Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!Sam Lipson 
From: Sam Lipson 
Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm
Subject: MSC-ICO Single Board Z-80 Based Computer,  know anything about it?
Message-ID: <6286@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 2-Dec-84 18:58:46 EST
Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6286
Posted: Sun Dec  2 18:58:46 1984
Date-Received: Thu, 6-Dec-84 06:22:45 EST
Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab
Lines: 25


	I just received some information on this single board
computer.  4Mhz Z-80,  128k ram (2 banks of 64k),  built in video,
and boot EPROM (video RAM and EPROM are in 3rd bank),  2 serial
ports [SIO],  CTC,  ~4 parallel ports (keyboard and Centronics printer)
[8255 and PIO],  floppy controller (5.25 and 8") [WD1793],  clock chip
with battery;  comes complete with CP/M 3.0.  It costs about $600 singly,
drops to $450 in large quantites.

	They claim their BIOS can run any combination of 5.25 and
8" drives (4 total).

	It looks like a good basis for a portable 8-bit CP/M
system (the board is a bit larger than a 5.25" drive).

	Has anyone ever seen one,  comments/criticisms?  
Words of advice?

	Thanks much,

	Sam Lipson

slipson@bbn-unix

[Please reply to ME,  not the list - I will honor summary requests]