====== Orion Pro (1994) ======
===== Features =====
* CPU: Z80 5MHz
* RAM: 512kB
* ROM: 64kB
* Colors: up to 16
* Video Modes: 11 different screen modes (text and graphics), from 384 x 256 to 512 x 256
* Keyboard: 67 keys russian keyboard
===== History and Trivia =====
The Orion-Pro was the successor of the Orion-128. It was based on Z80 CPU running at 5,8 or 10Mhz (controlled by a DIP on board). It also had a 800k FDD controller, Centronics and RS-232 port.
Orion-PRO uses CP/M as default disk operating system and there also were external boards (can be installed into three slots on main board) with 1.44Mb FDD controller, additional 1.5Mb of RAM, ROM-disk, EEPROM programmer, Sound board.
Only ~2000 computer were released because it came in beginning of 1994 when cheap game consoles flooded shops.
//(info from homecomputer.de)//
===== Links =====
* Orion Pro at Home Computer Museum -- http://www.homecomputer.de/pages/easteurope_ussr.html
===== Other Emu =====
* EMU -- http://bashkiria-2m.narod.ru/
* Emulator 3000 -- http://www.emulator3000.org/e3.htm
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