G'day Zane -
I have placed Desktop Generation information for you at:
www.NovasAreForever.org/tmp/014-000751-00__The_Desktop_Generation__1983-Jul.01.pdf
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Bruce Ray
Wild Hare Computer Systems, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado USA
b...@wildharecomputers.com
...preserving the Data General legacy: www.NovasAreForever.org
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Bruce Ray
Wild Hare Computer Systems, Inc.
Boulder, Colorado USA
b...@wildharecomputers.com
...preserving the Data General legacy: www.NovasAreForever.org
On 5/20/2018 6:37 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
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
