MOD 8 Microcomputer

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Title

MOD 8 Microcomputer

Subject

Microcomputer

Description

The MIL MOD8 modular microcomputer consisting of a back plane board (board number MOD8-8) mounted on top of an aluminum case with 7 printed circuit boards inserted into the back plane connectors. These boards are (left to right):
  • MOD8-2 Restart and TTY IO board, 
  • MOD8-1 CPU board featuring the MIL MF8008 microprocessor, 
  • MOD8-3 Control Buffer board, 
  • MOD8-4 ROM board
  • MOD8-5 RAM board
  • MOD8-6 Input board
  • MOD8-7 Output board
The computer is described in MF8008 Central Processor, MIL Bulletin 80007, 1974.

Creator

Microsystems International Ltd. (MIL), Ottawa, Canada

Date

1974

Contributor

William Kindree

Relation

MIL collection

Format

Hardware

Type

Hardware

Identifier

H.37

Coverage

1974-1977 in North America

Contribution Form

Online Submission

No

Files

mf8008a.pdf
The MIL MOD8 computer
MIL_MOD8.jpg

Citation

Microsystems International Ltd. (MIL), Ottawa, Canada, “MOD 8 Microcomputer,” York University Computer Museum Canada, accessed May 26, 2022, https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/items/show/61.

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