Il SORD M68 ha due bus: un bus a 16 bit (con 3 slot) e un bus a 8 bit (il bus S100 con due slot). Due modelli: l’M68 Mark IV con due unità floppy disk da 5,25″ (1,2 Mb ciascuna) e l’M68 Mark V con unità floppy disk da 8″ (1,2 Mb). Si possono collegare da uno a quattro dischi rigidi: 8 MB (disco 5,25″) o 20 MB (disco 8″).

NAME   M 68 / M 68 MX
MANUFACTURER   Sord
TYPE   Home Computer
ORIGIN   Japan
YEAR   1982
BUILT IN LANGUAGE   Unknown
KEYBOARD   Full-stroke keyboard with numeric keypad
CPU   Zilog Z80 A – Motorola MC68000
SPEED   4 MHz (Z80) – 10 MHz (68000)
CO-PROCESSOR   APU AM9511 4 MHz (numeric processor)
RAM   256 KB (up to 1 MB)
VRAM   Unknown
ROM   Unknown
TEXT MODES   80 x 25
GRAPHIC MODES   640 x 500
COLORS   16
SOUND   Unknown
I/O PORTS   RS232 (2), Centronics; IEEE 488, Floppy Disk, DMA Hard Disk, Light Pen, 16 bit slots (3), Bus S100
BUILT IN MEDIA   Change according the model ( 2 x 5.25′ FDD or 1 x 5.25′ FDD + 20 MB HDD )
OS   CP/M 68K, OS Sord (8 bit Sord Operating System) or SB80 (compatible CP/M)
POWER SUPPLY   Unknown
PRICE   Unknown

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