agentb
Experienced Member
Thought I'd share some pics of this Franklin CX I picked up today. This was a luggable that Franklin was working on as they entered bankruptcy and was never released. I bought it from a guy that used to be a tech at Franklin. I believe it was in the attic the past 35 years. He said ACE stood for "Apple Copy Exactly" hah.
There are 3 cards:
I bet BobApplegate knows a thing or two about this machine! Came with no software unfortunately. Looks like there was a "CX Master Diskette" (c) 1984 that I could use a copy of:
https://warker.com/2008/04/23/franklin-cx-computer/
There are 3 cards:
- serial/parallel card that connects to ports on the back of the computer (2 RS232, 1 parallel)
- 80-column card (output runs to the internal monitor)
- ACE 80 (Z80) card for CP/M
I bet BobApplegate knows a thing or two about this machine! Came with no software unfortunately. Looks like there was a "CX Master Diskette" (c) 1984 that I could use a copy of:
https://warker.com/2008/04/23/franklin-cx-computer/