Multi-User 'Supermicros' Are Taking Over from the Micro
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Just as minicomputers replaced mainframes in many applications, so microcomputers have replaced the minis. However, the single-user micro is often underutilized, incompatible with the central system, and serviced separately. Now the multi-terminal microcomputer systems, or 'supermicros', are competing with the single workstations. These 'shared-resource' systems allow several users on separate terminals to perform various tasks using one processor, operating system, and disk drive. UNISON, which runs on the Motorola 68000 chip is the first Australian-manufactured supermicro system. UNISON uses the UNIX operating system.
Publication Name: Modern Office
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0047-7737
Year: 1983
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President Unveils a New Style of Portable Computer
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President Office Machines of Australia has introduced Dulmison Magnum 256, a sixteen bit portable computer. It has 256K of RAM and a display of eighty characters with several options available. It weighs nine pounds and will operate for forty hours on batteries. A photograph is included.
Publication Name: Modern Office
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0047-7737
Year: 1983
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