Modular Computer Systems Inc, Fort Lauderdale, Florida duly announced its new Tri-Dimensional series of minis previewed in CI No 1,038, and also announced a strategic alliance on the new machines with Motorola Inc’s Microcomputer Division in Tempe, Arizona, under which the latter will support the new machines. It turns out that as well as the VLSI Technology gate arrays, the new machines include Motorola’s 88000 RISC and its 68030 microprocessors as well. The pact is forecast to lead to $50m of business for Motorola over five years. A combination of application specific integrated circuits developed by Modcomp and Motorola VMEbus subsystems form the backbone of the Tri-D Series.
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