Ivel Ultra

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Ivel Ultra
Ivel Ultra Model 2
DeveloperBranimir Makanec
ManufacturerIvasim Electronika
TypeHome computer
Generation8-bit
Release date1984
Discontinued1990
Operating systemIDOS, CP/M (with second Z80 CPU)
CPUMOS Technology 6502 at 1 MHz
Memory64 KB
Removable storage5.25" floppy disks
Display280 x 192 pixels, 6 colors
Backward
compatibility
Apple II

The Ivel Ultra was an 8-bit Croatian Apple II compatible computer designed by Branimir Makanec and developed by Ivasim Electronika in the 1984s.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

It was produced in two different versions: the first version has a brown case and ran from 1984 to 1986, the second has a white case and ran from 1987 to 1990.

The machine was equipped with one or two 5.25" floppy disk drives. It came with an Apple I compatible BASIC language.[2] The operating system, called IDOS, is compatible with Apple DOS 3.3.

The Ivel Ultra could be equipped with a second Zilog Z80 processor, in order to offer compatibility with the CP/M operating system.

Ivel Ultra model 1

Specifications[edit]

  • CPU: MOS Technology 6502 at 1 MHz
  • ROM: 12 KB (BASIC language interpreter and machine language monitor)
  • RAM: 64 KB
  • Graphic mode: 280 x 192 pixels, 6 colors
  • Text mode: 40 x 24
  • Operating system: IDOS, compatible with Apple DOS 3.3, CP/M (with an added Z80 CPU)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Telegram.hr. "Možda ovo niste znali, ali nekad smo proizvodili dosta divne kompjutere. Evo malog podsjetnika na najbolje". Telegram.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ^ a b "Ivel Ultra Ivasim elektronika". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. ^ Cicvarić, Božo. "Ivel Ultra". European Young Engineers Croatia (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  4. ^ "HCM: East-European Home-Computer ..." www.homecomputer.de. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. ^ "ivel ultra (retro računalo)". www.njuskalo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  6. ^ Bodrato; Caruso; Cignoni (2018). Discovering Eastern Europe PCs by Hacking Them … Today (PDF). IFIP International Conference on the History of Computing (HC). pp. 6, 14.