== Background ==
The KC compact is a [[Clones|clone ]] of the Amstrad CPC and was developed by a East German company called RFT.
The computer was designed in 1989 and made to celebrate 40 years of the DDR/GDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik/German Democratic Republic). A year later the Berlin wall came down and East and West Germany were joined together and the DDR/GDR came to an end. Production of the computer halted, and it was only available for a short time and is rare.