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.