[comp.sys.m68k] Cipher

rjs@okstate.UUCP (07/22/88)

Hi,

I have a rather old computer called a Cipher.  It was a kit that a friend
of mine built quite a while back.  It has a Z-80 & a 68000 in it sharing
a bus & 256K of memory.  The board was put out by Hotel Computers out of
Canada.  Have any of you folks _ANYWHERE_ heard of this beastie?  I am
looking for info on current software, etc....

Thanks

Roland J. Stolfa
Department of Computing and Information Sciences
Oklahoma State University

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king@client1.DRETOR.UUCP (Stephen King) (07/26/88)

In article <3746@okstate.UUCP> rjs@okstate.UUCP writes:
>I have a rather old computer called a Cipher.
                        Cypher         ^^^^^^ 
>The board was put out by Hotel Computers out of Canada.
                 Motel    ^^^^^   (MOTorola inTEL)
>Have any of you folks _ANYWHERE_ heard of this beastie?  

Yes. I had one for a while as a development tool. Designed by brute force.
I ran CP/M 68k on it (yeech); I think OS-9 is available for it. Since there
is virtually no software written to run under CP/M 68k, I suggest you
contact Microware (Microway?) about OS-9. Much better OS. Motel computers
died a few years ago, but I did meet the people who designed the board,
and, as it happens, I went to school with the fellow that wrote the BIOS
for the thing. If you have more specific questions, please mail me.

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