Iskra-1030 Explained

Iskra 1030
Developer:Elektronmash in Leningrad
Manufacturer:Iskra factory in Smolensk and Shchyotmash factory in Kursk
Os:ADOS (Russian DOS, compatible with MS-DOS/PC DOS 2.x and 3.x), MS-DOS, CP/M-86
Cpu:K1810VM86 (Intel 8086 clone)
Cpuspeed:4.77 MHz
Memory:640 KB
Storage:Hard disk drive: 10 or 20 MB
Memory Card:Floppy disk drive: 1×720 KB
Display:Color CGA compatible

The Iskra 1030 (Russian: Искра 1030) was an Intel 8086 compatible personal computer produced in the USSR.[1] It was designed by Elektronmash (Russian: ЛНПО «Электронмаш») in Leningrad. The main manufacturers were the Iskra factory (Russian: Искра) in Smolensk and the Shchyotmash factory (Russian: Счётмаш) in Kursk. The model line consisted of Iskra 1030.11 (basic), Iskra 1030М (modified), Iskra 1031, and Iskra 3104.

Specification

The Iskra 1030M produced from 1989 comprised:

Software

The computer was shipped with ADOS, a Russian version of MS-DOS/PC DOS 2.x and 3.x, a BASIC interpreter, the special language and interpreter for accounting calculations YAMB (Russian: ЯМБ, Язык машин бухгалтерских), the text editor R1. The operating system used the main code page, hardwired into the display ROM; it was compatible neither with CP 866 nor CP 855, although partially with ISO/IEC 8859-5.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Balodis . Rihards . Borzovs . Juris . Opmane . Inara . Skuja . Andrejs . Ziemele . Evija . Research Directions Profile in the Computing Museum of the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Latvia (IMCS) . 25 June 2022.