Lola 8

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Lola 8 was a computer developed by Ivo Lola Ribar Institute of Serbia in 1982 and announced for release in 1985. As the manufacturer's focus was CNC equipment, Lola 8 was built out of components they used for CNC machines.

Originally likely designed as the industrial controller, the computer initially had a keyboard completely orthogonally laid out rectangular key caps. This was possibly done as a result of using standard CNC keyboard components that need to minimize the entry of environtmental dirt into the system. Later designs (model "8A") used standard keyboard arrangement and were available in a number of schools as educational computers.

[edit] Specifications

• CPU: Intel 8085
• ROM: 8 KiB, containing BASIC
• Primary memory: 16 KiB
• Secondary storage: cassette tape
• Sound: AY-3-8912
• I/O ports: cassette tape interface, composite and RF video out, audio and expansion connector

Computer systems from Serbia
1980‑2000:	TIM-100 | TIM-001 | TIM-600 | TIM-011 | TIM-40M | ATLAS-TIM AT 32 | Galaksija | Galaksija Plus | Pecom 32 | Pecom 64 | Lira XT | Lola 8 | PA512 | LPA512
1960‑1979:	CER Computers (CER-10, CER-2, CER-20, CER-200, CER-202, CER-22, CER-12, CER-203) | HRS-100
Theoretical:	NAR 1 | NAR 2
See also:	Full lists from Serbia | former Yugoslavia | World and history of computing in: Serbia | former Yugoslavia | (former) communist countries | World