[net.micro] New computer - Spectra Video

trc (01/15/83)

Anyone out there have any more info on the Spectra video computer described
in Infoworld a few issues back? Anyone seen it?  
For those of you who missed the article, here are some partial specs:

	Price - $299
	runs "80 column CP/M"
		(but a sales man I talked to said 80 col. board is extra)
	calculator style keyboard - with built in Joystick
	upper/lower case, graphics characters (high res. graphics not 
		mentioned - salesman's description implied existance
		of color, high res. but he wasnt sure) 
	Built in 32K RAM, 32K ROM, Max 144K RAM, 96K ROM
		(expansion - 16K $100, 32K $160 - need expander box)
	Need an expansion unit for additional peripherals - $175
		with slots for 7 peripherals
	Peripherals include disc, modem, graphics tablet, printer, etc
		and are promised for March 83. Graphics tablet, as
		described by salesman, sounds "real", but costs only
		$150 !!  Disk costs $525

It looks like a 64K and disk system could be put together for about $1200.
If these specs are right, it sounds pretty nice, even with the relatively
"cheap" keyboard.