Mycron was a pioneer manufacturer of microcomputers, located in Oslo, Norway.[1]
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Key people | Lars Monrad Krohn |
| Products | Computers, Operating Systems |
Originally named Norsk Data Industri, the company was founded in 1975 by Lars Monrad Krohn, who was also one of the founding fathers of Norsk Data. Among the employees are Arne Maus (1986–89)[2] and Gisle Hannemyr. The company was renamed MySoft in 1999.
Computers manufactured by Mycron
editMYCRO-1 was an Intel 8080 machine, running the MYCROPoperating system.[3][4][5] Afterwards the Mycron 3 was developed, running CP/M. The Mycron 1000 featured a Zilog Z80 processor and ran MP/M. In 1981, the Mycron 2000 was released, based on an Intel 8086 CPU, running CP/M-86 and MP/M-86 operating systems.
| Model | Year | CPU | Operating system | Notes |
| MYCRO-1[6] | 1975[7] | Intel 8080[8] | MYCROP | First single-board computer (SBC)[9] |
| Mycron 3 | (tbd) | Zilog Z80 | CP/M | |
| Mycron 200 | (tbd) | (tbd) | (tbd) | |
| Mycron 1000[4] | (tbd) | Zilog Z80 | MP/M | 64Kb RAM, 2 disk drives[10] |
| Mycron 2000[4] | 1981[11] | Intel 8086 | CP/M-86; MP/M-86 | One of the first Intel 8086 based computers;[citation needed] multiple CPUs in one cabinet. Weight of 8 kg and 38 cm size.[12] |
| Mycron BC | 1984 | 80186 | MP/M, CP/M, MS-DOS | 384kb RAM, 2 x 3,5" 400kb disk drive, 10Mb hard drive [11] |
| Mycron 2200[10] | (tbd) | (tbd) | (tbd) | 640kb RAM, 3.5" 1000kb disk drive; 20Mb hard drive[10] |
References
edit- ^ "Computers and Peripheral Equipment, Norway". U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. August 3, 1983 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Arne Maus". February 7, 2021 – via Wikipedia.
- ^ "Prosessor". digitaltmuseum.no.
- ^ a b c "Mycron 1". www.tecnotopia.com.mx.
- ^ "Prosessor". digitaltmuseum.no. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ^ "MYCRO-1 Microcomputer Reference Data Book 1 V.1.2". A/S MYCRON. August 3, 1976 – via Google Books.
- ^ "epocalc - Computer models database". www.epocalc.net.
- ^ "CPU History -Antique Computers and the CPU in them". www.cpushack.com.
- ^ "MYCRO-1. The MYCRO-1 was a microcomputer manufactured and sold by Mycron of Oslo, Norway. Built around the Intel 8080 CPU, it was one of the first commercial si". ww.en.freejournal.org.
- ^ a b c "Edb-utstyr og edb-personell ved universitetet i Tromsø, 1984" (PDF). munin.uit.no.
- ^ a b "Computer-Archiv - Mycron". www.computer-archiv.de.
- ^ "Die Welt, 1984, Germany, German" – via Internet Archive.
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