<s>
The	O
Zorba	B-Device
was	O
a	O
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
running	O
the	O
CP/M	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
manufactured	O
in	O
1983	O
and	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zorba	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
CP/M	B-Application
computers	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Compaq	B-Device
Portable	I-Device
,	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
running	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
sealed	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
the	O
CP/M	B-Application
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zorba	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
8-bit	O
portable	B-Device
computers	I-Device
running	O
the	O
CP/M	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rights	O
for	O
the	O
Zorba	B-Device
were	O
sold	O
by	O
Telcon	O
for	O
$5	O
million	O
to	O
MODCOMP	O
(	O
Modular	O
Computer	O
Systems	O
,	O
Inc	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
which	O
specialized	O
in	O
mini-computer	O
manufacturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modular	O
Micro	O
Group	O
was	O
created	O
specifically	O
to	O
market	O
the	O
Zorba	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zorba	B-Device
7	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Modular	O
Micros	O
GC-200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zorba	B-Device
7	O
sold	O
for	O
$	O
1,595	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
7	O
"	O
green	O
CRT	O
screen	O
and	O
2	O
410K	O
floppies	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zorba	B-Device
2000	O
sold	O
for	O
$	O
2,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
9	O
"	O
green	O
or	O
yellow	O
screen	O
,	O
2	O
820K	O
floppies	B-Device
,	O
and	O
an	O
available	O
10	O
meg	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
Zorba	B-Device
computer	O
stock	O
was	O
sold	O
to	O
Gemini	O
Electronics	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
which	O
specialized	O
in	O
selling	O
surplus	O
stocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
,	O
only	O
about	O
6,000	O
Zorba	B-Device
computers	O
were	O
manufactured	O
and	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zorba	B-Device
computer	O
came	O
with	O
several	O
video	O
emulations	O
,	O
including	O
Heathkit	O
19/89	B-Device
,	O
Zenith	O
19/89	B-Device
,	O
and	O
DEC	O
VT52	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
run	O
virtually	O
any	O
existing	O
CP/M	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
included	O
the	O
Perfect	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
word	O
processor	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Perfect	O
Speller	O
"	O
spell	O
checker	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Perfect	O
Filer	O
"	O
database	O
manager	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Perfect	O
Calc	O
"	O
program	O
for	O
spreadsheets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
also	O
run	O
the	O
MicroPro	B-Application
Software	O
Package	O
(	O
WordStar	B-Application
,	O
Mailmerge	O
,	O
SpellStar	O
,	O
CalcStar	O
,	O
and	O
DataStar	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zorba	B-Device
had	O
a	O
detachable	O
95-key	O
keyboard	O
with	O
19	O
function	O
keys	O
and	O
numeric	O
keypad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
Z80A	B-General_Concept
CPU	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
4Mhz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
with	O
2	O
serial	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
parallel	B-Device
port	I-Device
,	O
and	O
an	O
IEEE-488	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
