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From: west@uts.am.reading.UUCP (Jeremy West)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.cpm
Subject: Any info on HSC co-processors?
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Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 22:54:32 EDT
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I saw an ad over here for HSC co-processor boards, which add a 8086 or
68000 with 256k-2.5M onto a Z80. Basically the Z80 chi sits on  an
interface board which does all the neat stuff to allow CP/M68K to use the
Z80's disk, keyboard, screen etc, and the Z80 to use the extra RAM as a
RAM-DISK. (CP/M68K is the default O/S).

Can anyone give me any impressions about these things? Are they value for
money? (and what are you paying for them - for us its about US$1000).
Are there better ways to get a good CPU without junking perfectly good
terminals/disk-drives? (Gimme Amiga!)

Also, can anyone give me a name of a supplier, or the address of
HSC itself (they are NY based, I think).

Please mail replies, I'll summarise if there's interest

Many Thanks,

Jerry West
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