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 education, but also had an interface for a pacemaker.[1] The 1715 had minimal graphics and sound capabilities. The price was 19,000 East German marks.

PC 1715
ManufacturerVEB Robotron
Release date
  • PC 1715: 1985 (1985)
  • PC 1715W: 1987 (1987)
Introductory price19,000 marks
Units shipped93,000
Operating systemSCP (CP/M clone), UDOS (Z80-RIO clone)
CPU
  • PC 1715: U880 (8-bit Z80 clone) at 2.5 MHz
  • PC 1715W: U880 at 4 MHz
Memory
  • PC 1715: 64KiB
  • PC 1715W: 256KiB
Storagetwo 5.25" floppy drives
Displaymonochrome monitor
Dimensions50cm x 40cm x 14cm (housing)
Mass12.8kg (housing, monitor, and keyboard)
PredecessorA 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.[2] 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.[3]

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References
  1. "Robotron PC 1715". Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  2. 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.
  3. "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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