How a little East German Computer Monitored a Nuclear Tomb | Robotron 1715M TEST RUN

Published: 24 March 2024
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Today, we take a look at the Robotron-1715M, a remarkable vintage computer made in DDR (East Germany) and powered by a Zilog Z80 processor clone. Beyond a significant historical value (and limited capabilities), the same machines served a crucial function in 1986, acting as an integral component of the initial self-diagnostics and radiation monitoring system within the Chernobyl Sarcophagus of Unit IV.

This very computer is from the collection of Software and Computer Museum of Kharkiv, Ukraine.

00:00 – Follow the white rabbit
01:02 – Introduction
01:56 – 1715 and 1715M
03:14 – Display
03:40 – Ports
04:30 – Keyboard
05:50 – Robotron computers in Chernobyl Zone
08:34 – Test-run
09:40 – TETRIS!
11:05 – Charset toggle
11:38 – What is inside?
14:06 – Outro

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