AEG AG’s Modular Computer Systems Inc, ModComp, has extended its Classic Tri-D family downwards with four models of the 9300 line of single-board computers, which join the 9200s announced last autumn (CI No 1,038). (Yes, the numbers seem the wrong way round, but that’s what happens when an American company gets taken over by a German one). The line, based on a VLSI Technology gate array supported by Motorola 88000 and 68030 chips, comprises the 9310, 9320, 9330, and 9340. The bigger three use a VMEbus, all feature SCSI interface and have a floating point accelerator. The new line is rated at 2.5 MIPS, 80,000 interrupts per second and input-output throughput 1.5Mbytes per second. Main memory currently goes to 8Mb. They run MAX-32 or ModComp’s Realix real-time Unix and ship in May at from $20,000.
