The DAI was a personnel computer, at that time still home computer and/or home computer mentioned, the Belgian company Data Applications international from the year 1980. The DAI was at the beginning a very efficient computer, which was offered however too expensively at the market, so that it could not succeed in the spreading.

Technical data

The hardware of the DAI of computer was based on 8080 A microprocessor and was laid out as single-board computers. The futuristic white housing contained at that time a keyboard high-quality for conditions. As mass storage a tape recorder was used. The DAI could be attached to commercial televisions and had already a Farbgrafik. Dynamic RAM (max. 48 KiB) is divided into three separate storage areas (MEMORY bank), the 0, 4 KiB or 16 KiB main memories contained. Furthermore the DAI possessed five programmable interval timers, two external interrupts and two serial I/O interrupts. As interfaces RS-232 and parallel an interface (DCE bus of DATA Applications) were present.

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Further technical data:

• CCU: 8080A, 2 MHz
• Memory: 48 KiB dynamic RAM, 24 KiB ROM, 262 bytes static RAM
• Key board: 56 keys
• Representation: Color TV, 60 24 indications, 260 352 pixels
• Cartridge: Audio cartridge (600 Baud)
• Disk drives: missing
• Periphery: missing
• Bus: DCE
• Input haven: 2 Paddle, RS-232
• Output haven: 2 stereo of channels RS-232
• System software: Machine language utilities
• Languages: BASIC, 8080-Assemblersprache

Related links

• http://www.xs4all.nl/~fjkraan/comp/dai/index.html - extensive side in English
• http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/D_DAI.HTML - German side
• - the DAI computer with old-omputers.com

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