The Iskra 1030 () was an

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compatible personal computer produced in the

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. It was designed by Elektronmash () in

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. The main manufacturers were the Iskra factory () in

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and the Shchyotmash factory () in

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. 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: * CPU: K1810VM86 (, Intel

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clone), 4.77 MHz * RAM: 640 KB * Display: color CGA compatible * Floppy disk drive: 1×720 KB * Hard disk drive: 20 MB * Operating system: ADOS (; Russian DOS, compatible with MS-DOS/PC DOS 2.x and 3.x),

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* Release Date: 1989 I1030m.jpg, Искра 1030М I1031.jpg, Искра 1031

Software

The computer was shipped with ADOS, a Russian version of MS-DOS/PC DOS 2.x and 3.x, a

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interpreter, the special language and interpreter for accounting calculations YAMB (), 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

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{{List of Soviet computer systems Personal computers Soviet computer systems Computer-related introductions in 1989

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