Superbrain

From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com>
Date: Tue Aug 12 11:41:12 1997

Hi Philip,

Don Maslin has the list of Intertec stuff below in his collection of
CP/M boot disks. He is kind enough to distribute these in the U.S. for
his cost of $3/first disk and $1/each additional. Contact him at
donm_at_cts.com and see what it would run for international shipping.

Kai

                      INTERTEC SUPERBRAIN & COMPUSTAR

Name Format Description
QD-BIOS4 DSDD System disk w/ experimental BIOS
QD-UTILS DSDD System-specific utilities
QD-ZCPR3 DSDD ZCPR BIOS and source
QDHDBIOS DSDD Hard disk BIOSes
SBRAIN32 SSDD SUPERBRAIN v 3.2 system disk
VPU-COMM SSDD COMPUSTAR communications files
VPU30ENH SSDD COMPUSTAR enhanced system disk
VPU30NON SSDD COMPUSTAR non-enhanced system disk
VPU30NRM SSDD COMPUSTAR non-enhanced system disk
WATSTAR DSDD COMPUSTAR(?) network BIOS & files

COMPUSTR TXT System description
SBRNINFO TXT Boot-up information
CMPSTR30 ZIP COMPUSTAR system files

CSR-COMM SSDD Backup to VPU-COMM
CSR30ENH SSDD Backup to VPU30ENH
CSR30NON SSDD Backup to VPU30NON
CSR30NRM SSDD Backup to VPU30NRM

NEW.COM Short program to allow 'smarter' C'Star to run
                      non enhanced operating system
NORMAL.COM Restores screen to normal video

> ----------
> From: Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk
> Reply To: classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 1997 9:20 AM
> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
> Subject: Superbrain
>
> One machine I hear very little about nowadays - the Superbrain.
>
> It was one of the CPM machines that competed with the later PETs and
> things, and there used to be one that sat in the librarian's office
> where I work. One day I saw it being trundled towards the stores, and
>
> sure enough it appeared in the skip soon afterward.
>
> A little discussion with our procurement (= disposals) people, and the
>
> machine went home with me. It now sits on my shelves, waiting for
> someone to give it a boot disk.
>
> Anyone know where to get system disks for this machine? I have one
> friend who keeps promising to ask his neighbour (etc....) to get me
> one,
> but said neighbour never seems to be available. Can anyone else get
> me
> a disk? - I will pay all reasonable costs involved, of course.
>
> Philip.
>
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Philip Belben
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
> Bloedem Volke unverstaendlich treiben wir des Lebens Spiel.
> Grade das, was unabwendlich fruchtet unserm Spott als Ziel.
> Magst es Kinder-Rache nennen an des Daseins tiefem Ernst;
> Wirst das Leben besser kennen, wenn du uns verstehen lernst.
>
> Poem by Christian Morgenstern - Message by
> Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk
>
>
Received on Tue Aug 12 1997 - 11:41:12 BST