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HOW TO STAY ON TOP Controlling Your World Staying on top means keeping things under control. And, when it comes to staying on top of your applications world, we've got a way for you to do it at low cost. Whether your particular application is bus- iness, professional or scientific systems, you can stay right on top of it with the DYNABYTE DB8/2 microcomputer. Designed For Value. . . When we designed the DB8/2, we knew that it had to be a dependable performer in handling large quantities of information. So, every design decision was made with quality and dependability in mind. The DB8/2 is a first-class producer. For example, it uses two quad density 5.25- inch disk drives with our exclusive Dual Density Disk Controller for up to 1.2 mega- bytes of formatted storage. That gives you more capacity than two single-density 8- inch drives which means a lower cost per kilobyte. The DYNABYTE DB8/2 is the first microcomputer to offer enough stor- age capacity on 5.25-inch disk drives to fully utilize CP/M,* the most widely accepted disk operating system. We also supply and support BASIC, FORTRAN and COBOL programming languages As for applications,packages in- clude general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, word processing and many other CP/M compatible programs. . . .For Dependability We've also built in reliability with edge connectors that meet military specifications and a regulated power supply built to U.L. standards. Your DB8/2 will be cool and dependable. Before we ship it to you, we conduct factory test and burn-in programs to assure relia- bility of the entire integrated system. . . .For You You'll stay on top through our customer support too. The DB8/2 is completely modular to allow speedy support in the field; and our bonded inventory of all sub- system modules means we can deliver re- placement subassemblies overnight to almost anywhere in the U.S.. There's More The DB8/2 has a 4MHz Z-80 processing module with 10 internal timers, interrupt control, real time clock, one parallel and two RS232 or current loop serial ports with software selectable baud rates from 110 baud to 76800 baud; 32K. of RAM, ex- pandable to 64K without paging and up to 176K. with paging; a 12-slot, fully-socketed backplane; preregulated 30 amp power supply. If you need more storage, our DB8/4 Disk System is the mass storage companion to our DB8/1 microcomputer and includes two 8-inch floppy disk drives in either single or double-sided configuration for up to 2 megabytes of mass storage. Like the DB8/2, the combination of the DB8/1 and DB8/4 features our Dual Density Disk Controller, CP/M, 32K. of RAM expandable to 176K, 2 serial 1/0 Ports and 1 parallel 1/0 port. All three systems are designed to help you stay on top. For more information, call Rick Mehrlich at (415) 965-1010, or see your local com- puter dealer.

• CP/ M is a trademark of Digital Research

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