Alpha Micro 1000 Series
The Alpha Micro 1000 was a line of systems based on the 68000 microprocessor. According to customer requests, each system could be configured from a single user microcomputer with 128 KB of RAM, up to a 60-users system with 3 MB of RAM and 2.4 GB of disk storage.
The operating system of the 1000 series was AMOS, a multi-user, multi-tasking and timesharing system allowing the user to easily add terminals and printers to the current configuration. Several programming languages were available to build AMOS compatible applications: BASIC, PASCAL, LISP, ASSEMBLER, FORTRAN and COBOL.
Alpha Micro offered innovative hardware solutions and high technology firsts provided by a third company called Macrotech:
- a 1 MB RAM Board
- an intelligent I/O board using DMA
- the only 6MB piggyback board available
- etc...
The system used a standard VHS Video Tape Recorder for back-ups, and most software updates from Alpha Micro and other software houses were supplied in this form.
In the UK this caused a few problems as you had to obtain NTSC-compatible players.
The Alpha Micro company still exists. You can find the latest info on the Amos and Alpha micro systems here.
The operating system of the 1000 series was AMOS, a multi-user, multi-tasking and timesharing system allowing the user to easily add terminals and printers to the current configuration. Several programming languages were available to build AMOS compatible applications: BASIC, PASCAL, LISP, ASSEMBLER, FORTRAN and COBOL.
- a 1 MB RAM Board
- an intelligent I/O board using DMA
- the only 6MB piggyback board available
- etc...
The system used a standard VHS Video Tape Recorder for back-ups, and most software updates from Alpha Micro and other software houses were supplied in this form.
In the UK this caused a few problems as you had to obtain NTSC-compatible players.
The Alpha Micro company still exists. You can find the latest info on the Amos and Alpha micro systems here.
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| NAME | 1000 Series |
| MANUFACTURER | Alpha Micro |
| TYPE | Professional Computer |
| ORIGIN | U.S.A. |
| YEAR | 1982 |
| BUILT IN LANGUAGE | None |
| KEYBOARD | Serial video terminal |
| CPU | 68000 |
| SPEED | Unknown |
| RAM | From 128 KB to 8 MB |
| ROM | Unknown |
| TEXT MODES | 80 chars. x 25 lines |
| GRAPHIC MODES | None |
| I/O PORTS | From 3 (built-in) to 68 serial I/O |
| BUILT IN MEDIA | 1 or 2 x 800 KB 5'' F.D. drives |
| OS | AMOS, PICK |
| POWER SUPPLY | Built-in Power supply unit |
| PRICE | From $10,000 |
从蒙文读音输入方法到方正蒙文电子出版系统编辑本段回目录
在校学的是计算机专业，毕业到了蒙语研究所，当时根本不知道自己将要干什么工作，只是想毕业后工作拿工资。工作嘛，就是让干啥就干啥。
当时所里已有了一台计算机，1984年，够早的吧？是蒙古学泰斗用在日本当客座教授挣的钱为所里购买的，是从日本带回的，HITACI牌。那台电脑跟现代电脑的组成部件没什么两样，CPU、内外存，输入输出设备都有，只是很低级些，软驱还有8吋的和5吋的，软驱的体积跟现在的台式机差不多大小，这台HITACI牌电脑，只有会话式的BASIC语言，现在的电脑早已不用会话式BASIC了。
我去时所里已经开始了用计算机研究蒙文的工作，前一年从数学系调来了一位老师给所里编研究蒙文的程序，后来这位老师到清华进修过一年的计算机课程，这台HITACI机器主要是他用，我只是在上面打过游戏。
我去的那一年所里又买了一台计算机，是AM 1000(是Alpha Micro 系列的)，与我们在校上机时用的计算机属一个系列，当时还是多用户的，可接3个终端。如果那时，PC机发展不是那么快的话，多用户计算机是一个很好的发展方向，多用户计算机本身就是数据集中处理的。多用户机只是因为它的价格昂贵，终端远程连接（算是网络吧）发展缓慢，被PC机占领了市场，走了一条先普及后集中的路子，先PC机普及，再用服务器达到数据集中处理。PC机和DOS系统的发展到Windos、WindowsNT系统是很好的见证，而现在小型机的操作系统，如：unix都是当时的多用户操作系统。
我们所里买的计算机已有了编译BASIC，其它高级语言也都可以使用，譬如：PASCAL，FORTRAN等，但我们主要用了BASIC。也有了数据库的初型产品，当时我们内蒙古自治区的高考成绩统计程序就是我们的老师和师兄们用这套数据库系统实现的，我的本科毕业设计《图书馆卡片检索》程序也是用这套系统做的。所以该机买回之后我就能上手了，剩下的就是需要知道编什么程序了。
参考文献编辑本段回目录
http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=606
