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Komputer 2086
Unipolbrit Komputer 2086
TypeHome computer
Release date1986; 38 years ago (1986)
MediaCassette tapes, 3½-inch floppy disks, 5¼-inch floppy disks, ROM Cartridges
Operating systemSinclair BASIC with Timex Computer Corp. extension
CPUZilog Z80A @ 3.58 MHz
Memory48 KiB
InputKeyboard

The Unipolbrit[1] Komputer 2086 was a Polish version of the home computer Timex Sinclair 2068, produced by a joint venture of the Polish Unimor and Timex Computer of Portugal. The machine wasn't 100% ZX Spectrum-compatible (like all other Timex Sinclair versions) and a "Spectrum Emulation" cartridge was available (usually bundled).[2][3][4]

Technical specifications

External 3" drive.
CPU Zilog Z80A @ 3.50 MHz
RAM 48 KiB
ROM 24 KiB
Keyboard mechanical, 42 keys, five function keys, cursor keys
Display TV set or video monitor, 8 colours; text: 32×24 lines; graphics: 256×192 or 512×192 pixels (monochrome).
Sound PSG AY-3-8912, three channels
Ports cartridge port, tape recorder ports, TV out, RGB video monitor out, joystick port, Centromix printer port.
Storage tape recorder; external 5" 1/4 or 3" drives.

Notes

  1. ^ Unipolbrit is a portmanteau word of Uni, from Unimor company of Gdańsk (or United, as said by another sources), pol, from Poland and brit from British. The number 86 in 2086 is from the last two digits of the year of the production start.
  2. ^ "HCM: East-European Home-Computer". Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  3. ^ World of Spectrum (ed.). "TIMEX Sinclair Showcase". Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  4. ^ TIMEX Computer World (ed.). "Unipolbrit Komputer 2086". Retrieved 2012-07-14.

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