# KC Compact Advert Translation

Here is the translation from the German advert (dated 1989):

The KC compact is a new developed homecomputer, made by VEB Mikroelektronik "Wilhelm Pieck" Muehlhausen.There is a posibility to expand the system with hard- and software-components.

The KC compact is a compact, easy useable computer. It consists of a ground device with integrated keyboard and an external power supply.

A RGB-monitor or a (non)colour-TV are connectable. A cassette recorder or tape-recorder are used to store datas. A disc-drive follows soon.

The homecomputer has a built-in 8-bit-processor, 64 Kbyte RAM and 32 Kbyte ROM. The BASIC-interpreter with an extended instruction set (181 instructions) an the operating system (non KC-85 compatible) are stored in ROM.

The computer supports three graphic modes:

- mode 0: 200 * 160 pixels with 16 of 27 colours
- mode 1: 200 * 320 pixels with 4 of 27 colours
- mode 2: 200 * 640 pixels with 2 of 27 colours

The KC compact has a sound-generator with three channels and 8 octaves.

In comparison with KC-85-system the KC compact has a new design.

The device integrated new designed keyboard has 69 keys.

The keyboard is programmable (ASCII-codes, autorepeat on/off). Seven keys may be programmed with words and instructions (jobs).

Independent of screenmode there are 25 lines. The number of characters per line depends on the screenmode.

- mode 0: 20 characters/line
- mode 1: 40 characters/line
- mode 2: 80 characters/line

It's possible to connect external equipment with the expansion port like a disc-drive. There are connectors for cassette recorder, joystick, sound and centronics- printer.

#### technical data

name: | microcomputer KC compact
construction type: | ground device with integrated keyboard and external power supply
dimensions: | ground device 390 * 220 * 50 (mm) power supply 125 * 76 * 62 (mm)
weight: | ca. 3500 g
protection class: | IP20 TGL RGW 778
power: | 25 watts
voltage: | 220 V/external power supply
processor: | UA880
clock frequenzy: | 4 MHz
memory: | 32 Kbyte ROM (operating system, BASIC),64 Kbyte RAM, 42 Kbyte free for user
pixels: | 640 * 200 with 2 of 27 colours 320 * 200 with 4 of 27 colours 160 * 200 with 16 of 27 colours
max. pixels: | 128,000
colours: | 27
screen unit: | normal (non)colour-TV or monitor with RGB-input
TV-connector: | HF-modulator, ch 36, PAL or SCART-connector
interfaces: | expansion port, joystick, tape, sound, parallel printer port (centronics)
external datastore: | cassette recorder
tape-interface: | 1000 bit/s, 2000 bit/s switchable non KC-85 compatible
sound: | 3 channels, 8 octaves, sound- and SCART-interface (stereo) HF-interface (mono)
keys: | 69
lines: | 25 |
charaters per line: | 20/40/80
programming languages: | BASIC (ROM), other languages can loaded from tape/disc (assemler,pascal)
KC compact includes: | ground device, power supply, BASIC-handbook, Demo-tape

Many thanks to Schlumpf for the translation.