According to the _Microcomputer_Buyers_Guide_ (1983 edition):
" The Corvus Concept is an integrated desktop system that can
function as a workstation in the Corvus OMNINET network (no mass
storage) or as a standalone computing system (with mass storage).
One of the most innovative user oriented features of the Concept is
the dual-orientation display. By simply releasing a catch, it can be
changed to either the portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal)
orientation. Display capability is 129 characters by 56 lines in
landscape, and 90 characters x 72 lines in portrait. Major features
of the Concept are: 68000 16/32-bit mircoprocessor, 256 Kb memory
(expandable to 512Kb); two serial RS-232-C I/O ports; one OMNINET
local network interface (RS-422); one flexible sound generator with
speaker; CRT display; and keyboard. The Concept may be expanded with
both floppy and Winchester disk drives."
The entry goes on to say that you could use 8" or 5.25" floppies;
5.7, 10.8, and 19.7 meg harddisks; 73Mb tape backup ("using video
cassette recorder technology") :-P. It also says that the top speed
for OMNINET is 1,000,000 bits/s.
The Concept evidently used its own obscure "Unix-Like" operating
system, as well as a CP/M emulator.
Jeff
>
> Hi,
>
> Last night I acquired a Corvus Concept CPU box and hard disk unit. Does
> anybody have any information about these? More specifically I am
> missing the monitor and keyboard and have no documentation on the
> specifications of these. They are both 9pin D connectors and that is
> all I know.
>
> --
> Kevan
>
> Old Computer Collector: http://staff.motiv.co.uk/~kevan/
>
>
>
Received on Fri Oct 31 1997 - 09:07:55 GMT