Megatel Quark/100

Megatel Quark/100

computer hardware: single-board computer

The Quark/100 single-board computer was designed and manufactured by Megatel Computer Technologies -- a Toronto-based company that specialized in designing and manufacturing of small format single-board computers for OEM market. It was released around 1984.

The Quark/100 technical specifications:

• CPU: Z80
• RAM: 128KB
• ROM: 512B
• Programmable Character Set memory:  2KB
• external storage: can be interfaced with 3.5",  5.25", and 8" diskette drives
• display: can be used with most direct-drive and composite monitors that can display 80 characters per row
• keyboard: can use most ASCII encoded 7- or 8-bit parallel output keyboards

The Quark/100 could also be used with a computer terminal providing both the display and keyboard. Such terminals must offer a full-duplex RS-232C asynchronous serial interface capable of operating at 1200 baud.

Megatel Quark  documentation at YUCoM:

• The Megatel Quark Family of Component Computers. Megatel Quark Manual For CP/M Plus, Megatel Computer Corp. (1984)
• The Megatel Quark/100 Single Board Computer, Megatel Computer Technologies (1984)
• Megatel Quark/100 Complete Component Microcomputer, Megatel Computer Corp.  (1984)
• The Megatel Quark/100 Single Board Computer,
• The Megatel Quark/300 schematic diagram (1984)
• Quark/300 Component Microcomputer with Hard Disk Controller, Megatel Computer Technologies (1984)
• Quark Transition Board QTB-3 User's Manual, Megatel Computer Technologies (1984)

Megatel Computer Technologies

1980s