PC 1715
The PC 1715 was an office computer produced by VEB Robotron in East Germany starting in 1985. The system featured an 8-bit microprocessor, the U880, a clone of the Zilog Z80. It was built for office work and had minimal graphics and sound capabilities. The price was 19,000 East German marks.
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| Manufacturer | VEB Robotron |
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| Introductory price | 19,000 marks |
| Units shipped | 93,000 |
| Operating system | SCP (CP/M clone), UDOS (Z80-RIO clone) |
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| Storage | two 5.25" floppy drives |
| Display | monochrome monitor |
| Dimensions | 50cm x 40cm x 14cm (housing) |
| Mass | 12.8kg (housing, monitor, and keyboard) |
| Predecessor | A 5120 |
In 1987, a new version was produced, the PC 1715W (1715M in the Soviet Union). The system was identical to the PC 1715, except the processor was clocked at 4 MHz and the machine had 256KiB DRAM.
In total, about 93,000 PC 1715 and PC 1715W units were manufactured.[1] An estimated 50,000 of those were exported to the Soviet Union.
In March 1987, a stamp was issued by the German Democratic Republic featuring the PC 1715. 8 million copies were printed.[2]
Images
Mainboard of the PC 1715
Screenshot of SCP (CP/M clone) running on the PC 1715_1987%2C_MiNr_3132.jpg)
German Democratic Republic stamp featuring the PC 1715
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References
- Preußler, Klaus; Weise, Klaus-Dieter (31 October 2008). "Zusammenstellung der im VEB Kombinat Robotron produzierten Erzeugnisse der Rechentechnik, Teil 1: Rechner und Rechnersysteme (S. 6/7)" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- "Stamp: Young people at the personal computer (Germany, Democratic Republic (DDR)) (National Exhibition Of The Masters Of Tomorrow) Mi:DD 3132,Sn:DD 2644,Yt:DD 2746". colnect. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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