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RAM
• M 6800 C P U
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With Outpost 1 1 and t h e B AS I C software package. you c a n :
Do f u l l f l o a t i n g p o i n t B C D math e Pro
g ram SAVE and LOAD with f i l e names e
• User docu mentation
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Program M E R G E a n d C H A I N • o N E R R O R statement e S t n n g variables a n d fu nct1ons
e Trig and math functions e G ET. PUT and F I E LD statements e F l o p py f i l e processor.
Yo u 've been waiting a l o n g t i m e for a Data System with a l l t h ese features at a price l i ke t h i s . N o w it's you rs. N o k i d d i n '.
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C IS CO BO L is the Compact, I nteractive, Standard CO BOL which offers for the first t i me a cost -effective key to full com mercia l use of micro-comp uters.
I t can be used simply and natu rally, offers facil ities u navailable with other forms of CO BOL, and produces efficient code without wasting space. For examp le, a 32K byte sytem is su fficient to ru n the com piler or Cl substantia l application program.
C IS CO BOL contains the most relevant parts of the A NS I 74 standard plus extra facilities to p rovide a powerful interactive busi ness language.
The C IS CO BOL Object Pack is available for shipment on I B M com patib le d iskette to users of a variety of 8 08 0/Z8 0 based computers ru nning the CP/M * or IS IS * O perat i n g S ystems.
Dealer and Appfication Vendor terms are avai lable
Evaluation cop y $ 5 00 in USA , 2 weeks del ivery, payment by cheq ue, American Exp ress or Visa.
Micro Focus offers a CIS COBOL licencing package to OE M 's including access to internal docu
mentation and p rogram sou rce p l us an Interfacing Kit to enab l e CIS CO BO L to be i m p lemented q u ic k l y i n the OE M 's own hardware and softwa re env i ronment. T he CIS CO BOL com piler is itself written i n CO BOL making it self compiling and thereby extremely portab le.
M I C R O FOCUS LT D 58 Acacia R oad, London NW 86AG , E N G LA N D , U K Teleph one 0 1 -702-8843 TLX 28536
* CP/M i s a trademark of Digital Research and I S I S i s a trademark of I n tel Corporation.
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NEW!
9600 BAUD CASSETTE RECORDERAn ASYNCHRONOUS NRZ type Recorder with remote motor start/stop. Error rate 1 08 at 4800 BAUD. Can be used from 1 10 to 9600 BAUD into a UART - no clocking required. This is not an audio recorder. It takes RS232 or TTL signals from the terminal or computer and gives back the same signals. No audio interface is used. Motor start/stop is manual or through TTL or RS232 signals.
Tape speeds are 1 .6" I 3.0" and 6.0" per second. 1 10 volt, 60 Hz, 5 watts. (220 Volts on special order). Can use high quality audio cassettes (Philips Type) or certified data cassettes.
MODEL CC-9
$200.00 (4800 Baud)
Recommended for DATA LOGGING, WORD PROCESSING, COMPUTER PROGRAM RELOADING and DATA STORAGE. Manual control except for motor start/stop. 6 800, 8080 or Z80 software for file or record searching available on request with order. Used by major computer manufacturers, Bell Telephone and U.S. Government for program reloading and field servicing.
$220.00 (9600 Baud and 220V /50 Hz)
AVAIL ABILITY - Off the shelf.PROVIDES MONITOR AND TAPE SOFTWARE in ROM. TERMINAL and TAPE PORTS on SAME BOARD. CONTROLS ONE or TWO TAPE UNITS (CC-8 or 3M3B).
This is a complete 8080, 8085, or Z80 system controller. It provides the terminal I/0 (RS232, 20 rnA or TTL) and the data cartridge I/0, plus the motor controlling parallel I/0 latches. Two kilobytes of on board ROM provide turn on and go control of your Altair or IMSAI. NO MORE BOOTSTRAPPING. Loads and Dumps memory in hex on the terminal, formats tape cartridge files, has word processing and paper tape routines. Best of all, it has the search routines to locate files and records by means of six, five, and four letter strings.
Just type in the file name and the recorder and software do the rest. Can be used in the BiSync (IBM), BiPhase (Phase encoded) or NRZ modes with suitable recorders, interfaces and software.
This is 'Revision 8 of this controller. This version features 2708 type EPROM's so that you can write your own software or relocate it as desired. One 2708 preprogrammed is supplied with the board. A socket is available for the second ROM allowing up to a full 2K of monitor programs.
Fits all S100 bus computers using 8080 or Z80 MPU's. Requires 2 MHz clock from bus.
Cannot be used with audio cassettes without an interface. Cassette or cartridge inputs are TTL or RS232 level.
AVAILABILITY - Off the shelf.
2510
(R) CONTROLLER
$190.00, T
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& Assmb.� DOUBLE DENSITY FLOPPY DISK CONTROLLER
A new floppy controiler for 5" and 8" drives utilizing the new 1 79 1 chip to provide single or double density recording.
Flip the switch to use one or the other mode. Can load memory from single density and re-record it double density on the same drive so you can transfer or re-record your programs and files. Comes with new format program for double density on disk to replace your old single density format program . (Soft Sector IBM format) . $295. Assembled and tested.
SHIPPING STARTED OCTOBER '78.
� PEGASUS DOUBLE DISK ENCLOSURE and POWER SUPPLY
Holds one or two drives, has two drive power supply . 1 1 0 or 220V. Comes empty or filled with Shugart drives. Varia
tions preclude listing prices. Call or write for full details.
SHIPPING STARTED OCTOBER '78.
Z 80 BOARD for SWTP COMPUTER
Now you can use the 8080/280 software programs in your SWTP 6800 machine. Re
places your MPU board with a Z80 and ROM so that you are up and running with your present SWTP memory and MPS card. 1 K ROM on board replaces MIKBUG and enables you to use XIT AN Z80 software which we can supply.
AVAILABILITY - Off the shelf.
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�atif)nal Multiplex (:f).-pf)r-atif)n
3474 Rand Avenue, South Plainfield NJ 07080 Box 288 Phone (201 ) 561-3600 TWX 71 0-997-9530
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