General information
Machine type: 8530
Announce date: April 2, 1987
Excerpt from the original announcement letter;
"The IBM 8530, Personal System/2 Model 30 is a new general-purpose computer system which provides enhanced function beyond that established by the IBM PC and PC XT*, especially in display graphics, at lower prices to the customer. This system includes as standard, many newly integrated features such as a graphics adapter and parallel port. It also allows for the attachment of many existing PC option cards for further expansion. The Personal System/2 Model 30 is available in two versions, 8530-002 with two 3.5 inch (720KB) diskette drives, and 8530-021 with a 20 megabyte fixed disk and a single diskette drive. All models have 640KB RAM, standard."
System Characteristics
Microprocessor: Intel 8086 (16 bit)
Clock speed: 8 Mhz, zero wait states
Coprocessor: i8087 math coprocessor
Type of BUS: 8-bit
Total number of expansion slots: 3
Ports: PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, serial, parallel, video
Memory
Min/Max on system board: 640kb
Type of memory:
RAM: DRAM (MMK) 100-150ns w. parity.
ROM: 40 or 64kb w. MS BASIC-80
Cache: n/a
Physical description
Power supply: 70w with internal sensing, for worldwide usage
Weight: 8 kg (17.5 lbs)
Dimensions (HxWxD): (102 x 406 x 397mm)
Mass storage
Drive bays: 1 3.5" half-height
Floppy Disk
Size: 3.5 inch half-height
Capacity: 720KB
Hard disk
Size: 3.5 inch half-height
Capacity: 20MB 80ms
Access time:
Interface: ST-506 PS/2 model 25/30 connector
Display
Graphics modes supported: Integrated MCGA Display adapter
Keyboard
Type: 101 key enhanced
Software
Operating system: IBM PC DOS Versions 3.30 and later
Configurations
8530-021 - System unit 640kb, one diskette drive, one 20MB fixed disk, keyboard.