Byte Apr 1984

Multiuser Micro for Business Environment

Digitex has introduced the Ouadradisk 6000, a series of multidisk, multiuser
microcomputers designed for business and professional environments. Ouadradisk
has an S-1OO bus, a 6-MHz Z80B processor, floppy-disk controller; 128K bytes of
RAM, two serial ports, and a Centronics parallel port. Expansion to 4,8, or 12
users is available with up to 896K bytes of memory. A cache-like virtual disk
improves performance and can be expanded from 128K by employing unused user
memory. A removable 5 1/4-inch 5-megabyte cartridge is offered in combination
with a 1-megabyte floppy disk and 5-, 15-, 25-, or 40-megabyte Winchester
drives. Up to four drives can fit into this desktop unit and five slots provide
space for other boards. Full-function dis- plays and a complement of printers
are offered. System software includes Dataplus, a compiler and interpreter that
allows operation of programs originally written for Datapoint computers.
Ouadradisk will operate under Oasis, CP/M, or TurboDOS. It can communicate with
other microcomputers, Datapoint systems with bisync or async file send and
receive, and IBM mainframes with IBM 2780/ 3780 bisync protocols. Vertical
market application packages tailor the Ouadradisk to office needs. Retail prices
start at $6160 for a 16-megabyte multiuser system with 128K bytes of RAM and one
parallel and two serial ports. For further information, contact Digitex, 2044
Armacost Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025, (800) 345-4839; in California, (213)
826~4500.