The results of modernizing Specord UV-VIS, Specord M40, and Specord M80 spe
ctrophotometers (Carl Zeiss, Jena) are described. As a result of modernizat
ion, the functions of the instruments were restored and extended, which mad
e it possible to obtain spectra in the digital form. The modernization invo
lved the replacement of-the electronic units of the devices and their attac
hment to IBM personal computers.