Z8000 parts question

From: Dwight K. Elvey <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com>
Date: Tue May 11 20:32:39 2004

Hi Joe
 I might have some of them. I'll not be able to check until
this weekend.
Dwight

>From: "Joe R." <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
>
>At 06:11 PM 5/11/04 -0700, Cameron wrote:
>>> > Who did make Z8000 computers? The Z8000 like several other
>>> > CPU's that never made it big and vanished out of sight.
>>>
>>> I think Commodore made a Unix machine at one point that used the Z8000.
>>> You'd have to ask Cameron for sure though. :)
>>
>>As others have said, the 900. This used the Z8001, and was released in
>>very small numbers. Recently, however, I did acquire the boot disks to
>>one from a former owner on the other side of the pond; alas, I have no
>>unit to boot them on, but I'm still working on that. ^^ I might image
>>them at least.
>>
>>http://www.floodgap.com/retrobits/ckb/secret/900.html
>
> Cameron,
>
> Do you have any docs on the ICs used on this board?
>
> Z0800110PCS CPU, the others are Z08030AB1 Z-SCC, Z0803606PSC Z-CIO,
>Z0801010PSC Z-MMU and Z0858110PSC.
>
> Perhaps I should add that the card has two MMUs.
>
> Joe
>
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