Cobra 1


Cobra 1 was a Polish 8-bit home and industrial microcomputer based on a Zilog Z80A processor, designed by Andrzej Sirko. It was intended to be assembled by the end user.
The diagram and description of the computer were published in a series of articles in the Polish magazine , starting with Issue 1/84. Since the magazine was only published quarterly, the design was already obsolete by the time the series was finished in 1986.
Although the Cobra 1 used the Zilog Z80A as its CPU, its design was original and not compatible with existing systems. This is in contrast to other Polish microcomputers of the time, such as the Meritum or the Elwro 800 Junior.
Sirko initially wanted state-owned enterprises to produce computer components for user assembly, but this was ignored by the authorities, and anyone who wanted the computer had to build it entirely themselves.

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