Ohio Scientific Model 560Z CPU (PDP-8!)

From: Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
Date: Sat Mar 27 04:09:57 1999

On Mar 26, 16:41, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> Subject: Re: Ohio Scientific Model 560Z CPU (PDP-8!)
> Yes, I believe you're right. It was a CMOS technology product at a time
> when such were less than common. There was a chaper devoted to it in the
> old Osborne book(s) about Microprocessors.
>
> I never saw one in a system, though.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
> >You're probably thinking of the Intersil 6100, which DEC actually used
> >themselves in at least one product.

I have one in a WPS78, which is a DECmate-type system, looks like a VT52
with a desktop RX01 unit, sold for office automation.

-- 
Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Dept. of Computer Science
						University of York

Received on Sat Mar 27 1999 - 04:09:57 GMT