Global InformationRobotron KC 87 information
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| Developer | VEB Robotron-Meßelektronik "Otto Schön" Dresden |
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| Type | Microcomputer |
| Release date | Z 9001: 1984 KC 85/1: 1985 KC 87: 1987 |
| Lifespan | 5 years |
| Introductory price | Z 9001.10: 1550 M[1] KC 85/1.10: 1550 M KC 85/1.11: 1940 M KC 87.10: 3005 M KC 87.11: 3390 M[2] |
| Discontinued | Z 9001: 1985 KC 85/1: 1987 KC 87: March 1989 |
| Units sold | ~30.000[3] |
| Media | Cassette tape, expansion modules |
| Operating system | Z9001-OS [de] (4 KB), character ROM (2 KB), KC 87: KC-BASIC [de] interpreter in ROM |
| CPU | U880 (Zilog Z80 clone) @ 2.5 MHz |
| Memory | 17 KB (64 KB max.) (DRAM) |
| Display | 40x20 or 40x24 characters (semigraphics) X.X0: monochrome X.X1: color with expansion: 256×192 pixels monochrome |
| Sound | Buzzer |
| Power | 220 V, 50 Hz, 25 W |
| Platform | K 1520 bus |
| Dimensions | 40 cm × 30 cm × 8.5 cm (15,7 in x 11.8 in x 3.1 in) |
| Mass | ~4 kg |
| Successor | BIC A 5105 [de] |
The Robotron KC 87,[4][5] fully known as Kleincomputer robotron KC 87 (KC standing for Kleincomputer, lit. "small computer"), was an 8-bit microcomputer released in 1987 and produced in East Germany by VEB Robotron-Meßelektronik "Otto Schön" Dresden, part of Kombinat Robotron.[6]
The first model in the series, the Robotron Z 9001, originally designed as a home computer and introduced in 1984, was renamed to Robotron KC 85/1 in 1985 to de-emphasize its use as consumer good.[7] Despite similar names, the Robotron Kleincomputers were not directly related to the KC 85 mass-produced by VEB Mikroelektronik "Wilhelm Pieck" Mühlhausen.[3][8]
The availability of the Robotron KC series for private customers was very limited. The computers were mostly used at educational institutions, organizations, and enterprises. Therefore, the extracurricular use of KC computers was often allowed for students at institutions and organizations.[3]
- ^ Z 9001 price - Jugend + Technik (magazin), issue 8, August 1984, p. 587.
- ^ Robotron leaflet: Price list for Robotron hardware queried on 11 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Weise_2005was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "KC 87 Robotron". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Robotron KC 87". www.heimcomputer.de. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "The KC85 Computers". floooh.github.io. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ "Die Kleincomputer der DDR". robotron-net.de. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ Peter Mühlbauer (2000-10-03). "Auferstanden aus Platinen" [Risen from boards] (in German). Telepolis. Retrieved 2009-11-30.