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| has gloss | eng: The Big Board (1980) and Big Board II (1982) were Z80 based single-board computers designed by Jim Ferguson. They provided a complete CP/M compatible computer system on a single printed circuit board, including CPU, memory, disk drive interface, keyboard and video monitor interface. The printed circuit board was sized so as to allow attachment to an 8 inch floppy disk drive. The Big Board II added a hard disk drive interface, enhancements to system speed (4MHz vs. 2.5MHz) and enhancements to the terminal interface. |
| lexicalization | eng: Ferguson Big Board |
| instance of | c/Early microcomputers |
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| has gloss | spa: El Bigboard fue un computador en una tarjeta diseñado por Jim Ferguson. Corriendo el sistema operativo CP/M, el diseño fue exitoso en círculo de la computación amateur. Fue vendido a Xerox, la cual lo usó como la base del computador de escritorio Xerox 820. La tarjeta de circuitos del Kaypro II fue tan similar que algunos la consideran una copia sin licencia del Bigboard. |
| lexicalization | spa: Bigboard |
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| media:img | BigBoardII.jpg |
| media:img | FergusonBBI.png |
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