla (Czechoslovak company)
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*
IQ 151
*
Didaktik
The Didaktik was a series of 8-bit home computers based on the clones of Intel 8080 and Zilog Z80 processors produced by Didaktik in Skalica, in the former Czechoslovakia.
Initially the company produced PMD 85 compatible machines aimed at school ...
References
External links
Old-computers.com - MatoEmulator of PMD 85 and compatibles for Win32
Home computers
Science and technology in Czechoslovakia
Computer-related introductions in 1989
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