23 Jun
2000
23 Jun
'00
5:07 p.m.
"McFadden, Mike" wrote:
I just came across a cardboard paper box that had 11
Corvus concept memory
boards in it. Each is about 6" by 6" square. That's all there was. Anyone
have an idea what they are?
Mike
mmcfadden(a)cmh.edu
box diver = computer scrounger = ancient programmer
I would assume they were memory boards for the Corvus Concept, a rather
interesting workstation-type computer that was produced around 1984 or so, I
believe.
It was a pretty neat system. It was 68000 based and I think it could run UNIX
as well as a custom operating system made by Corvus (I can't remember the name
of it off the top of my head) that was quasi-WYSIWYG.. Kind of a LISA Office
System type of thing. There was a word processor, spreadsheet, etc. The system
itself had this high-res (bitmapped?) monitor that you could swivel between
portrait and landscape mode.
I've got a magazine article about them kicking around the house somewhere. I
can look for it if you're interested in more information about the systems.
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