Bit-60
The Bit-60 was a home computer that came out in 1983 . It was made by the Taiwanese computer game and console manufacturer Bit Corporation , which was based in Taipei .
Technical specifications
It was based on the 8-bit processor 6502 with 1 MHz clock frequency and had 2 KB RAM , which could be expanded to 48 KB. The ROM was 8 KB. It could achieve a resolution of 26 × 24 in text mode and 156 × 192 pixels in graphics mode and display 128 colors, both on the screen and as character colors. Two built-in tone generators produced the sound .
The keyboard is a 46-key rubber keyboard (similar to the ZX Spectrum ). It also contained ten defined user functions and a special BASIC SHIFT key, which meant that the BASIC commands above a key could be entered directly.
The processor operating system was, as was mostly common for home computers at that time, a BASIC dialect.
Periphery
The Bit-60 was equipped with interfaces to the outside world that were common in the 1980s for home computers. This included:
- an expansion port
- a cassette connection (2400 baud )
- an audio output
- an RGB monitor connection and the otherwise common UHF port for connecting the computer to a normal television
- two joystick connections
- optionally a Centronics printer interface
However, the existing module bay was unusual ; With this, the computer game manufacturer, which was Bit Corporation first and foremost, wanted to stimulate buyer interest, as thousands of games already available for the ColecoVision and Atari 2600 systems could be used.
compatibility
Due to many similarities in terms of hardware, the Bit-60 was compatible with the ColecoVision from 1982 and, with an adapter, also with the Atari 2600 from 1977.
