Amstrad PC2286
The Amstrad PC2286 was launched 1989. It was part of the 2000 series, that consisted of three models: PC2086, PC2286 and PC2386.
The series launched as a professional follow on to the PC1512/1640, using a plastic case similar to previous models, but this time the main computer unit had its own power supply unit built in. The machine's BIOS setting were battery-backed, using four AA batteries mounted on top of the base unit.
The PC2286 came with 3.5" floppy drives as standard, with a side port enabling an external 5¼" disk drive to be connected. A range of monitors where available, with 12" and 14" screens both in monochrome and colour.
Specifications
The differences across the range were mainly the CPU, memory and hard drive capacity.- Processor:
- *PC2086: 8086 @ 8 MHz;
- *PC2286: 80286 @ 12.5 MHz;
- *PC2386: 80386 @ 20 MHz
- Memory:
- *PC2086: 640KB;
- *PC2286: 1 MB/4 MB RAM;
- *PC2386: 4 MB/16 MB
- Hard Disk:
- *PC2086: 30MB;
- *PC2286: 40 MB
- Graphics: VGA adapter supporting MDA, CGA, Hercules, EGA, MCGA and EVGA
- I/O: Serial, parallel, 5.25 inch or 3.5 inch FDD, mouse
- Operating system: MS-DOS 4.01, Microsoft Windows 2.1 and Microsoft GW-BASIC