microWAT Microcomputer
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Title
microWAT Microcomputer
Subject
hardware: microcomputer
Description
The microWAT microcomputer project was initiated by the 1979 study conducted at the University of Waterloo, on possible use of microcomputers for academic applications (for more information, see the reference below). The computer was designed by the University of Waterloo and Jerry Krist -- president of Northern Digital Ltd. of Waterloo, Ontario, and subsequently manufactured by Northern Digital.
The microWAT was a small CPU unit that required a separate keyboard, display, and external storage to for a computer system. Some microWATs were installed inside dumb terminals (usually Volker Craig terminals) converting such terminals into desktop computers. The computer was built around the Motorola 6809 microprocessor and all its hardware was deposited on several printed circuit boards including the the CPU, I/O, ROM, and RAM boards. One additional board (a "key" card) was special as it had ROMs containing a key apparently needed to activate the system.
The microWATs were used, among other places, at the University of Waterloo for academic teaching and research.
References:
The microWAT was a small CPU unit that required a separate keyboard, display, and external storage to for a computer system. Some microWATs were installed inside dumb terminals (usually Volker Craig terminals) converting such terminals into desktop computers. The computer was built around the Motorola 6809 microprocessor and all its hardware was deposited on several printed circuit boards including the the CPU, I/O, ROM, and RAM boards. One additional board (a "key" card) was special as it had ROMs containing a key apparently needed to activate the system.
The microWATs were used, among other places, at the University of Waterloo for academic teaching and research.
References:
- D.D. Cowan and J.W. Graham, Waterloo Microcomputer Systems for the 1980's, Proceedings of the ACM '82, pp. 13–17 (1982).
- R.L. Hughson, Alternations in the oxygen deficit-oxygen debt relationship with beta-adrenergic receptor blockade in man", J. Physiol. 349, pp. 375-387 (1984).
Creator
Developed by the University of Waterloo, Manufactured by Northern Digital Ltd.
Date
1980
Format
Hardware
Type
Hardware
Identifier
H.25
Coverage
1980-1982[?]
Contribution Form
Online Submission
No
Files
Citation
Developed by the University of Waterloo, Manufactured by Northern Digital Ltd., “microWAT Microcomputer,” York University Computer Museum Canada, accessed May 26, 2022, https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/items/show/47.