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.OP [Thσ followinτ wa≤ distributeΣ a⌠ thσ BAKU╨ (Ba∙ Areß Kaypr∩ì User≤ ª Programmers⌐ BootΦ a⌠ thσ Wes⌠ Coas⌠ Compute≥ Fairσ iε ì Saε Francisco¼ MarcΦ 26-29¼ 1987.] THEY BROUGHT YOU HANDYMAN AND THE K-20! NOW! HIGH-TECH RESEARCH INTRODUCES THE Z280 ULTRABOARD!! by William Hogan Ever∙ red-bloodeΣ persona∞ compute≥ use≥ ha≤ haΣ a⌠ leas⌠ ß ì momentar∙ flirtatioε witΦ thσ seductivσ advance≤ oµ thσ 28╢ ì chip, anΣ he≥ younger¼ eveε racie≥ sister¼ Mis≤ 386« Eveε thosσ oµ u≤ wh∩ havσ stubbornl∙ clunτ t∩ ou≥ faithful¼ ì durablσ CP/═ Kaypros¼ steadfastl∙ resistinτ thσ wantoε charm≤ ì oµ thσ swellinτ hordσ oµ camp-followinτ IB═ clones¼ havσ gonσ ì ß littlσ weaδ iε thσ knee≤ a⌠ thσ potentia∞ speeΣ (╢ t∩ 16MHz⌐ ì anΣ potentia∞ memor∙ (▒ t∩ 1╢ megabytes⌐ oµ thσ lates⌠ DO╙ ì chips« Bu⌠ jus⌠ wheε thσ mos⌠ conservativσ oµ thσ CP/═ Kaypr∩ user≤ ì though⌠ i⌠ migh⌠ bσ wortΦ thσ risδ t∩ takσ ß littlσ flinτ witΦ ì DOS¼ come≤ thσ new≤ oµ ß revolutionar∙ CP/═ enhancemen⌠ whicΦ ì caε givσ ou≥ faded¼ reliablσ olΣ Kaypro'≤ no⌠ onl∙ ß face-lif⌠ ì bu⌠ ß completσ make-over« Supposσ tha⌠ yo⌡ coulΣ havσ thσ CP/═ equivalen⌠ oµ ß turbo-ì chargeΣ A╘ unde≥ thσ hooΣ oµ you≥ Kaypro... Supposσ tha⌠ b∙ replacinτ ß singlσ chi≡ iε you≥ Kaypr∩ 10¼ ì Kaypr∩ 1¼ 2-84¼ 4-84¼ o≥ 2╪ yo⌡ coulΣ havσ thσ processinτ ì speed¼ thσ memory¼ anΣ thσ advanceΣ multi-use≥ capabilitie≤ oµ ì thσ mos⌠ advanceΣ persona∞ compute≥ iε thσ IB═ compatiblσ ì line... Supposσ tha⌠ you≥ curren⌠ Kaypr∩ softwarσ woulΣ ruε perfectl∙ ì oε thi≤ up-gradeΣ olΣ machine¼ bu⌠ ruε teε time≤ faster... Supposσ tha⌠ yo⌡ coulΣ increasσ thσ sizσ oµ you≥ Kaypro'≤ RA═ ì froφ 64δ t∩ ▒ megabyte...(or even to 16 megabytes...) Supposσ tha⌠ thσ cos⌠ oµ thi≤ make-ove≥ wa≤ no⌠ $1500¼ no⌠ ì $1000¼ bu⌠ les≤ thaε $500... WoulΣ yo⌡ thinδ yo⌡ haΣ dieΣ anΣ gonσ t∩ CP/═ heaven? Well¼ yo⌡ don'⌠ havσ t∩ die« Yo⌡ jus⌠ havσ t∩ ge⌠ iε toucΦ ì witΦ HigΦ TecΦ Research¼ iε Redding¼ CA« ì CP/═ i≤ alivσ anΣ doinτ ver∙ well¼ thanδ you¼ a⌠ HigΦ TecΦ ì Research« è Thσ compan∙ tha⌠ brough⌠ thσ innovativσ HANDYMANé Deskto≡ ì Utilit∙ boarΣ t∩ Kaypr∩ owner≤ iε 1985¼ anΣ thσ K-2░ CP/═ ì compute≥ iε 1986¼ i≤ abou⌠ t∩ unvei∞ thσ CP/═ produc⌠ oµ thσ ì yea≥ fo≥ 1987. .pn2 Thσ Z28░ ULTRABOARDé i≤ HigΦ TecΦ Research'≤ ultimatσ add-oε ì boarΣ fo≥ al∞ '8┤ Serie≤ CP/═ Kaypro≤ (includinτ thσ 10-83.⌐ ULTRABOARDé wil∞ turε you≥ presen⌠ machinσ int∩ ß revolutionar∙ ì ne≈ CP/═ computer¼ witΦ twicσ thσ processinτ speeΣ anΣ witΦ 1╢ ì time≤ thσ RA═ capacit∙ oµ aε IBM-AT« WitΦ thσ ULTRABOARDé installed¼ yo⌡ caε immediately - turε you≥ Kaypr∩ loosσ witΦ ß processinτ speeΣ oµ 12MHz¼ u≡ ì froφ itsº curren⌠ 4MHz! - addres≤ u≡ t∩ 1╢ megabyte≤ oµ RAMí - choosσ you≥ owε foregrounΣ anΣ backgrounΣ hue≤ oε aε ì external RG┬ colo≥ monitor! Thσ HigΦ TecΦ ResearcΦ ULTRABOARDé i≤ no≈ iε beta-testinτ fo≥ ß ì Summer release. CP/M is back, with a vengeance. Yo⌡ takσ thσ cove≥ ofµ you≥ CP/═ Kaypro¼ unpluτ thσ Z8░ chip¼ ì pluτ thσ ULTRABOARDé int∩ thσ Z8░ chi≡ socket¼ attacΦ thσ ì Kaypr∩ monito≥ cablσ t∩ thσ ULTRABOARD¼ anΣ you≥ CP/═ Kaypr∩ ì i≤ instantl∙ faste≥ anΣ morσ powerfu∞ thaε ß ne≈ AT« AnΣ a⌠ ß ì fractioε oµ thσ cost. You≥ curren⌠ Kaypr∩ CP/═ softwarσ wil∞ ruε oε thσ ne≈ board¼ ì excep⌠ i⌠ wil∞ no≈ ruε a⌠ 12MHz insteaΣ oµ 4¼ witΦ n∩ memor∙ ì wai⌠ states« Fo≥ eveε greate≥ processinτ speed¼ thσ ULTRABOARDé support≤ ì Virtua∞ Memory¼ Cachσ Memory¼ anΣ ß use≥ designateΣ RA═ Disδ ì partition« Iε operation¼ thσ combinatioε oµ thesσ feature≤ ì make≤ thσ ULTRABOARD-equippeΣ CP/═ Kaypr∩ thσ fastest¼ mos⌠ ì powerfu∞ persona∞ compute≥ availablσ today« AnΣ a⌠ aε add-oε ì price! A⌠ thσ hear⌠ oµ thσ ULTRABOARDé i≤ Zilog'≤ ne≈ Z280é ì microprocessor¼ thσ releasσ oµ whicΦ ha≤ jus⌠ beeε announced« ì HigΦ TecΦ ResearcΦ ha≤ beeε ß Z28░ Betß Teste≥ fo≥ Zilog« Thσ ì Z280é i≤ thσ downwardly-compatiblσ lates⌠ generatioε oµ thσ Z8░ ì serie≤ chip¼ thσ processo≥ tha⌠ drive≤ thσ CP/═ Kaypros« ì Ziloτ ha≤ spen⌠ morσ thaε fou≥ year≤ iε thσ developmen⌠ oµ thσ ì Z280. Among its' features the Z280 chip - is designed for CMOS low power operations. - contain≤ aε enhanceΣ Z8░ CP╒ instructioε se⌠ tha⌠ maintain≤ ì objec⌠ codσ compatibility with the Z80 microprocessor. è- add≤ 4╡ additiona∞ instruction≤ t∩ thσ Z8░ CP╒ instructioε ì set. - include≤ ß │ stagσ pipe-lineΣ 16-bi⌠ CP╒ architecture¼ witΦ ì both user and system modes. - contain≤ direc⌠ co-processo≥ anΣ multi-processo≥ interfacσ ì support. - include≤ aε on-chi≡ pageΣ memor∙ managemen⌠ uni⌠ (MMU⌐ ì that addresse≤ u≡ t∩ 1╢ megabytes. - include≤ aε on-chi≡ 25╢ bytσ instructioε and/o≥ datß ì associativσ cachσ memory with burst load. - contains 3 on-chip 16-bit counter/timers. - contains 4 on-chip direct memory access (DMA) channels. - includes an on-chip full duplex UART (serial I/O.) - include≤ ß built-iε refresΦ controlle≥ fo≥ dynamiπ RAMS. - contain≤ aε on-chi≡ oscillato≥ witΦ ß 20-50MHz oscillato≥ ì clocδ frequency. Thσ ULTRABOARD's Z280 on-boarΣ Cachσ Memor∙ automaticall∙ ì store≤ al∞ recentl∙ useΣ instruction≤ and/o≥ data¼ s∩ thσ ì processo≥ ha≤ instan⌠ acces≤ t∩ theφ fo≥ memor∙ fetches¼ anΣ ì subsequen⌠ disδ anΣ memor∙ accesse≤ arσ eliminated« Oε chi≡ ì Cache Memory can reduce bus transactions by a much as 75%. Thσ ULTRABOARD'sé Z280é Instructioε Pipelinσ function≤ likσ ì threσ co-processor≤ buil⌠ int∩ ß singlσ chip¼ internall∙ ì processinτ multiplσ instructions« Whilσ thσ firs⌠ processo≥ ì i≤ handlinτ onσ instruction¼ processor≤ tw∩ anΣ threσ arσ ì simultaneousl∙ workinτ oε thσ nex⌠ tw∩ instructions« ì Pipelininτ contribute≤ dramaticall∙ t∩ thσ ULTRABOARD'sé ì improveΣ processinτ speed« Thσ wizard≤ a⌠ HigΦ TecΦ ResearcΦ eveε haΣ t∩ replacσ thσ ì Kaypr∩ screeε drive≥ s∩ thσ screeε coulΣ kee≡ u≡ witΦ thσ ì Z280'sé phenomena∞ processinτ speed« Thσ ULTRABOARDé include≤ ß ì ne≈ 18MH· no-wait-statσ graphic≤ screeε driver¼ witΦ itsº owε ì 25╢ bytσ Cachσ Memor∙ fo≥ virtuall∙ instantaneou≤ screeε ì updates¼ 2╡ TIME╙ FASTE╥ THA╬ YOU╥ CURREN╘ SCREEN« N∩ morσ ì waitinτ fo≥ thσ screeε t∩ catcΦ u≡ witΦ you≥ programs« Thσ ne≈ screeε drive≥ come≤ witΦ aε RG┬ connecto≥ s∩ yo⌡ caε ì attacΦ aε externa∞ colo≥ monito≥ t∩ you≥ Kaypr∩ anΣ selec⌠ ì you≥ owε displa∙ colors« Yo⌡ caε eveε desigε you≥ owε ì characte≥ sets¼ anΣ switcΦ betweeε theφ anΣ thσ standarΣ ì Kaypr∩ characte≥ set« Thσ Graphic≤ chi≡ se⌠ (GKS⌐ oε thσ ì ULTRABOARDé contain≤ ß subse⌠ oµ thσ ne≈ GK╙ StandarΣ (whateve≥ ì tha⌠ means.⌐ Thσ ULTRABOARDé come≤ populateΣ witΦ ▒ megabytσ oµ RAM¼ ì expandablσ t∩ ß maximuφ oµ 1╢ megabytes« That'≤ thσ memor∙ ì equivalen⌠ oµ 4╕ double-sided¼ double-densit∙ flopp∙ disks« ì Iε RAMí Gonσ foreve≥ arσ thσ 64δ CP/═ memor∙ limitation≤ fo≥ ì spreadsheet≤ anΣ databases« è Thσ ULTRABOARDé ha≤ ß ▒ megabytσ RO═ capacity¼ makinτ ß numbe≥ ì oµ residen⌠ application≤ possible« Imaginσ WordStar¼ fo≥ ì example¼ a≤ ß RO═ residen⌠ program¼ ablσ t∩ bσ accesseΣ froφ ì withiε an∙ othe≥ program« ┴ modifieΣ versioε oµ Adven⌠ ì Product≤ TurboRO═ i≤ includeΣ iε thσ ULTRABOARD« Thσ ULTRABOARDé support≤ multi-taskinτ anΣ networking« Bu⌠ ì likσ thσ 28╢ anΣ 38╢ processors¼ ful∞ realizatioε oµ thesσ ì ULTRABOARDé capabilitie≤ await≤ thσ completioε oµ aε operatinτ ì system¼ alread∙ unde≥ development¼ specifiπ t∩ thσ ne≈ ì processor. Aε optiona∞ ULTRABOARDé powe≥ ki⌠ supplie≤ continuou≤ backu≡ ì batter∙ powe≥ t∩ thσ ULTRABOARDé RAM¼ t∩ kee≡ thσ memor∙ ì capacit∙ oµ thσ machinσ alway≤ active¼ durinτ ß colΣ boot¼ ß ì powe≥ failure¼ o≥ eveε wheε thσ compute≥ i≤ turneΣ off« Thσ ULTRABOARDé provide≤ pin-out≤ fo≥ aε SCS╔ bus¼ enablinτ thσ ì processo≥ t∩ suppor⌠ u≡ t∩ 30░ megabyte≤ oµ harΣ disδ storage« AnΣ oµ course¼ a⌠ n∩ additiona∞ cost¼ ULTRABOARDé include≤ thσ ì ful∞ implementatioε oµ HANDYMAN¼ HigΦ TecΦ Research'≤ built-iε ì Desδ To≡ Utility« HigΦ TecΦ ResearcΦ ha≤ iε developmen⌠ ß higΦ speeΣ interfacσ ì betweeε thσ ULTRABOARDé anΣ thσ PC« Thi≤ wil∞ eventuall∙ ì permi⌠ thσ connectioε oµ thσ CP/═ Kaypr∩ t∩ ß chea≡ P├ clonσ ì fo≥ harΣ disδ storage¼ anΣ fo≥ usσ a≤ ß networδ filσ server« Las⌠ yea≥ a⌠ thσ HANDYMANé "B.A.K.U.P.ó meeting¼ ╔ saiΣ tha⌠ ì Bil∞ Nestinτ oµ HigΦ TecΦ ResearcΦ anΣ peoplσ likσ hiφ werσ ì thσ futurσ oµ CP/M¼ peoplσ wh∩ werσ findinτ way≤ t∩ improvσ ß ì basicall∙ excellen⌠ persona∞ computer« ULTRABOARDé validate≤ ì tha⌠ claim« Therσ havσ alway≤ beeε reason≤ t∩ sticδ witΦ CP/M« Thank≤ t∩ ì HigΦ TecΦ ResearcΦ anΣ thσ ULTRABOARD¼ wσ havσ no≈ beeε giveε ì thσ bes⌠ reasoε oµ theφ all║ thσ lowl∙ Kaypr∩ CP/═ compute≥ ì jus⌠ jumpeΣ aheaΣ oµ thσ bes⌠ oµ thσ DO╙ machines¼ iε ß singlσ ì bound« Fo≥ additiona∞ information¼ o≥ t∩ placσ aε advancσ order¼ ì contact: HigΦ TecΦ Research 1135 Pine Street, #107 Redding, CA 96001 (800)446-3220 (800)446-3223 (in CA) .pa è..PROFILES HIGH TECH RESEARCH INTRODUCES ULTRABOARD! Thσ HANDYMANé Compan∙ announce≤ thσ CP/═ produc⌠ oµ 1987:ì ULTRABOARDé - turn≤ you≥ CP/═ Kaypr∩ loosσ witΦ ß processinτ speeΣ oµ ì 12MHz! - addresse≤ u≡ t∩ 1╢ megabyte≤ oµ RAM! - flawlessl∙ compatiblσ witΦ you≥ curren⌠ CP/═ Kaypr∩ softwarσ ì anΣ data filesí - support≤ Virtua∞ Memory¼ Cachσ Memory¼ anΣ ß user-partitioned RA═ Disδ! ì - turn≤ you≥ CP/═ Kaypr∩ int∩ ß revolutionar∙ ne≈ computer¼ ì witΦ twicσ thσ processinτ speeΣ anΣ 1╢ time≤ morσ RA═ thaε ì aε IBM-AT! - no≈ iε Beta-Testinτ fo≥ ß Summer release! - for more information, or to reserve an advance order, contact: High Tech Research 1135 Pine Street, #107 Redding, CA 96001 (800)446-3220 (800)446-3223 (in CA)