Intertec Superbrain
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The Intertec Superbrain was an all-in-one commercial microcomputer first sold by Intertec in 1979. The machine ran the operating system CP/M and was somewhat unusual in that it used dual Z80 CPUs, the second being used as a disk controller. In 1983, the basic machine sold for about $2000.
There were several variants, including the Superbrain II, Superbrain II Jr., "QD" (quad density disk drives) and "SD" (super density) models.
The Superbrain is notable for being at the user end of the first Kermit connection in 1981.
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[edit] Specifications
| Model Number | Processor | Disk Drives | Clock Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 (Compustar) | Z80 | No drives network device | 4Mhz |
| Jr | Z80 | 170Kb | 4Mhz |
| QD (Quad Density) | Z80 | 340Kb | 4Mhz |
| SD | Z80 | 780Kb | 4Mhz |
[edit] Peripherals
- DSS-10 10Mb Hard Disk
- CDC 96Mb Hard Disk with removable platter
- Priam 14" 144mb Hard Disk
[edit] Applications
- Microsoft Basic
- 8080 Assembler
- Microsoft Cobol 74
[edit] External links
- http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/supbrain/index.htm
- Superbrain at Old Computer Museum
- Marcus Bennett's Superbrain documentation
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