A different kind of computer than we think of today, the Dynabyte is an S-100 bus system. It's very sturdy - this particular system weighs 65 pounds!
It is comprised of a case, power supply, and a passive motherboard with nothing but slots to insert cards. All of the computer components, CPU, memory, interface circuitry, etc are on circuit boards which plug into the motherboard.
Available S-100 cards include:
Built in late 1981, after such capable and popular systems as the TRS-80 model III, Commodore PET 4032, and the Osborne 1 portable computer, it seems pretty antiquated by comparison.
It is comprised of a case, power supply, and a passive motherboard with nothing but slots to insert cards. All of the computer components, CPU, memory, interface circuitry, etc are on circuit boards which plug into the motherboard.
Available S-100 cards include:
- cassette tape interface
- floppy disk controllers
- memory expansion
- microprocessor
- serial interface
- video cards
Built in late 1981, after such capable and popular systems as the TRS-80 model III, Commodore PET 4032, and the Osborne 1 portable computer, it seems pretty antiquated by comparison.