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Ramer's alternative paths for evolving new
MCM
computers from
the
MCM
/70. (Source: Ramer, G.,
Micro Computer Machines Inc.
Development Policy
, 1974.)
pabilities of the /170 were to open new markets in commercial
and scientific areas. The /170 would have at least 48K of
RAM
and would be able to drive multi-line displays, disk drives, and a
variety of other peripherals. On the software side, the /170 was
to offer state-of-the-art
APL
with
MCM
enhancements.
The two hardware development paths differed with respect
to the underlying technology to be used to develop the
MCM
/77
and /170 computers. The first path assumed the use of the new
Intel 8080 microprocessor as the
CPU
for both the
MCM
/77
and /170 computers. New
APL
software would have to be de-
