Mycron
Norwegian microcomputer company
Mycron was a pioneer manufacturer of microcomputers, located in Oslo, Norway.
Originally named Norsk Data Industri, the company was founded in 1975 by Lars Monrad Krohn, who was also one of the founding fathers of Norsk Data. Among the employees are Arne Maus (1986-89) and Gisle Hannemyr. The company was renamed MySoft in 1999.
01Computers manufactured by Mycron
MYCRO-1 was an Intel 8080 machine, running the MYCROPoperating system. Afterwards the Mycron 3 was developed, running CP/M. The Mycron 1000 featured a Zilog Z80 processor and ran MP/M. In 1981, the Mycron 2000 was released, based on an Intel 8086 CPU, running CP/M-86 and MP/M-86 operating systems.
| Model | Year | CPU | Operating system | Notes |
| MYCRO-1 | 1975 | Intel 8080 | MYCROP | First single-board computer (SBC) |
| Mycron 3 | (tbd) | Zilog Z80 | CP/M | |
| Mycron 1000 | (tbd) | Zilog Z80 | MP/M | 64Kb RAM, 2 disk drives |
| Mycron 2000 | 1981 | Intel 8086 | CP/M-86; MP/M-86 | One of the first Intel 8086 based computers; multiple CPUs in one cabinet. Weight of 8 kg and 38 cm size. |
| Mycron BC | 1984 | 80186 | MP/M, CP/M, MS-DOS | 384kb RAM, 2 x 3,5" 400kb disk drive, 10Mb hard drive |
| Mycron 20 | (tbd) | Intel 80186 | MP/M | 384KB RAM, 3.5" 400KB disk drive, 11MB hard drive |
| Mycron 200 | (tbd) | (tbd) | CP/M-86 | 640KB RAM, 8" 1MB disk drive, 20MB hard drive |
| Mycron 2200 | (tbd) | Intel 8086 (multiple) | MP/Net | 640KB RAM per CPU, 8" 1MB disk drive; 20-84MB hard drive, 20MB tape drive options |
| Mycron 300 | (tbd) | (tbd) | (tbd) |
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