- ✔ Start of production: 1985.
- ✔ End of production: 1992.
- ✔ Processor: CM630/1Mhz (Analogue of 6502).
- ✔ Memory (RAM): 48KB.
- ✔ Memory (ROM): 16KB.
- ✔ Disk drives: None, casette player was used, although a floppy disk drive could be connected through a seperate disk controller, which was not in serial production.
- ✔ Operating system: In cases when a floppy drive was used the operating system is DOS-8D, otherwise no OS was used.
- ✔ Screen resolution: Text mode 40x28 (8 colours), graphical mode 240x200 pixels (8 colours) + 3 text rows.
- ✔ Variations: None.
- ✔ Notes: When Pravetz 8D was announced in the evening news it was presented as the computer of the future that is going to control ovens, fridges and hi-fi decks. The interest for this model was huge due to its low price tag, the small size and its multimedia capabilities. Pravetz-8D was intended mainly for home use as it allows easy production of high quality sounds and graphics, which were needed for the games. It was something like a multimedia platform for the standards back then. When writing to a casette it could write in two modes: fast mode (2400 bits/second) and slow mode (300 bits/second). The computer did not include a monitor as it was intended to be connected to a standart TV set. It features a sound processor AY-3-8912, which allowed for 3 voices and 8 octaves.
- ✔ Ports/slots: Coaxial output for connecting to a TV set, casette player port, parallel port, RGB port.
- ✔ Price: 420 BGN (1985 year), 420 USD at the official exchange rate.
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