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{{infobox terminal
| manufacturer = Beehive
| model = Topper
| image =
| intro_year = 1982
| intro_month = October
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| interface = IBM BSC
| interface2 = IBM SNA
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| attributes = normal
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| cpu =
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| ram =
| personality1 = IBM 3278
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The {{PAGENAME}} was a CP/M microcomputer with [[IBM 3278]] compatibility for bisync (BSC) and SNA connections.{{Computerworld
| id=75XGp5bJW1UC
| page_prefix=RA1-PA16-IA
| page=13
| title=Beehive advertisement
| date=October 25, 1982
}}

==External Links==
* [http://www.retroarchive.org/maslin/disks/beehive/index.html Beehive Topper II CP/M disk images]

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[[Category:Beehive|Topper]]
[[Category:Local Processing]]
[[Category:CP/M]]
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[[Category:1982]]
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-By 1983 the price was quoted as $2,995 for the terminal and $6,000 for the CC76 cluster
+By 1983, the price was quoted as $2,995 for the terminal and $6,000 for the CC76 cluster
 controller that provided IBM 3705 BSC/SNA compatibility.<ref>{{cite web
 | url=https://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/datapro/alphanumeric_terminals/Datapro_C25-010_198302.pdf
 | title=Alphanumeric Display Terminals
 | date=February, 1983
 | accessdate=March 15, 2026
 }}</ref>

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-The {{PAGENAME}} was a CP/M microcomputer with [[IBM 3278]] compatibility for bisync (BSC) and SNA connections.<ref>{{citation
+The {{PAGENAME}} was a CP/M microcomputer with [[IBM 3278]] compatibility for bisync (BSC) and SNA connections.
 | journal = Datamation
 | volume = 28

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-| interface = IBM BSC
+| interface = RS-232C
-| interface2 = IBM SNA
+| interface2 =
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-| baud_rates =
+| baud_rates = 110-9600
-| display_size =
+| display_size = 12-inch
-| phosphor =
+| phosphor = P42 green
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-| char_resolution =
+| char_resolution = 80x24
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 | char_resolution9 =
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-| status_line =
+| status_line = yes
-| attributes = normal
+| attributes = normal underline blink bold reverse
-| char_matrix =
+| char_matrix = 7x10
 | char_cell =
 | graphic_type =
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-| cpu =
+| cpu = Zilog Z80
 | rom =
-| ram =
+| ram = 64 KB
 | personality1 = IBM 3278
 | personality2 =
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 | gnuplot =
 }}
-The {{PAGENAME}} was a CP/M microcomputer with [[IBM 3278]] compatibility for bisync (BSC) and SNA connections.
+The {{PAGENAME}} was a CP/M microcomputer with [[IBM 3278]] compatibility for bisync (BSC) and SNA connections
 It was introduced in May, 1982 at a price of under $5,000.<ref>{{citation
 | journal = Datamation
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 | date=October 25, 1982
 }}
 ==External Links==
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 [[Category:Beehive|Topper]]
 [[Category:Local Processing]]
 [[Category:CP/M]]
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 [[Category:1982]]
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 | image =
 | intro_year = 1982
-| intro_month = October
+| intro_month = May
 | intro_prior =
-| intro_price =
+| intro_price = under $5,000
 | discontinued_year =
 | discontinued_month =
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 | gnuplot =
 }}
-The {{PAGENAME}} was a CP/M microcomputer with [[IBM 3278]] compatibility for bisync (BSC) and SNA connections.{{Computerworld
+The {{PAGENAME}} was a CP/M microcomputer with [[IBM 3278]] compatibility for bisync (BSC) and SNA connections.<ref>{{citation
 | id=75XGp5bJW1UC
 | page_prefix=RA1-PA16-IA