patscc
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I don't see any software included.
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acutaly Molecular had many versions biggest seller was the supermicro 8, but there was the supermicro 32 and even a supermicro 64. I have two supermicro 8,s and about 18 user cards. Ive got the first one running but have not even opened the second unit. I have the guts to two more units for spares. may sell some of the parts.Well, @OC, here's the logo of the company that I recall:
They had the approach of using one Z80 as a supervisor with each user having his own Z80. Circa 1979-82 or so. You could have, IIRC, up to 16 Z80 user cards in a box.
that FPX board was a desperate lung of molecular trying to make there system a little faster. it had 128 megs of ram ver, 64K on the original FP board. My board can be made into a stand alone CP/M system with a rom change but dont know if the rom would work on the FPX. I cant remeber if its used as a single board if one could make it boot from the HD or not. the original systems came with a Priam 14 inch drive then a Priam 8 inch drive. after that they used a WD1000 MFM controler in place of the priam drives and used MFM drives. Mine has an Segate ST138 that works(for now) and I MAY be able to repplace it with a an MFM to CF card reader.Here are some pictures of the Molecular Computers board.
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Some more news about the SBC-2001: I have been running the test for the D command which outputs the contents of the memory to the console. It seems that if I enter parameters greater than 0 the computer freezes up. Could the EPROM have lost some of its data? I do have the monitor listing if I need to re-assemble it.
lol. thanks for the correction. im going on 40 year old memorys. kinda rusty. I wasnt at Molecular when they went and bought Durang. I only have vage memorys of it. I alway thoght it was wierd the way they went.....built in NLQ dot matrix. printer for the F-85. The Poppy could run Xenix on an 80286/80186 setup. MCBA applications in multi-user mode (still have the source code). With the serial terminals, the odd thing was that the F85 with a 3.5MHz 8085 could run 4 terminals about as fast as the Poppy did.
I was emplyeee #6 at Molecular, I understand about trouble on the Horizon.I was one of the original hires at Durango (low 2-digit employee number). I moved on around 1981--I could see trouble on the horizon. Still have the stock certificates.
I MAY be able to help you get that SBC from Molecular working. I have two complete and working molecular systems and spare parts for two more. I also have spare Userboards, WD1000 MFM controlers and drive squencers. would love to help you.I just acquired two SBC's. One of them is called The Bigger Board SBC-2001 Z80A manufactured by Business Information Systems. I have the manual with it, and it implies that a CP/M customized for it came with it. Can I modify CP/M myself?
I also have another SBC that does not have a name from what I can tell, but it is manufactured by Molecular Computers, and the numbers on it are 1000082 REV A FPX 80. 90272002 REV HI. Doing a search for it turns up nothing relevant. Do any of you know anything about this computer?
Thanks,
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