website/content/museum/regnecentralen-rc759-piccoline.md

---
title: Regnecentralen RC759 Piccoline
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- Denmark
years:
- '1984'
cpus:
- Intel 80186
params:
  name: RC759 Piccoline
  image: /media/museum/photos/regnecentralen_piccoline_s1.jpg
  company: /companies/regnecentralen
  company_name: Regnecentralen
  specs:
  - label: NAME
    value: RC759 Piccoline
  - label: MANUFACTURER
    value: Regnecentralen
  - label: TYPE
    value: Professional Computer
  - label: ORIGIN
    value: Denmark
  - label: YEAR
    value: '1984'
  - label: END OF PRODUCTION
    value: '1989'
  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
    value: None, mostly used with COMAL 80 or PASCAL.
  - label: KEYBOARD
    value: Full size QWERTY with Danish characters
  - label: CPU
    value: Intel 80186
  - label: SPEED
    value: Unknown
  - label: RAM
    value: 256 KB expandable to 512 KB
  - label: VRAM
    value: Unknown
  - label: ROM
    value: Unknown
  - label: TEXT MODES
    value: 80 columns x 24 lines
  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
    value: Yes, resolution unknown
  - label: COLORS
    value: Monochrome
  - label: SOUND
    value: Yes, unknown
  - label: I/O PORTS
    value: Printer, monitor, cassette player, remote printer/diskette, optional LAN
  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
    value: 5 1/4 ''diskette station with printer interface, sharable between 4 computers
  - label: OS
    value: CP/M 86
  - label: POWER SUPPLY
    value: built-in switch mode
  - label: PERIPHERALS
    value: Unknown
  - label: PRICE
    value: Unknown
  tabs:
  - photos
  - software
  photos:
  - title: RUNNING PICCOLINE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/regnecentralen_piccoline_s2.jpg
  - title: BACK SIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/regnecentralen_piccoline_back_s1.jpg
  - title: REAR CONNECTORS CLOSE UP
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/regnecentralen_piccoline_back_s2.jpg
  - title: INSIDE
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/regnecentralen_piccoline_mainboard_s1.jpg
  - title: CPU & DISPLAY PROCESSOR
    subtitle: ''
    text: Intel 80186 6 MHz CPU and Intel 82730 Text coprocessor which supports text and graphics displays.
    image: /media/museum/photos/regnecentralen_piccoline_cpu_s1.jpg
  screenshots:
  - title: 3D LABYRINTH
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/regnecentralen_piccoline_3dlaby_s1.jpg
  - title: BOMBER
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/regnecentralen_piccoline_bomber_s1.jpg
  - title: PACMAN
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/software/regnecentralen_piccoline_pacman_s1.jpg
  comments:
  - author: fritz
    date: Monday 7th May 2018
    text: |-
      http://oldcomputers.dyndns.org/public/pub/manuals/partner_rc750_bw_ger.pdf

      Rc750 PARTNER Installationsanleitung. Stichworte: Rc750 ''PARTNER Installation, Instandhaltung, Programme, Hardware.\
      D
  - author: Peter Haagerup (Denmark)
    date: Tuesday 6th August 2013
    text: |-
      We have made the website http://rc700.dk dedicated to the RC759 PICCOLINE and RC750 Partner. On this website, one can download manuals and disk images, and an emulator for the system is also available. New information is frequently added.

      We are very interested in getting more software and user manuals. If you have anything you think could contribute to the site, please let us know - we have the equipment to read floppy disks compatible with those systems, and try to rescue as much software as possible. See the Software section on the website for more information.
  - author: Jes Jensen
    date: Tuesday 10th April 2012
    text: |-
      When i was in "gymnasium" in denmark we upgraded the old picolo, to these new fine piccoline.

      In our configuration there were at the beginning 4 picoline connected to 1 piccoline with floppy disk, later on all computers were connected into a network with a server called PARTNER (a grown up piccoline) with a 12 mb harddrive (I think i can remember) - those were the days.
  - author: Maciej (Poland)
    date: Friday 18th November 2011
    text: |-
      Graphical resolution: 560x275 - 2 colors or 280x275 - 4 colors$\
      Processor speed: 6MHz

      more info here: http://www.datamuseum.dk/site_dk/rc/piccoline/piccolinehw/
  - author: Ulrik Hansen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
    date: Thursday 22nd April 2010
    text: I also remember this one from primary school back in the eighties. They seemed so serious compared to the C64s and ZX Spectrums common at home. I only recently found out they were made by Regnecentralen.
  - author: Daniel Nielsen (Malmö, Sweden)
    date: Thursday 22nd November 2007
    text: |-
      This is the first computer I sat and "worked" with. I think it must have been back in 1987 (1st grade and me being 7 years old).\
      At my school (Aavangsskolen on Bornholm) we had a room with two "islands" of these machines, as far as I can remember it was a terminal system, one would have disc-drives (5.25") in which we would load a disc, and then all the machines would load. giving us opportunity to play different games.

      There was one turn button for the brightness of the screen (in outmost position it switched off) and one dial button for sound.\
      I remember a "happy" sound for correct answers in teh games and a "not so happy" sound when incorrect.\
      I think we used them for 2-3 years untill the room was upgraded to 286 PC's running Windows 3.1 at 12 and 25 Mhz, I might be wrong about this.
  - author: Lars (Greve, Denmark)
    date: Friday 10th February 2006
    text: I remember going to Solroed Gymnasium (high school) back in 1994 or 95, where the school upgraded their PC room. They took out all the old picolines, and proceeded to smash them to bits, with big hammers in front of all the students who applauded this act. Except me... I felt sorry for the old machines...
  oc_id: 1171
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230627232550/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1171
    date: '2023-06-27'
---

The Piccoline is a direct descendant of the [Piccolo](/museum/regnecentralen-rc-700-piccolo/), and was launched in 1984.

It was more or less strictly meant for Danish educational institutions such as schools, high schools and universities. It was used extensively for teaching basic programming skills, using the languages Comal 80 and Pascal.

Thanks to **Henrik Schmidt** from Denmark for information and pictures.

<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>