The Unipolbrit[1] Komputer 2086 was a Polish version of the home computer Timex Sinclair 2068,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] produced by a joint venture of the Polish state-owned Unimor and foreign company Polbrit International.[9] Introduced in 1986, the computer had a cost of roughly 190000 zł.[10]
 Unipolbrit Komputer 2086 | |
| Type | Home computer |
|---|---|
| Release date | 1986 |
| Introductory price | 190000 zł |
| Media | Cassette tapes, 31⁄2-inch floppy disks, 51⁄4-inch floppy disks, ROM Cartridges |
| Operating system | Sinclair BASIC with Timex Computer Corp. extension |
| CPU | Zilog Z80A @ 3.58 MHz |
| Memory | 48 KiB |
| Display | PAL TV or video monitor; text: 32×24 lines, 16 colours; graphics: 256×192, 16 colours or 512×192 pixels, two colours; attributes: 32x24 or 32x192, two colours per area. |
| Graphics | Timex SCLD |
| Sound | Beeper, AY-3-8912 |
| Input | Keyboard |
| Predecessor | Timex Computer 2048 |
| Successor | Timex Computer 3256 |
The machine wasn't 100% ZX Spectrum-compatible (like all other Timex Sinclair computers) and a "Spectrum Emulation" cartridge was available (usually bundled).[11][12][13]
Technical specifications edit
- Zilog Z80A @ 3.50 MHz
- 16 KiB
- 48 KiB
Display
- Timex SCLD chip[14][15][16] with Extended Color, Dual Screen and High Resolution screen modes:
- Text: 32×24 characters (8×8 pixels, rendered in graphics mode)
- Graphics: 256×192 pixels, 15 colours (two simultaneous colours - "attributes" - per 8×8 pixels, causing attribute clash)
- Extended Color: 256×192 pixels, 15 colors with colour resolution of 32×192 (two simultaneous colours - "attributes" - per 8x1 pixels)
- Dual Screen: (two 256×192 pixels screens can be placed in memory)
- High Resolution: 512×192 mode with 2 colours (Four palettes: Black & White, Blue & Yellow, Red & Cyan, Magenta & Green).
Sound
- Beeper (1 channel, 10 octaves and 10+ semitones via internal speaker) and AY-3-8912 PSG (three channels)
I/O
- Line audio in/out for external cassette tape storage
- RF television out
- DIN Composite monitor out
- Kempston Joystick input
- Cartridge port
- Centronics printer port.
Storage
- External cassette tape recorder
- External 5" 1/4 or 3" disc drives
Keyboard
- Mechanical keyboard: 42 keys, five function keys, cursor keys
Gallery edit
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Unipolbrit with external disc drive -
External 3" drive. -
Unipolbrit boot screen -
Unipolbrit with cartridge drive open -
ZX Spectrum emulator cartridge -
ZX Spectrum emulator cartridge boot screen
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See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Unipolbrit is a portmanteau word of Uni, from Unimor company and Polbrit company (which itself is 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.
- ^ "Unipolbrit Komputer 2086". Kio's Sinclair ZX Computers Archive. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ Adamski, Jarek (2009). "Unipolbrit Komputer 2086". 8bit Projects For Everyone. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Unipolbrit Komputer 2086". MCbx Old Computer Collection. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ Świątek (cybernetyka), Roman (1988). Programowanie mikrokomputera Unipolbrit 2086 w języku BASIC (in Polish). Biuro Wydawnicze ZZDZ.
- ^ "Unipolbrit 2086". Moja kolekcja starych komputerów (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Timex in Polish Export Triumph". Timelinez. July 1986. Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Unipolbrit 2086". Dziennik Miłośnika Polskich Komputerów. 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Sinclair Clones - Unipolbrit Komputer 2086". Sinclair Nostalgia Products. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Polish Computers - Unipolbrit 2086". Museum of Games and Computers of the Past. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ Walgenbach, Stefan. "Polish Home-Computer: Unipolbrit Komputer 2086". HCM: East-European Home-Computer. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Boatwright, Jack (2003). "Information on all Timex/Sinclair computers". TIMEX Sinclair Showcase. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
- ^ Red, Johnny (2001). "Unipolbrit Komputer 2086". TIMEX Computer World. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- ^ Florindo, Bruno. "CIRCE - AMERICAN COUSINS" (PDF). Byte High No Limit (22): 64.
- ^ "SCLD Chip". Timex/Sinclair - The Authoritative Website for Timex/Sinclair Computers. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ "Scld in spectrusty::chip::scld - Rust". docs.rs. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
External links edit
- Komputer 2086 at HCM. Accessed on April 5, 2008.
- Timex Computer World UK2086 page
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