====== Specialist / Lik (1985), Specialist MX (1991) and Erik (1994) ======
===== Features =====
* CPU: KR580IK80A or KR580VM80A (i8080 clones) 2 MHz
* RAM: 32 KB or 48 KB
* ROM: 2 KB (up to 12 KB)
* Display: black and white graphics, 384 × 256 (25 lines of text on the 64-digit displays ROM); up to 16 colors [MX and Erik only]
* Keyboard: 80 keys (in the original model it was a film keyboard)
* External memory: Cassette tape recorder, floppy drive [MX and Erik only]
===== History and Trivia =====
The "Specialist" was an 8-bit microcomputer for hobbyist. Built in 1985 by AF Volkov, the schemes and a description of the computer were published in the journal "Modelist-Constructor" in 1987.
== Clones ==
* Lik: different circuitry, different keyboard and different Monitor (to make easier debugging)
* Specialist MX: later version which added the floppy drive and the support for 16 colors graphics
* Erik: software compatible with the Specialist, this computer had a Z80A CPU at 4MHz
===== Other Emu =====
* EMU80 -- http://emu80.org/dl.html
* EMU -- http://bashkiria-2m.narod.ru/
* Emulator 3000 -- http://www.emulator3000.org/e3.htm
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