Agat (computer)

	Agat-7 with 140 Kbytes FDD
Manufacturer	Three factories, including LEMZ
Type	Personal computer
Release date	1983
Lifespan	1993
Introductory price	3,900 rubles
Media	Compact Cassettes, 5¼-inch floppy disks
Operating system	BASIC, Assembler
CPU	MCS6502 and compatibles @ 1Mhz
Memory	96 KB (Agat-7), 128 KB or 256 KB (Agat-9) RAM, 2 KB ROM
Display	32×32 color text mode, 32×64 b/w text mode, graphics: 64×64 (16 colors), 128×128 (8 colors), 256×256 (black & white),
Sound	Internal speaker
Input	Keyboard
Power	Internal Power Supply (220 V, 60 W)
Dimensions	460 cm × 350 cm × 160 cm
Mass	9 kg

The Agat (Russian: Агат) was a series of 8-bit computers produced in the Soviet Union. It used the same MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor as Apple II and BBC Micros, amongst many others. Commissioned by the USSR Ministry of Radio, for many years it was a popular microcomputer in Soviet schools.

The Agat was first introduced at a Moscow trade fair in 1983.^[3] It was primarily produced between 1984 and 1990, although a limited number of units may have been manufactured as late as 1993.^[4] By 1988, about 12,000 units were produced.^[5] Over 9 months in 1989 about 7,000 machines were built.^[6]

There are several versions of the machine (Agat-4 to 9), with progressive enhancements to memory, video modes and compatibility with Apple II.^[7]

^ "Agat LEMZ".
^ "Soviet Digital Electronics Museum -- AGAT-9 -- АГАТ-9". Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^ Rezun, Miron (1996). Science, technology, and ecopolitics in the USSR. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 71–72. ISBN 0-275-95383-1.
^ Gazdyuk, Pavel; Pototsky, Dan (April 7, 2014). "Before the Internet: TOP 11 Soviet PCs". www.rbth.com.
^ Захаров, В.Н. (2011). Школьная информатика в России – техническая база начального периода [School Informatics in Russia - technical base of the initial period]. Computer Technology in Russia and in the Former Soviet Union (in Russian). Veliky Novgorod.
^ Гриф, А. (1989). ""Корвет" терпит кораблекрушение?" [Corvet shipwrecked?]. Радио (in Russian). No. 12. p. 2. ISSN 0033-765X.
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[1] "Agat LEMZ".

[leningrad-2] "Soviet Digital Electronics Museum -- AGAT-9 -- АГАТ-9". Retrieved 6 July 2010.

[rezun-3] Rezun, Miron (1996). Science, technology, and ecopolitics in the USSR. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 71–72. ISBN 0-275-95383-1.

[4] Gazdyuk, Pavel; Pototsky, Dan (April 7, 2014). "Before the Internet: TOP 11 Soviet PCs". www.rbth.com.

[5] Захаров, В.Н. (2011). Школьная информатика в России – техническая база начального периода [School Informatics in Russia - technical base of the initial period]. Computer Technology in Russia and in the Former Soviet Union (in Russian). Veliky Novgorod.

[6] Гриф, А. (1989). ""Корвет" терпит кораблекрушение?" [Corvet shipwrecked?]. Радио (in Russian). No. 12. p. 2. ISSN 0033-765X.

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