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CONFUTE STORY Commodore Computer These Low Cost Commodore PEI Business SUPE?BRAII.JTM Computers Have Virtually Unlimited Business Capabilities: Accounts Receivable The TO ORDER CALL (212) 687 -5001 CONFUTE STORY Commodore Computer These low cost Commodore PEI Business SUPE?BRAII.JTM Computers have virtually unlimited business capabilities: Accounts Receivable. Inventory ITRTEC Records. Payroll, and other accounting functions. PET 16N & 32N SYSTEMS COMPUTERS NEW! Full size keyboard 16 or 32,000 ONLY Bytes Memory MINIMAX Level III $2995 The Minimax Series Computer is an Operating integrated compact unit containing the System 64K $3245 CPU, Disk Storage, 12 inch CRT, and F I More than an intelligent terminal. the SuperBrain outperforms many other Screen Full Style Keyboard. itor systems costing three to five times as much. Endowed with a hefty amount of Features Include: is to Upper /lower case & 64 graphic available software (BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL), the SuperBrain ready 2 Megahertz 6502 CPU graphic ch take on your toughest assignment. You name it! General Ledger, Accounts 108K System RAM PET DUAL Receivable. Payroll, Inventory or Word Processing_ the SuperBrain handles High Res. Graphics (240x512) all of them with ease. FLOPPY DISK Switchable 110 or 220v Operation Stores 360.000 Choice of Book or 2.4 Megabyte Disks Bytes on -line' Features Include: Business Packages Available two dual- density minilloppies with 320K bytes of disk storage Microprocessor Serial and Parallel I/o controlled 32Kof RAM to handle even the most sophisticated programs MINIMAX I -.8 Megabyte a CP /M Disk Operating System with a high -powered text editor. on line minifloppy storage $4495 Uses single or assembler and debugger. MINIMAX II - 2.4 Megabyte dual sided floppies on line 8" floppy storage $5995 HI -SPEED PRINTER 1ae50 char ct rs per second Up to 4 NEW! copies 8'. " wide Microprocessor CENTRONICS 704 B19 180 cps Bi-Directional ControlledPrintS Upper /Lower Case All Graphics 9 x 9 Matrix Formatting Capability Tractor Feed 11011.181.1.1.111.°11.u Up to15" PERIPHERALS FOR PET Paper Width RS -252 Serial 24K Memory Expansion $499 Interface 18K Memory Expansion 399 PET to RS232 Serial 169 CENTRONICS 753 2 Way Serial/Communication 229 New Word Processing Dot Matrix Printer Modem Board for PET 375 130 -150 cps Proportional Spacing Analog to Digital Board Tractor Feed N x 9 Matrix for 16 Devices 275 Call for Special prices Second Cassette Drive 95 APPLE Il PLUS ONLY$1195 Parallel Printer Interface leg A completeself- contained computer system with APPLESOFT floating point BASIC in ROM. full A5C I I keyboard in a light weight molded carrying case CENTRONICS 730 Features Include: $1495 Complete! Parallel $995 auto -start ROM Hi -Res graphics and 15 color video output. Expandable to 46K. 16K Model $1045 50 CPS - MICROPROCESSOR Disk 5595 Programmer's Aid . 50 add $200 Add -on Disk 495 Speechlab 229 CONTROLLED! Pascal Card 495 Lightpen 250 32K Model Tractor & Friction Feed Uses Business Software 625 Communication Card 225 add $500 Single Sheets. Roll. Fanfold Upper Monitor 149 Modem 200 & Lower Case Light Weight Printer Card 180 EPROM Programmer .. ... 100 NEW D. C. Hayes MICROMODEM II CoRnpucolor il ANDERSON JACOBSON Combines the capabilities o f a communications card and acoustic coupler. COMPUCOLOR II Disk -Based Model 3 6411/0 Term,nai Plugs directly into Apple slot and modular telephone lack. Advanced hardware and software technology Idnl lot word Poreumq md iwii+oor. ^y Auto diai/receiverFCC approved only $379 gives you. I 13" Color Display STO AS C I I Code OW IN NEW Mountain Hardware SUPERTALKER Advanced Color Graphics IS [pi Pnni,mN P,nne Digitized speech recording and playback. Must be heard to be believed, 51K Disk Built -In Foreign language teaching pack available Software compatible. 16K ROM Operating System OuKYaEOadlaPElR,a,ny $1095 only $279 8K RAM User Memory RaiMle xearr durr MerNn,im Se,ii 4K RAM Refresh Compleiely Relwbixed by A 8080A Microcomputer Sew,re,n 15 Haw C,un $1195 Plus $35 Freight-In Charge 16 -bit microprocessor R - I/ 16K RAM 13" color monitor DATA GENERAL (24 lines of 32 curs.) 1- 44 micro NOVA 26K ROM operating system -;- The ultimate in small FREE (includes 14K BASIC) Business Computers Sound - 3 tones, 5 octaves when matched with $35 of Software E. colors, 192 x 256 res. Jlie"Ott COMPUTER FACTORY's with purchase Large TI library of ROM inicomputer. Software: programs available. of any computer ounts Receivable /Payable. on this page. O only Inventory Control/ Order Entry, i lir DataGeneral GenrealI Ledger, Payrol Systems. FINALLY $1150 from $12,140 for 64K computer Card 10 Megabyte with cabinet. printer terminal, video terminai Min Credit Includes 13" System 517,040 dual disk and mutli -user operating system, Order $75 TEXAS 111\-- Color Monitor! RADIO SHACK PET SORCERER IIMMOpen INSTRUMENTSTI -99/4 APPLE COMPUCOLOR ETC. Mon. -Fri. PRINTERS 10 -6 Home Computer PRINTERS PRINTERS Sat. 10 -4 I ru CUMPII TER F AC T URy S ,rl,,, .,' CENTRONICS 779 S 945 Many Peripherals. Coming soon! inventor and wide selection of computer TRENDCOM 100 375 N Y residents add 8 sales tax s issu es yon of 1 t g In pr me TRENDCOM 200 595 Same day shipment on prepaid and Over 1000 software tapes, books, disks hest suned for your needs and PAPER TIGER 440 $995 credit card Orders Add S5 shipping siecilcation5 the following Primers work (New) Remington Selectric Io' computers. 53 for hoards. on display. Come in and brouse. well wee au Unow, 1,1C011.11 i nq, b -is w!int.. $1895 51 each cassette tape. TO ORDER CALL (212) 687 -5001 (46th St.) 485 Lexington Avenue 750 Third Avenue New York. N.Y. 10017 The COMPUTER FACTORY Foreign order desk - Telex 640055 BYTE November 1979 259 .
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