Compupro System 8 16 Computer 〈EASY — Edition〉

CompuPro System 8/16 Microcomputer | Smithsonian Institution

: The heart of the system was typically a dual-processor board featuring an Intel 8085 (8-bit) and an Intel 8088 compupro system 8 16 computer

The was a high-performance, professional microcomputer released in March 1983 . Manufactured by CompuPro (later Viasyn ), a division of Godbout Electronics , it represented the pinnacle of the S-100 bus era. a division of Godbout Electronics

At its heart, the System 8/16 used the S-100 backplane, a 100-line expansion bus originally developed for the Altair 8800. By 1982, the S-100 had evolved into a robust, IEEE-standardized 16-bit bus capable of supporting multiple processors and advanced memory management. compupro system 8 16 computer