๐ซ๐ท Hector 1: Part 1 (First Look) [TCE #0569]
46This odd ordinateur (computer) was originally called the "Victor Lambda 2" but later renamed the "Hector 1" to avoid confusion with another company.
It's the 2nd machine in the "Hector" line, released in 1983, which overall didn't see much success.
00:00 ... Intro
03:07 ... Close look at computer
06:15 ... Boot up
09:20 ... Case disassembly
14:49 ... Close look at inside
18:21 ... Key switch & key cap
20:53 ... Channel thanks & outro
The first machine, the Victor Lambda, was released in 1980 and was essentially a rebadged US machine called the Interact Home Computer which used the Intel 8080 CPU.
This second machine uses a Z80 CPU (clocked at 1.7MHz apparently) and has 16KByte of RAM, with BASIC being loaded from tape (according to Wikipedia) ... although there does seem to be some sort of BASIC interpreter available in ROM at boot ... ? It has a built-in power supply and built-in SCART cable.
There were several improved variations also released in 1983:
[3] Hector 2HR (48KB RAM, BASIC on tape)
[4] Hector 2HR+ (48KB RAM, BASIC in ROM)
[5] Hector HRX (64KB RAM, FORTH in ROM)
[6] Hector MX, released 1985 (48KB RAM, FORTH/BASIC/LOGO/ASSEMBLER in ROM)
Some more info here:
http://hectorvictor.free.fr/index.php
http://dchector.free.fr/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_(microcomputer)
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