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This computer (The Transam Triton) was an intel 8080-based single-board microcomputer, which could be expanded to use a motherboard and various expansion boards. The hardware was all 5V TTL, and typically based on TI 7400 series logic. The firmware was on 2708 EPROMs and initially comprised a 1kB 'monitor' providing the os function, and a tiny BASIC interpreter which only implemented integer numbers.
This site is to document my restoration project to revive a Transam Triton 8 bit single board computer my uncle (Terry Sommariva 1945-2019) built with me back in 1979, which I then subsequently inherited after my uncle moved on to the Dragon 64 and then the BBC B.
you can find more information at Centre for Computing History
Full construction and software details for the kit were published in the November 1978 issue of Electronics Today International magazine.
I recently pulled the machine from my out house were it as been stored in not ideal conditions for over 20 years as you can see from the pictures there is some work to do.
This site is evolving as the project proceeds so stay tuned !
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