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.