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CASI VP-4001 MICROCOMPUTER. 8-Bit Microcomputer, 1977, metal case with QWERTY keyboard,
5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New YorkUS$500 - US$700
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CASI VP-4001 MICROCOMPUTER.
8-Bit Microcomputer, 1977, metal case with QWERTY keyboard, front panel with 10 buttons, 2 dials, lighted power switch, 14 LEDs, back panel with 2 printer ports, one remote control port, 2 monitor connectors, camera connector, volume dial and counter; inside is one board, power supply, speaker, also included is a Mitsubishi P51U Video Printer rebranded CASI, and 7 5 1/4 inch diskettes some of which include CASI Colortron Version 1.7.
The CASI AP-4001 was a single-purpose computer based around an Intel 8085, a microprocessor that was binary-compatible with the better known 8080. CASI produced the first commercially available computer portrait system, which was used to print portraits onto clothing. The earliest units, such as the above example, took a still image from a video camera and then converted it into typographical characters reproducing the same image.
The CASI AP-4001 was a single-purpose computer based around an Intel 8085, a microprocessor that was binary-compatible with the better known 8080. CASI produced the first commercially available computer portrait system, which was used to print portraits onto clothing. The earliest units, such as the above example, took a still image from a video camera and then converted it into typographical characters reproducing the same image.



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