User:Buran Biggest Fan/Triumph-Adler Alphatronic P1/P2
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| Type | Home computer |
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| Generation | 8-bit |
| Release date | West Germany: 1980 |
| Lifespan | 1980–? |
| Introductory price | 5000 DEM |
| Discontinued | ? |
| Units sold | Unknown |
| Media | 180Kb Floppy Drive (x2 on P2), Optional 5Mb Hard Disk Drive replacing one floppy drive |
| Operating system | MOS (Built-in) / CP/M (DOS) |
| CPU | AMD 8085 @ 3 MHz |
| Memory | 32 KB / 48 KB (With internal memory upgrade) |
| Predecessor | Triumph-Adler TA - 1000 |
| Successor | Triumph-Adler Alphatronic P3/P4 |
The Triumph-Adler Alphatronic P1/P2 models are office computers launched by Triumph-Adler in 1980. The full version, with 48 Kb RAM and dual floppy drive was called P2, while its cut version with 32 Kb RAM and a single floppy drive was called P1.
Hardware
[edit]P1/P2 models have as main characteristic they does not have a motherboard, but a backplane where all computer modules are attached to.
Modules
[edit]- CPU 8085 board
- 16Kb static RAM board
- 32Kb dynamic RAM board
- Video output board
- Keyboard controller board
- RS-232 controller board
- Dual floppy disk drive controller board
- Power Supply module (2 boards)
MOS
[edit]MOS Stands for Micro Operating System. It is the built-in low-level operating system. The MOS allows the user perform low-level tasks like poking hexadecimal values directly into memory positions to program the computer in machine code and using hardware ports and peripherals.
Software
[edit]While running its own version of CP/M, P1/P2 can run any piece of software targetted for that system.