Producer: Various - Category: Personal Computer
Multi-user computer, 1982, Altos Computer Systems. The Altos Series 5 is a small multi-user system built around a Z80A with 192 KB of RAM, sold to small businesses with the MP/M II operating system, which let up to three users work from serial terminals, or with CP/M for single users and the Oasis system. The Series 5-5D has two 5.25" floppy drives of 500 KB, the 5-15D one floppy and a 5 MB hard disk. Altos was one of the main suppliers of low-cost multi-user machines before the PC and Unix took over that market.
| Years | 1982 to 1985 |
| Processor | Zilog Z80A at 4 MHz |
| RAM | 192 KB, bank-switched |
| Storage | 2 x 5.25" floppy drives of 500 KB, or one floppy and a 5 MB hard disk |
| Operating system | MP/M II, CP/M 2.2, Oasis |
| Ports | 6 x RS-232 (terminals, printers, modem), Centronics |
| Users | up to 3 simultaneous terminals |
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