GoldStar GS520 | TechMuseum
Year of Manufacture: 1991
Technical Specifications:
- Monitor: Color, LCD 640×480
- CPU: Intel 80386SX,16 MHz
- RAM: 1MB
- Storage Units: 3.5″ FDD (1,44MB), HDD (40MB)
- Connectability: Printer
- Keyboard: 80 keys
- Weight: 5.8 kgr
- OS: Windows 3.1 or MS DOS
The GoldStar GS520 features an Intel 80396SX processor at 16 MHz and memory of 1MB. Equipped with a floppy disk of 3.5” at 1.44MB and an HDD at 40MB it ran with the operating system of the Windows 3.1 or MS DOS version.
GoldStar was a South Korean electronics company involved in many divisions. These include radios, televisions, MSX computers, cassette tapes and recorders. The company also manufactured typewriters, integrated circuits, elevators, tractors and many more.
GoldStar maintained a notable position even in international market, up until the 1990s. The corporate name then changed to LG Electronics after a merge with Luck Chemical. To note, LG today has evolved in one of the grandest TV manufacturers and presents competition to other home appliances as well.
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