Alpha Microsystems of Santa Ana, California is making an effort to integrate the product lines of the various companies it has acquired over the past 18 months by announcing a new family of Intel 80286, 80386 and 80486-based personal computers specifically designed to support MS-DOS as well as the Pick, Xenix and Business Basic software environments, including the company’s Recap proprietary operating system which came with Rexon Business Machines. The Series 90 replaces the RBM 1386, RBM 2386, RBM cache 2500, AM-386 and AMS 1000 product lines. Alpha’s own Motorola lines running the proprietary Amos operating system are unaffected by the announcement as are Motorola products from recently acquired Pick concern Fujitsu Systems of America. The Series 90 offers seven processor options ranging from an entry-level, 12MHz 286-based processor without cache memory, up to a top-end 25MHz 486-based chip with 8Kb of on-chip memory. The machines come in three configurations – the desktop AM-940, the mini-pedestal AM-960 and the large pedestal AM-980. Prices for the mix and match Series 90 ranges from $3,480 to $65,000.
