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    Acorn,  Acornsoft,  ACT/Apricot,  Aculab,  Advance,  Advance Memory Systems,  Ai Electronics,  Alpha Micro,  Altos,  Amstrad,  Apple,  Asda,  Atari,  BASF,  BCL,  Bendix,  Bondwell,  British Micro,  Bromcom,  Butel-Comco,  Bywood,  C/WP-Cortex,  CAL,  Cambridge Computer,  Camputers,  Canon,  Casio,  Casu Electronics,  Cifer,  Clenlo,  Climax International,  Coleco,  Columbia,  Comart,  Commodore,  Compaq,  Compucolor Corporation,  Compukit,  CompuServe,  Computer Facilities,  COMX,  Corvus,  Cromemco,  Cyber Electronics,  DAI,  Data General,  Dataindustrier/Luxor,  Dell,  Digital,  Digital Group,  Digital Research,  Dragon Data,  Durango,  Dynabyte,  EACA/Genie,  ECD,  Elliott,  Enterprise/Elan,  Epson,  Equinox/Parasitic,  Euro-Calc/Plessey,  EuroMicro,  Exidy,  Ferranti,  Fortronic,  Fortune,  Franklin,  Fujitsu,  Future,  GEC,  Gemini Micro,  Globe Business Machines,  Goldstar,  Goupil,  Gulfstream/Bytec,  Hayes,  Haywood,  Heathkit,  Hewlett-Packard,  HH,  Hitachi,  Hotel Microsystems,  Iasis,  IBM,  IBS/Synamics,  ICL,  IDS,  Imagine,  IMSAI,  Intel,  Intertec,  IO Research,  Iotec,  ITCS,  Ithaca InterSystems,  ITT,  Jarogate,  Jupiter Cantab,  Kaypro,  Kontron,  Laskys,  Limrose,  LSI,  Mattel,  Memotech,  Metacomco,  Micro Networks,  MicroDaSys,  Micromation,  Micronet,  Micronix,  Microsoft,  Microtanic, Midwest Scientific Instruments (MSI),  Miracle Technology,  Mission,  MITS,  Mitsubishi,  Morrow Designs,  MOS Technology,  Multitech,  Namal,  Nascom/Lucas,  NCR,  NEC,  Netronics,  Newbury Laboratories,  Newbury/Grundy,  Newtons Laboratories,  NeXT,  North Star,  Noval,  Novation,  Ohio Scientific,  OKI,  Olivetti,  Olympia,  Onyx,  Opus,  Orb Micro,  Oric,  Osborne,  Pace,  Panasonic,  PBM,  Pearcom,  PerSci,  Pertec,  Philips,  Polymorphic,  Portico,  Prism,  Processor Technology,  Psion,  Quantum,  Qume,  Rade Systems,  RAIR,  Rank Xerox,  RCA,  Research Machines,  Rockwell,  Sanyo,  Schneider,  Scicon,  Seiko,  Semi-Tech/Pied Piper,  Sharp,  Shelton,  Shugart,  Sinclair,  Sirius/Victor,  Smoke Signal,  Sord/CGL,  Soroc,  Space Byte,  Spectravideo,  SWTPC,  Tandata,  Tandon,  Tandy/Radio Shack,  Tangerine,  Tatung,  Tava,  TDI/Pinnacle,  TDI/Sage,  Telcon/Zorba,  TeleVideo,  Texas Instruments,  TLF,  Torch,  Toshiba,  Toyo Menka,  Transam,  Transdata,  Transtec,  Triumph-Adler,  Tulip/Compudata,  Tycom,  U-Micro,  Vector Graphic,  Victor,  VisiCorp,  Wang,  Wells American,  Wicat,  Wren Computers,  Xcalibur,  Yamaha,  Zen,  Zenith Data Systems,  Zilog

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December 1979

How to solve Systems problems - Zilog's MCZ family

Here's a rare advert from Zilog for its MCZ range of micros - everything from an entry-level floppy-disk-based model up to the MCZ 1/35 rack-mount machine with 10MB storage. The entry-level "low cost"...

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January 1981

Now, Zilog introduces the generation-ahead microcomputer

It sometimes seems odd that CPU manufacturers were building their own micros, but there was precedent, with MOS Technology having to introduce the KIM-1 single-board computer in order to demonstrate its...

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