ABC 1600

ABC 1600
ABC 1600 in the collections of Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology
TypePersonal computer
Release date1985
Introductory price47,125 SEK + VAT (≈5,890 USD)
Operating systemABCenix
CPUMotorola 68008 8 MHz
Memory1 MB (16 KB ROM)[1]
GraphicsGraphics 1024×768 1-bpp; Text (videotex) portrait – 73×80, character 7×9; Landscape – 25×80, character 9×13
SoundBeep
Connectivity2× RS 232C, keyboard, external hard drive (floppy drive), monitor, printer, 4 expansion slots, TV
PredecessorABC 800

The ABC 1600 was a personal computer from Luxor that was introduced in 1985. It was built around the Motorola 68008 processor, had 1 megabyte of memory and used the operating system ABCenix, a Unix-like system developed from DNIX.[citation needed]

The ABC 1600 used monochrome graphics with a display resolution of 1024 × 768 and the screen could be turned 90° while in use depending on whether the user desired to work in standing (portrait) or horizontal (landscape) format. The hard disk had a capacity of 13 MB and the 5.25-inch floppy disk drive stored 640 KB.[2]

The ABC 1656 was a 1600 model with a hard disk capacity of 40 MB or 80 MB instead.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "datasalen.se: Luxor ABC 1600". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  2. ^ a b pc-museum.com – Rune's PC Museum on ABC 1600