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<blockquote data-quote="Channel Hopper" data-source="post: 1071200" data-attributes="member: 175144"><p>A Craig M100 translator from around 1979. Made in HongKong by Texas Instruments, overshadowed by the first on the block, the Lexicon LK3000.</p><p></p><p>Microprocessor installed - the 2k of memory and 64 bytes of executable RAM Mostek 3870</p><p></p><p>full specification here <a href="http://nice.kaze.com/MK3870.pdf" target="_blank">http://nice.kaze.com/MK3870.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>The first version allowed a translation from English, to Spanish, Dutch, German, Russian, Italian or French, though only three languages could be installed in the machine at any one time. A later upgrade increased the wordcount to around 2400.</p><p></p><p>Originally on sale at $259-299 depending on how many languages came as standard. Upgrades were done by pluging in a DIL chip posted out to the user, between $25-35 each.</p><p></p><p></p><p>One of the original adverts</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7uACAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=craig+m100+translator&source=bl&ots=lwYDJq8cNN&sig=ACfU3U1kxWLQkIxIZ_YyvCZHQuoV1UOgvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNo5Xh6P_hAhWISBUIHUoyCo8Q6AEwDXoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=craig%20m100%20translator&f=false[/URL]</p><p></p><p>The manual</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.wass.net/manuals/Craig%20M100.pdf[/URL][ATTACH=full]124253[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]124254[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]124255[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Clones/similar machines included the Philips HL3695 and the Panasonic RL-T500</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Channel Hopper, post: 1071200, member: 175144"] A Craig M100 translator from around 1979. Made in HongKong by Texas Instruments, overshadowed by the first on the block, the Lexicon LK3000. Microprocessor installed - the 2k of memory and 64 bytes of executable RAM Mostek 3870 full specification here [URL]http://nice.kaze.com/MK3870.pdf[/URL] The first version allowed a translation from English, to Spanish, Dutch, German, Russian, Italian or French, though only three languages could be installed in the machine at any one time. A later upgrade increased the wordcount to around 2400. Originally on sale at $259-299 depending on how many languages came as standard. Upgrades were done by pluging in a DIL chip posted out to the user, between $25-35 each. One of the original adverts [URL unfurl="true"]https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7uACAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=craig+m100+translator&source=bl&ots=lwYDJq8cNN&sig=ACfU3U1kxWLQkIxIZ_YyvCZHQuoV1UOgvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNo5Xh6P_hAhWISBUIHUoyCo8Q6AEwDXoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=craig%20m100%20translator&f=false[/URL] The manual [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.wass.net/manuals/Craig%20M100.pdf[/URL][ATTACH type="full"]124253[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]124254[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]124255[/ATTACH] Clones/similar machines included the Philips HL3695 and the Panasonic RL-T500 [/QUOTE]
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