Nascom 2

Summary

The Nascom 2 is a British single-board kit computer, introduced in December 1979 for £295 plus VAT. Its Z80A can be switched between 2 and 4 MHz. The board also has 8 KB RAM, Microsoft BASIC in ROM and the NAS-SYS monitor program. A television serves as the display, showing 16 lines of 48 characters; the keyboard has 57 keys. The NAS-BUS provides expansion.

The manufacturer went bankrupt in 1980 and later became part of Lucas Industries, which continued making the Nascom 2 into the mid-1980s. According to the manufacturer, more than 35,000 Nascom 1 and 2 machines had shipped by May 1980.