Lawrence Livermore Laboratory MST-80B
Posted by musovern on Sep 14th, 2018 in Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, Single Board Computers | 0 comments
The LLL MST-80B is a complete microcomputer system self-contained in a briefcase for portability and easy usage. The microcomputer was designed as a training device for LLL’s Technology Training Program (TTP), and lowing students to explore the hardware and software capability of a typical microcomputer.
Read More...Kaypro II
Posted by musovern on Sep 13th, 2018 in Kaypro II, Vintage Computers | 0 comments
The Kaypro II was the first computer released by Non-Linear Systems, in 1982. Non-Linear Systems was founded by Andy Kay in 1952. But they didn’t make computers back then, they made digital multimeters. You see, Andy Kay is the inventor of the digital multimeter
The Kaypro II is unusual because the entire case is made out of metal. Kaypro’s computers were an extension of their test instrument design philosophy: rugged, reliable, reasonably priced, looking more like instruments than the creative, communications (and business) tools that they heavy.
Read More...SBC6120 RBC Edition
Posted by musovern on Sep 12th, 2018 in SBC6120 RBC Edition, Single Board Computers | 0 comments
In the late 90s, Robert Armstrong of Spare Time Gizmos designed a single board computer using the Harris HD-6120 CMOS “PDP-8 on a chip”.
Bob no longer offers new SBC6120 kits or boards, be he has made the design documentation, source code, and design files for the SBC6120 available for others to use at the Spare Time Gizmos SBC6120 Page with the following license:
All SBC6120 files are Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by Spare Time Gizmos.
Read More...SGS NBZ80-B Nanocomputer
Posted by musovern on Jun 27th, 2018 in SGS NBZ80 Nanocomputer, Vintage Computers | 0 comments
SGS NBZ80 Nanocomputer
This unit is the NBZ80-B: Nanocomputer base board with 2K ROM, Input Hex keypad device and power supply. Doc and Nanobook 1. Basically, the S without the experiment card NEZ-80.
Its manufacturer, SGS (Societa Generale Semiconduttore) is from Olivetti and Telettra, created in 1950. In 1960, the inevitable American founder Fairchild created in partnership with the Italian state SGS-Fairchild.
In 1971, SGS and Ates were merged by decree of the Italian Government, following the withdrawal of Fairchild in 1968 and the poor health of SGS.
After an agreement with Zilog in 1979 to create a second source for the Z80 and Z8000, it was finally the Mostek smelter that was bought in 1981.
In 1987, Thomson bought SGS to create SGS-Thomson Microelectronics.asically, the S without the experiment card NEZ-80.
Z80 SBC-2G-512k
Posted by musovern on Jun 27th, 2018 in Single Board Computers, Z80 SBC-2G-512k | 0 comments
In march 2007 Grant Searle introduced “CP/M on Breadboard”, a 9 chip Z80 CP/M computer using a CF card as mass storage device.
This is the up-to-date version, including 5 CP/M variants and NASCOM Basic
Z80 SBC-2G-512k
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