ZPA IQ 151 | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1985-1989
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: TESLA MHB 8080, 2 MHz
- RAM: 32 to 64 KB
- FDD: –
- HDD: –
- Audio: Speaker , one voice
- Connectors/Ports: Five expansion
- Case: Keyboard type
- Monitor: Monochrome
- OS: AMOS
The model features a TESLA MHB 8080 processor at 2 MHz and memory of 32kB up to 64kB. It ran with the operating system of the AMOS version.
ZPA Nový Bor, a small manufacturer from former Czechoslovakia, produced the IQ 151 personal computer in 1985. The company designed, produced and marketed the product locally for the education sector. After the fall of Communism in 1989, the production stopped because it was not competitive in terms of price and featured elements.
There were some drawbacks on its production. First all, the materials were low-cost, giving the example of the poor membrane keyboard. Notable as well was the tendency to overheat very easily, even on light workload. The Slovakian counterpart, the PMD 85, was more advanced and effective.
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PC.GR
The history of personal computers
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