DVK
Encyclopedia
DVK is a Soviet
PDP-11
-compatible personal computer
.
The design is also known as Elektronika
MS-0501 and Elektronika MS-0502.
Earlier models of DVK series were based on K1801VM1
or K1801VM2 microprocessor
s with 16 bit address bus
. In the later models, the KM1801VM3 microprocessor (with 22 bit extended address bus) was used.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
PDP-11
PDP-11
The PDP-11 was a series of 16-bit minicomputers sold by Digital Equipment Corporation from 1970 into the 1990s, one of a succession of products in the PDP series. The PDP-11 replaced the PDP-8 in many real-time applications, although both product lines lived in parallel for more than 10 years...
-compatible personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
.
The design is also known as Elektronika
Elektronika
Electronika is the brand name used for many different electronic products such as calculators, electronic watches, portable games and radios in the Soviet Union and, nowadays, in Russia...
MS-0501 and Elektronika MS-0502.
Earlier models of DVK series were based on K1801VM1
1801 series CPU
The 1801 series CPUs were a family of 16-bit Soviet microprocessors based on the indigenous Elektronika NC microarchitecture cores, but binary compatible with DEC's PDP-11 machines. First released in 1980, various models and variants of the series were among the most popular Soviet microprocessors...
or K1801VM2 microprocessor
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
s with 16 bit address bus
Address bus
An address bus is a computer bus that is used to specify a physical address. When a processor or DMA-enabled device needs to read or write to a memory location, it specifies that memory location on the address bus...
. In the later models, the KM1801VM3 microprocessor (with 22 bit extended address bus) was used.