Exhibits:

Homecomputers:
CPC 464
CPC 664
CPC 6128
CPC 6128plus

Wordprocessing system:
Joyce PCW 8256

PCs:
EuroPC
PPC512

Overview

PPC512
Operating system: MS-DOS 3.3
RAM: 512 KB
CPU: 8088, 4,77 MHz
Display: Text 80x25, graphics 640x200 (CGA), LCD monochrome
Year of construction: 1987
Condition: OK
received from: Flea market at Rastatt, 45 Mark
If a company nowadays dared to introduce a computer that exhausts 10 batteries within a few hours of mobile operation, it would undoubtedly be stormed by Greenpeace activists. But in 1987, the focus was seemingly different, otherwise this strange machine would have never seen the light of day.

The odd-shaped case of the PPC contains an otherwise unspectacular PC-compatible. Due to the complete lack of expansion slots and an integrated display with low contrast and missing backlight, the computer quickly became obsolete although it may have been state-of-the-art when it was released.

In relation to its performance, the PPC512 is extremely huge and heavy. The only highlight of the machine is set by its full AT-layout keyboard.