User:Buran Biggest Fan/Triumph-Adler Alphatronic P1/P2

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
P1/P2 models have as main characteristic they does not have a motherboard, but a backplane where all computer modules are attached to.

Modules

 * 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
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
While running its own version of CP/M, P1/P2 can run any piece of software targetted for that system.

Category:Microcomputers