Galeb (
en.
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''Seagull'') was an
8-bit
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computer
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developed by the PEL Varaždin company in
Yugoslavia in the early 1980s. A grand total of 250 were produced by the end of the summer of 1984, before being replaced by
Orao.
Galeb was designed by Miroslav Kocijan and inspired by
Compukit UK101 and
Ohio Scientific Superboard
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and
Superboard II computers that appeared in the
UK and
USA in 1979 and were less expensive than
Apple II
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,
Commodore PET and/or
TRS-80 computers. The code name
YU101 was chosen to resemble
Compukit's UK101.
Galeb was very similar to computers that inspired it:
Specifications:
*
CPU
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:
MOS Technology 6502
*
ROM : 16 KB (with
BASIC
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interpreter and
Machine code monitor)
*
RAM : 9 KB (expandable to 64 KB)
*
Keyboard: 59-key
QWERTZ
*
I/O ports:
composite video
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and
RF TV out,
cassette tape
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interface (
DIN-5),
RS-232 (D-25),
edge expansion connector
* Sound : single-channel, 5
octave
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s
* Graphics:
monochrome, 96x48
pixels
*
Text mode: 16 lines with 48 characters each
* Price : 90,000
dinars (in 1984)
Emulation of this machine is supported by
MESS
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since 2008 (version 0.124).
References
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Computer-related introductions in 1981
Personal computers