The Dragon 200 was basically a Dragon 64 with a modified case allowing a monitor to be placed on top of it. A power LED was also added.
The case was designed in Spain by EuroHard, a subsidiary of Dragon Data of U.K. which eventually bought its parent company. EuroHard also built the computer but it was sold in Spain by IDS.
The Dragon 200 was a commercial success in Spain and some south European countries, as well as the 200E, a version equipped with a 80-column video card. However, despite several attempts to produces other ranges of computers, among them the Dragon MSX, the production stopped in 1986 and EuroHard closed its doors in 1988.
We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system,
please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.
Recently I had the opportunity to borrow a Dragon 200E so I could dump the roms, take pictures, and scan the PCBs.
It doesn''t have an 80-column card, rather a new character rom, which can be disabled by software.
You can find the pictures here: http://archive.worldofdragon.org/index.php?title$Dragon_200
And the PCB scans here: http://archive.worldofdragon.org/index.php?title$Motherboard_Pictures$Dragon_200E
Regards, rob
Wednesday 16th October 2013
Robcfg (Spain)
NAME
Dragon 200
MANUFACTURER
Dragon Data Ltd
TYPE
Home Computer
ORIGIN
Spain
YEAR
1984
END OF PRODUCTION
1986
BUILT IN LANGUAGE
Microsoft BASIC interpreter
KEYBOARD
Full stroke 53 keys (with Spanish characters for Spanish version)
CPU
Motorola 6809E
SPEED
1 MHz
CO-PROCESSOR
Motorola 6847 video chip
RAM
64 KB
ROM
16 KB
TEXT MODES
32 chars. x 16 lines
GRAPHIC MODES
128 x 96 dots (4 colours), 256 x 192 (2 colours)
COLORS
8
SOUND
1 voice / 5 octaves with BASIC commands 4 voices / 7 octaves with machine code
SIZE / WEIGHT
Unknown (close to the Dragon 64)
I/O PORTS
Cartridge connector, Tape recorder, TV modulator, RGB, Parallel printer, Serial, 2 x joysticks
OS
OS-9 with optional floppy disc unit
POWER SUPPLY
Built-in power regulation. External AC transformer
