On May 20, 2018, at 5:16 PM, Bruce Ray via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > G'day Ed - > > That picture was taken from our web site - specifically a photo of a Data > General Desktop Generation Model 10 beside a (1983) newsletter announcing the > DG/10's introduction. The computer system was announced in 1983 in DG's > effort to blunt the effect of the "microcomputer revolution" on Data > General's proprietary systems' sales. It was based on a 16-bit microEclipse > processor contained in a small, modular, consumer-oriented (desktop) form > factor that ran DG operating systems and software. However, one version also > contained an Intel 8086 co-processor that could run newfangled MS-DOS > software, thereby targeting the pesky, soon-to-die microcomputer market. ;-) > > The system was designed around modules that could be plugged together which > simplified system configuration and expansion. It was very reliable (except > for some of the OEM disk drives used) but disk and tape operations were very > slow due to its serial I/O data bus design. > > The Desktop Generation series was very popular with many DG users and OEMs > worldwide but was overshadowed by the factors that affected the traditional > minicomputer manufacturers in the mid-1980s. > > And "yes", information does exist for these systems. Do you have pictures of > your system? > > > Bruce
It sounds like a fascinating hardware design, and pretty much one I’ve long dreamed of. It’s interesting to know that DG made such a system. Are any manuals for it online? Zane
