April 1978 · Computer or hardware
Exidy Sorcerer (1978)
Z80-based home computer shown at the Long Beach Computer Show on April 28, 1978. It drew a 4,000-unit backlog at introduction.
Debuted April 28, 1978 at $895. Shipments began that summer.
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Facts
- Date
- April 1978
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Home computer
- Maker or publisher
- Exidy
- CPU
- Zilog Z80
- CPU speed
- 2.1 MHz
- RAM installed
- Up to 32 KB (Mk I)
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Related
- Zilog Z80 (ran on, 1976)
- TRS-80 Model I (competitor, 1977)
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