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IBM PS/2 Model 30

8530 · 1987 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Intel 8086, 8 MHz
Ram: max: 640 KB (soldered plus SIP-populated, no further expansion on the base board) · base: 640 KB (128 KB soldered on the system board, 512 KB in SIP modules)
Ports: 8-bit ISA expansion slots · Serial port · Parallel port · PS/2 keyboard port · PS/2 mouse port · Onboard video out
Display: Onboard MCGA-derived graphics: 320x200 in 256 colors or 640x480 in 2 colors
Storage: base: Two 3.5" 720 KB floppy drives (Model 8530-002) · options: 20 MB fixed disk plus one 3.5" floppy drive (Model 8530-021)
Os Support: latest: PC DOS 5.0 / early Windows 3.0 ran, though the 8086 CPU and 640 KB ceiling limited practical later use · shipped: PC DOS 3.3
Release Price: $1,695 (dual floppy) / $2,295 (floppy plus 20 MB hard disk)

Upgrade paths

storage

Internal 20 MB fixed disk configuration, or third-party ISA hard disk controller cards · The 8-bit ISA bus (unlike the Micro Channel used on higher PS/2 models) meant standard third-party ISA cards of the era worked, unusual for a PS/2.

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