#intertec superbrain

[object-yaoi]

was scrolling through this lovely website and drew some old computers <3

compys' featured:

Vector 1 Zenith Easy PC Intertec Superbrain ALTOS 586 Canon Cat

#mine #altos 586 #canon cat #intertec superbrain #vector 1 #zenith easy pc #old computers #computers #computer objectum #objectum #technology #old technology #vintage computers #pc #personal computer #hehehe i loved drawing these :3 this website is so fun to scroll thru! #give it a look if you really like old computers!!!!!!!!!!!

[koney-scanlines]

iNtERtEc SUpErbrAiN

#interterc #superbrain #oldcomputers

[bytepowder]

Intertec Superbrain. CP/M and a dedicated Z80 only for I/O. The best of the best !

[commodorez]

Kermit and the Brain

It’s the mid 1980s.  You have a file want to transfer from one computer to another, but these machines are vastly different.  Both have RS-232 serial.  That might help, but you have no common protocol to transfer that file.

A frog comes to your rescue.

Seriously though, the Kermit file transfer protocol is one of the most widely ported piece of software out there -- and for good reason.  Douglas Crawford explored the ubiquitous transfer protocol on two CP/M capable machines, and an IBM PS/2 luggable running MS-DOS.  The Kaypro II machine is plenty common, but the Intertec Superbrain (another Z-80 based machine which ran CP/M) is a recently restored gem.  Douglas demonstrated the compile time of the 8080 build of Kermit on his Superbrain, which didn’t take much time at all.  Then he transferred some files from the IBM over to the Superbrain like it was nothing.  The best part i that Kermit is still a viable data transfer method today when moving information to and from legacy machines.

“This exhibit shows the Intertec Superbrain and its historical role in file transfer technology. In 1981 Columbia University pioneered the application of microcomputers for enabling students to transfer their minicomputer and mainframe work files to and from their own personal floppy disk storage. The first client version of Kermit was implemented on the Intertec Superbrain. From that point Columbia University fostered a grand project that spread Kermit to nearly every execution platform in existence. It might be said that our downloads and uploads we do today over the Internet owe some respect to the Superbrain in its first file transfer to floppy. This exhibit will include: a Superbrain QD computer recently restored to operation, highlights of the restoration effort, unique aspects of the Superbrain’s design, the Superbrain’s role at Columbia University as the first Kermit client platform, period development tools, and a build of an early Z-80 assembler version of the Kermit client that I’m making. It will also demonstrate Kermit file exchange using the Superbrain and possibly running the “built” Kermit client along with a presentation of noteworthy Kermit details, history, and its significance to today.”

#VCF East XII #vcfexii #commodorez goes to vcfexii #vintage computer festival east xii #vintage computer festival #kermit #intertec superbrain #intertec #superbrain #kaypro ii #ibm ps/2 #plasma screen

[alan8086-blog]

Intertec Superbrain QD - so nearly fixed

[danismm]

The “Superbrain”, Intertec Data Systems. 1981

#vintage computer #1980s #byte magazine

[inventiba]

Las computadoras retro revelan tres décadas de evolución tecnológica.

Estas imágenes de computadoras personales retro son una retrospectiva a sus humildes comienzos, revelando la evolución tecnológica de los dispositivos durante sus primeros 25 años.

Tomadas por el fotógrafo John Short, estas tomas nostálgicas aparecen en Home Computers: 100 iconos que definieron una generación digital, un nuevo libro del escritor Alex Wiltshire. El compendio informático incluye más de 400 imágenes que capturan detalles de máquinas y prototipos pasados, junto con las ideas e influencias detrás de ellos.

Las computadoras personales comenzaron a aparecer en los hogares de las personas en 1975, y pronto surgieron muchos modelos diferentes, como el PET 2001 de Commodore en 1977 y el Superbrain de Intertec en 1979.

El Sinclair ZX80 fue una de las primeras computadoras asequibles disponibles en el Reino Unido, con un costo de solo £ 99.95 cuando se lanzó en 1980, el equivalente a alrededor de £ 430 en la actualidad. La computadora Macintosh original de Apple fue lanzada en 1984 y fue el primer modelo de mercado masivo en presentar una interfaz gráfica de usuario, una pantalla integrada y un mouse. La gama se ha convertido en la computadora más popular y exitosa de la marca.

El iMac G3 de Apple, el más moderno de esta selección, se vendió de 1998 a 2003 y fue conocido por su carcasa de plástico brillante y colorida.

[macdaddy590]

Tech from days gone by: Intertec SuperBrain (1979) #technogeeklive

#technogeeklive

[koney-scanlines]

1981 inTErTEc SUPerBRaiN coMPUTEr

#intertec #superbrain #1981 #oldcomputers

[koney-scanlines]

ThE intERtEc SuPErbRain

#intertec #oldcomputers