Fujitsu Micro 16s
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The Fujitsu Micro 16s was a business personal computer from Fujitsu
that was launched in 1983, around the same time as the launch of the original IBM-PC/XT
. The Micro 16s used a plug in microprocessor board, and two models were offered, an Intel 8086
and a Zilog Z80
expansion board. Additional expansion boards with the Motorola
68000, Intel 80286
and Zilog Z8000
processors were also planned. Additionally it had a Motorola 6809
co-processor.
As operating systems one could choose between Concurrent CP/M-86
with GSX graphic extension, MP/M-86, MS-DOS
, CP/M
(for the Z80 board) and Unix
.
It could support up to four 320 KB 5.25" floppy disk drives, and a hard disk of up to 20 MB.
It had advanced color graphics with 640x200 resolution with 8 colors per pixel, based on an Motorola 6845
video chip, and used an RGB color video monitor.
Up to 1152 KB of memory could be supported.
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
that was launched in 1983, around the same time as the launch of the original IBM-PC/XT
IBM Personal Computer XT
The IBM Personal Computer XT, often shortened to the IBM XT, PC XT, or simply XT, was IBM's successor to the original IBM PC. It was released as IBM Machine Type number 5160 on March 8, 1983, and came standard with a hard drive...
. The Micro 16s used a plug in microprocessor board, and two models were offered, an Intel 8086
Intel 8086
The 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor chip designed by Intel between early 1976 and mid-1978, when it was released. The 8086 gave rise to the x86 architecture of Intel's future processors...
and a Zilog Z80
Zilog Z80
The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed by Zilog and sold from July 1976 onwards. It was widely used both in desktop and embedded computer designs as well as for military purposes...
expansion board. Additional expansion boards with the Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
68000, Intel 80286
Intel 80286
The Intel 80286 , introduced on 1 February 1982, was a 16-bit x86 microprocessor with 134,000 transistors. Like its contemporary simpler cousin, the 80186, it could correctly execute most software written for the earlier Intel 8086 and 8088...
and Zilog Z8000
Zilog Z8000
The Z8000 is a 16-bit microprocessor introduced by Zilog in 1979. The architecture was designed by Bernard Peuto while the logic and physical implementation was done by Masatoshi Shima, assisted by a small group of people. The Z8000 was not Z80-compatible, and although it saw steady use well into...
processors were also planned. Additionally it had a Motorola 6809
Motorola 6809
The Motorola 6809 is an 8-bit microprocessor CPU from Motorola, designed by Terry Ritter and Joel Boney and introduced 1978...
co-processor.
As operating systems one could choose between Concurrent CP/M-86
Multiuser DOS
Multiuser DOS is a soft real-time multi-user multi-tasking operating system for IBM PC-compatible microcomputers.An evolution of the older Concurrent CP/M-86 and Concurrent DOS operating systems, it was originally developed by Digital Research and later further developed by Novell...
with GSX graphic extension, MP/M-86, MS-DOS
MS-DOS
MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating...
, CP/M
CP/M
CP/M was a mass-market operating system created for Intel 8080/85 based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc...
(for the Z80 board) and Unix
Unix
Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...
.
It could support up to four 320 KB 5.25" floppy disk drives, and a hard disk of up to 20 MB.
It had advanced color graphics with 640x200 resolution with 8 colors per pixel, based on an Motorola 6845
Motorola 6845
The Motorola 6845 is a video address generator first introduced by Motorola and used among others in the Videx VideoTerm display cards for the Apple II computers, the MDA and CGA video adapters for the IBM PC, in the Amstrad CPC and the BBC Micro. Its functionality was duplicated and extended by...
video chip, and used an RGB color video monitor.
Up to 1152 KB of memory could be supported.