Ivel Ultra Explained

Type:Home computer
Generation:8-bit
Releasedate:1984
Discontinued:1990
Os:IDOS, CP/M (with second Z80 CPU)
Cpu:MOS Technology 6502 at 1 MHz
Memory:64 KB
Display:280 x 192 pixels, 6 colors
Compatibility:Apple II
Memory Card:5.25" floppy disks
Developer:Branimir Makanec
Manufacturer:Ivasim Electronika

The Ivel Ultra was an 8-bit Croatian Apple II compatible computer designed by Branimir Makanec and developed by Ivasim Electronika in the 1984s.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

It was produced in two different versions: the first version has a brown case and ran from 1984 to 1986, the second has a white case and ran from 1987 to 1990.

The machine was equipped with one or two 5.25" floppy disk drives. It came with an Apple I compatible BASIC language. The operating system, called IDOS, is compatible with Apple DOS 3.3.

The Ivel Ultra could be equipped with a second Zilog Z80 processor, in order to offer compatibility with the CP/M operating system.

Specifications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Telegram.hr. Možda ovo niste znali, ali nekad smo proizvodili dosta divne kompjutere. Evo malog podsjetnika na najbolje. 2021-01-10. Telegram.hr. hr.
  2. Web site: Ivel Ultra Ivasim elektronika . 2023-03-30 . www.old-computers.com.
  3. Web site: Cicvarić . Božo . Ivel Ultra . 2023-03-30 . European Young Engineers Croatia . hr.
  4. Web site: HCM: East-European Home-Computer ... . 2023-03-30 . www.homecomputer.de.
  5. Web site: ivel ultra (retro računalo) . 2023-03-30 . www.njuskalo.hr . hr.
  6. Book: Bodrato . Discovering Eastern Europe PCs by Hacking Them … Today . Caruso . Cignoni . IFIP International Conference on the History of Computing (HC) . 2018 . 6,14.