3 Sep
2007
3 Sep
'07
10:56 p.m.
>> Whitechaple Computer Works (MG1 32016-based
workstation, Hitec
>> MIPS-based workstations)
>
> Ah, that's the one I was trying to remember. I know someone who has
> one, or perhaps two.
Indeed you do -- me.
I have a complete MG1 (with original mouse, monitor, etc, it even has the
ISA slot backplane in it). I also have a Hitec, but not in the original
case. The Hitecs have a motherboard that's the same form factor as a
PC/ZT motherboard (nad which use a PC/AT PSU). The board contains the
disk controllers (floppy, SCSI, ST412), serial ports, keyboard
interfcace, etc. There are 8 slots at the normal spacing. 3 ISA slots,
and 5 DIN41612s. The latter take the processor card, video card, and RAM
cards. I have a complete machine, and many spare boards, but it's in a PC
tower case.
Psion (organiser etc.)
Whitecross (WX9xxx & later). Massively parallel transputer (and later
x86) SQL machines. Doesn't do much without a Sun frontend but the
machine itself was designed & manufactured in the UK. Sadly, the
transputers it uses are ST rather than Inmos. I have one as a pet :-)
What's the difference?
Flite (68K training systems). Still going too!
SOmewhere I even have their 68000 cross assembler ROM for the BBC micro...
-tony