Artifact Details

Description

The cub was a system Robert Belleville created after the 8010 around 1978-1979. It wsa intended as a 8086 based machine with an Alto size screen, no disk, and a chaper alternative to the 8010. The design became the basis for David Liddle's Metaphor Corp.

Slide index:
04 - front side view showing card slots
05 - rear side view
06 - cpu board (stitchweld)
07 - ram (Alto production boards 128K each)
08 - display controller
09 - a/d d/a filter
10 - tape used to record audio under cub control
12 - shows my added board to push the buttons electronically
14 - speaker and mic input
15 - Jasmine scanner
16 - digital access arrangement DAA to line to phone line
17 - 300 Baud modem
18-27 - dog and pony show slides (done in SIL on the Alto)
28 - view from SDD building

Date

1981

Extent

29 images

Format

TIF

Category

Slide

Credit

Gift of Robert Belleville

Lot Number

X7996.2017