Fujitsu Micro 16s
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| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1983|df=yes}}
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| os = Concurrent CP/M-86, MP/M-86, MS-DOS, CP/M, Unix
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| cpu = Intel 8086, Zilog Z80A
| memory = 128 KB up to 1152 KB
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| display = 640x200 resolution with 8 colors per pixel, RGB color video monitor.
| graphics = Motorola 6845
| sound = Tone generator
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The Fujitsu Micro 16s was a business personal computer from Fujitsu that was launched in 1983, around the same time as the launch of the original IBM PC/XT.{{Cite web |title=Micro 16s Fujitsu |url=https://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=888 |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=www.old-computers.com}} The Micro 16s used a plug in microprocessor board, and two models were offered, an Intel 8086 and a Zilog Z80 expansion board. Additional expansion boards with the Motorola 68000, Intel 80286 and Zilog Z8000 processors were also planned. Additionally it had a Motorola 6809 co-processor.
As operating systems one could choose between Concurrent CP/M-86 with GSX graphic extension, MP/M-86, MS-DOS, CP/M (for the Z80 board) and Unix.
It could support up to four 320 KB 5.25-inch floppy disk drives, and a hard disk of up to 20 MB.
It had advanced color graphics with 640x200 resolution with 8 colors per pixel, based on a Motorola 6845 video chip, and used an RGB color video monitor.
Up to 1152 KB of memory could be supported.
See also
- Kanji CP/M-86 (1984)
References
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{{cite journal |url=http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n3/101_Fujitsu_Micro_16s.php |title=Fujitsu Micro 16s. |type=evaluation |author-first=David H. |author-last=Ahl |journal=Creative Computing |volume=10 |number=3 |date=March 1984 |page=101}}
{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ejwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30 |series=News Briefs |title=Fujitsu Announces 85Mb Disk Drive for the Series 2000 |journal=InfoWorld |date=1986-12-01 |quote=Fujitsu also announced that it is discontinuing […] the Micro 16s Series computers.}}
{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vi4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72 |title=Review: Fujitsu's Micro 16s |pages=72–73 |author-first=Henry |author-last=Beechhold |journal=InfoWorld |date=1984-06-04}}
{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HjAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA1 |title=Winter intro slated for Fujitsu's first micro |author-first=Paul |author-last=Freiberger |author-link=Paul Freiberger |pages=1, 4 |journal=InfoWorld |date=1982-11-29}}
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External links
- [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=888 Micro 16s at old-computers.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605044658/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=888 |date=2011-06-05 }}
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