Soviet-Era Computer Is Both a Mystery and a Disaster

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The Robotron CM1910 is a unique computer from the Eastern Bloc, built in East Germany with a mix of Soviet and Western parts.
It features an Intel 8086 processor, a densely-packed array of circuit boards, and weighs 25 kg.
Includes a hard drive, two floppy disk drives, a large dedicated graphics card, and a modem.
The design philosophy involves near-complete dismantling for repairs, with hidden peripheral and drive controllers in questionable locations.
Restoration efforts are challenging due to non-standard design, but the keyboard has been restored.
Operating systems mentioned include DCP, MUTOS, SCP, and BOS, with references to Mikrosovt and Karl-Marx-Städter Window-System.

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