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Power 3000, Lambda 8300 or PC8300

by Lambda Electronics Ltd., Hong Kong.

This more or less ZX81 compatibe micro computer was produced in Hong Kong and sold by multiple distributors under different names for each market country. E.g. in GB it was called 'Lambda 8300', in Germany 'Power 3000'. Other names were 'DEF3000' (France), 'Basic 2000' (Scandinavian countries), 'IQ8300' (where?). The manual is titled 'PC8300'...

It was ZX81 compatible in hardware, with a rubber keyboard, a video out socket in addition to the HF TV output, an Atari-style joystick port and a reset key on the keyboard. But it had a different ROM with character-by-character typing for BASIC tokens (at least PC8300), which was incompatible with the ZX81. The ROM could be replaced by a ZX81 compatible ROM. Eventually some models (Power 3000, Lambda 8300) had more ZX81-compatible roms, because they have the ZX81 Basic tokens printed near and on the key tops.

Available Peripherals

• 16K Ram expansion pack, cream-white like the machine
  
• Lambda 83 32K Ram expansion module
  
• Lambda colour kit, which also plugged into the expansion port. In the ROMs section is a modified ROM for the Power 3000 which has some Basic commands for the colour kit.
  The colour kit was also sold for the ZX81. (at least not branded for the PC8300.)

Overview

based on various sources and scrutinising my own machines...

Names               Lambda 8300     Lambda Electronics Ltd., Hongkong   (UK, SWE?)
                    Power 3000      Creon Enterprises, Hongkong         (Germany)
                    PC 8300         (User manual title)
                    Your Computer   (Name on box)
                    IQ 8300
                    Basic 2000      (Scandinavian countries)
                    Basic 3000
                    PC 2000
                    DEF 3000        (France)
                    Futura 8300     [museo8bits.com]    
                    Marathon 32K    [museo8bits.com]
 
Manufacturer        Lambda Electronics Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Production          1983
Built-in language   Basic, incompatible with Sinclair ZX81
Keyboard            Rubber keys on plastic membrane, 42 keys, incl. a reset key
CPU                 Z80A @ 3.25 MHz
RAM                 2 K
ROM                 8 K
Text modes          32 chars x 24 lines
Graphics            64 cols x 48 rows using block graphics characters
Colours             Monochrome
Sound               Beeper
Size, weight        29.5 x 5.5 x 15.0 cm, 700 g
I/O ports           TV, ZX81-compatible expansion port, tape i/o, video out, joystick

Archive

	Name		Letzte Änderung		Länge
	Colour Pack/		2019-08-20 05:24		6
	Current Selling Prices/		2019-08-20 05:24		15
	Images/		2019-08-20 05:24		30
	Lambda 83 32K (Lambda Electronics)/		2019-08-20 05:24		2
	ROMs/		2019-08-20 05:24		4
	Technical Data/		2019-08-20 05:24		6
	hem.passagen.se				101
	www.museo8bits.com				97
	www.zock.com				100

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