Timex 6820 Computer

Believe it again! Timex has announced their return to the computer world with a 68020 based PC. Timex quit making the 2068 when they realized that technology was moving too fast, and decided instead to regroup their resources and produce a super PC. The Timex 6820 will have a proprietary operating system, TUNIX (Timex Unix). We have been told that it is CPM 80, MSDOS, PCDOS and CPM 68K compatible, and has special software to run Spectrum, 2068 and ZX81 programs directly with no modifications. The CPU will run at 8 MHz switchable to 16 MHz. It comes with some application software and 512K memory, but can handle the full 16 megabytes directly. The display handles only hi res 640×400, but with the optional monitor and memory is capable of 1000×1000 pixels. The supplied language, Super MegaBasic (SMB), is the most complete languge available and comes with a compiler and linker. Mass storage is accomplished by the 3″ Hitachi disk built in, but space is available to add 8 more drives and a 20 Mbyte hard disk. The TUNIX is supplied on 512K ROM, as is the SMB. We expect to hear more from Timex about this super PC early in April.