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+---
+title: ZBA Consul 2717
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Professional Computer
+origins:
+- Czech Republic
+years:
+- '1989'
+cpus:
+- MHB 8080A
+params:
+  name: Consul 2717
+  image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_system_s1.jpg
+  company: /companies/zba
+  company_name: ZBA
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: Consul 2717
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: ZBA
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Professional Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: Czech Republic
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: '1989'
+  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
+    value: '1990'
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: BASIC-G interpreter
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Typewriter type. 79 keys with editing keys and 11 function keys
+  - label: CPU
+    value: MHB 8080A
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: 2 MHz
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 64 KB
+  - label: ROM
+    value: 16 KB
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 25 lines x 48 characters
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: 288 x 256 dots
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: Monochrome
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: Built-in loudspeaker
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: |-
+      Display: 30 (W) x 27 (D) x 30 (H) / 8 kg\
+      Keyboard: 49 (W) x 22.6 (D) x 4.5 (H) cm / 2 kg
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: Keyboard, Tape recorder, 2 x expansion connectors
+  - label: OS
+    value: CP/M with external FDD unit
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: Built-in power supply unit - 220V - 42 to 68 Hz
+  - label: PERIPHERALS
+    value: External FDD unit
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: Unknown
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  - links
+  photos:
+  - title: LARGE VIEW
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_system_s2.jpg
+  - title: TOP VIEW
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_topview_s1.jpg
+  - title: PROFILE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_sideview_s1.jpg
+  - title: RUNNING
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Only 128 standard ASCII characters were available.
+    image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_running_s1.jpg
+  - title: REAR SIDE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Note the two expansion connectors next to the keyboard plug.
+    image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_backside_s1.jpg
+  - title: CONSUL & ZDA LOGOS
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_logos_s1.jpg
+  - title: INSIDE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      The inside electronics is composed of three cards:\
+      • Power supply card, on the left side,\
+      • Video card on the right side,\
+      • logic card at the back, with a metallic protection against magnetic shields.
+    image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_inside_s1.jpg
+  - title: MOTHERBOARD
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: |-
+      **(1)** 8228 bus controller\
+      **(2)** MHB 8080A processor, Tesla version\
+      **(3)** 64 KB RAM chips\
+      **(4)** I/O chips. From left to right:\
+         - MHB 8251 (TESLA version of USART i8251)\
+         - KR580VI53 (Russian version of PIT i8253)\
+         - MHB 8255A (TESLA version of PIO i8255A)\
+      **(5)** Keyboard connector\
+      **(6)** Dual expansion connectors\
+      **(7)** Tape recorder DIN socket\
+      **(8)** BASIC-G Russian ROM chips.
+    image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_mainboard_s1.jpg
+  - title: MOTHERBOARD CLOSE-UP
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/sbrojovska_consul_mainboard_s2.jpg
+  links:
+  - title: broucek.me.cz
+    url: http://www.broucek.me.cz/muzeum/clanky.htm
+    text: Lots of user and technical manuals in .pdf format
+  comments:
+  - author: Libor Petr (Czech Republic)
+    date: Monday 27th June 2011
+    text: |-
+      See you last hour with Consul 2712 in elementary school : http://lipe.rajce.idnes.cz/posledni_den_s_Consulem_2712/$\
+      :-)
+  oc_id: 1130
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230329064014/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1130
+    date: '2023-03-29'
+---
+
+ZBA is the abbreviation of **Zbrojovka Brno**. Brno being the Czech city the company was located in.
+
+The Consul 2717 was a clone of the [Tesla PMD 85.2](/museum/tesla-pmd-85/) but had a very different design. The mainboard was located in the display case and the keyboard had a more professional look.
+
+The machine was only sold to Czech schools. In its basic version it was used with the built-in BASIC-G interpreter which had some graphic commands. Programs could be stored through an external tape recorder.
+
+However, thanks to its dual expansion connectors, the 2717 could be connected to an external floppy drive unit and run the CP/M operating system, or to a network. The system could also boot from an external ROM chip.
+
+The machine was entirely built with East European components coming mainly from Tesla, but also from Russia. It had a short life, it was manufactured for less than one year.
+
+<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>