Superbrain

    A personal computer released in 1980 by Intertec.
   The Superbrain had two Z80A microprocessors running at 4 MHz,
   one for the main processing and the other for peripheral
   activities.  It had an integrated keyboard and display.  It
   was sold with the CP/M operating system, Microsoft Basic, an
   8080 assembler and Microsoft Cobol 74.

   The base model, the "Superbrain 10", had no drives, only a network
   connection.  Other models added one or two 5" floppy disc units.
   The "Jr" had 170K drives (single-sided), the "QD" had 340 KB
   drives (double-sided) and the "SD" had 780k.

   Intertec did not sell or support a hard drive or an S-100 bus
   for these machines.

   The network version of the SuperBrain was called CompuStar.  The
   network was a large gray parallel cable.  CompuStar had three
   "file servers" that accepted up to 255 machines.  These were the
   "DSS-10" with a 10MB 8" Winchester drive; the "CDC" with 96MB
   consisting of 80MB fixed and a 16MB removable platter; and the
   "Priam" with a 144MB 14" platter winchester.  Intertec
   manufactured the controllers for the last two and an enclosure and
   power supply for the Priam.  CDC had to go on-site to install the
   96MB.

   The SuperBrain was succeeded in 1982 by the SuperBrain II.

   <http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=204>.

   (2013-12-30)