Computer [Amstrad (PC-1512)] and printer [Panasonic (KX-P1081)]
Maker and role
Amstrad PLC, Manufacturer
Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited, Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1986
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Object detail
Accession number
2005.107
Production period
Description
Amstrad computer, complete with monitor, system unit, keyboard, printer, mouse, joystick (for games), connecting cable and box of diskettes.
-1 Monitor - Amstrad PC-CM monitor with a swivel base. Mains supply: 240V~50Hz 85W DC Outputs: +5V/5.7A + 12V2.1A Amstrad PLC. -5V/0.1A - 12 V/O.25A
-2 System Unit - square box with a recess on top in which the monitor sits. DC Input voltage: +-5V +-12V Batteries: 4 x UM-3/R6/AA type Expansion card DC Output: 5V/0.8A max
-3 Keyboard - standard keyboard with all letters, numerals and features pertaining to the computer. Input voltage: DC5V. There is a coiled cable from the back of the keyboard which ends in a 6-pin round plug.
-4 Printer - Panasonic dot matrix printer. Power source: 230 V ~ 50Hz 0.6A. PJGT335ZA. Made in Japan.
-5 Mouse - trapezoidal in shape, the narrower end has a cable protruding from that end terminating in a 9-point plug which fits into the back of the System Unit.
- 6 Joystick
- 7 & 8 Boxes of disks
-1 Monitor - Amstrad PC-CM monitor with a swivel base. Mains supply: 240V~50Hz 85W DC Outputs: +5V/5.7A + 12V2.1A Amstrad PLC. -5V/0.1A - 12 V/O.25A
-2 System Unit - square box with a recess on top in which the monitor sits. DC Input voltage: +-5V +-12V Batteries: 4 x UM-3/R6/AA type Expansion card DC Output: 5V/0.8A max
-3 Keyboard - standard keyboard with all letters, numerals and features pertaining to the computer. Input voltage: DC5V. There is a coiled cable from the back of the keyboard which ends in a 6-pin round plug.
-4 Printer - Panasonic dot matrix printer. Power source: 230 V ~ 50Hz 0.6A. PJGT335ZA. Made in Japan.
-5 Mouse - trapezoidal in shape, the narrower end has a cable protruding from that end terminating in a 9-point plug which fits into the back of the System Unit.
- 6 Joystick
- 7 & 8 Boxes of disks
Brief History
Amstrad was founded by Alan Sugar in 1968. The name comes from Alan Michael Sugar Trading. Seeking to develop an IBM-compatible personal computer, by the end of 1985 Amstrad had worked out the specifications necessary. The PC1512 – standing for Personal Computer 1 and 512 from its memory size of 512 Kbytes – considered quite large at the time – was first manufactured in 1986.
This Amstrad computer was purchased by the donor in 1991 and used mainly for typing minutes, letters, etc., and to play some games.
This Amstrad computer was purchased by the donor in 1991 and used mainly for typing minutes, letters, etc., and to play some games.
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Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/PVC
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Processed Material/Glass
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic/PVC
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Credit Line
Amstrad PLC et al. Circa 1986. Computer [Amstrad (PC-1512)] and printer [Panasonic (KX-P1081)], 2005.107. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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