Vuk () is a computer prototype designed by a group of students from
Leskovac
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in
SFRY
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(now
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). It was supposed to be a multipurpose educational computer. The development started in 1984 and in 1988 about ten prototypes were produced. Although the design received awards, the Yugoslav industry was not interested, so the computer never reached the production phase.
Specifications[
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CPU:
MC68000 running at 8
MHz
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ROM
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: 128
KB (text editor, command interpreter,
Pascal compiler, and
assembler)
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Primary memory: 1 Mb (expandable up to 14 Mb)
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Secondary storage
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:
floppy drive 800kb (5.25’’ or 3.5’’),
hard disk
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Display: 40 column mode (320x256, 16 colors) and 80 column mode (640x256, 4 colors)
* Sound: beeper
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I/O ports: keyboard connector, composite and RF video, RS-232, Centronics, Game port and expansion bus connector
References
External links
* http://www.symmetry.rs/Kostic__2012__Razvoj_personalnog_racunara_Vuk_.pdf
Nekad davno, u svetu kompjutera…Retro: Stari domaći YU računari - "VUK" - Nauka i tehnologija
Educational hardware
68k-based computers
Personal computers
Computer-related introductions in 1984
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