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Microcomputers. Cromemco, Inc. was a Mountain View, California microcomputer company known for its high-end Z80 -based S-100 bus computers and peripherals in the early days of the personal computer revolution. The company began as a partnership in 1974 between Harry Garland and Roger Melen, two Stanford Ph.D. students.
Learn about Cromemco, a major player in the S-100 business systems market in the mid 1970s. See photos and documentation of Cromemco systems, such as Z-2, Z-2D, System-3, and Cromix, and their features and innovations.
In front of it is a Cromemco Cyclops Video Camera, one of the original products of Cromemco [Roger Melen]. CROMEMCO History. CROMEMCO was founded in 1974 by two Stanford Students, Roger Melen and Harry Garland, who lived and worked in the CROthers MEMorial Hall dormitory on the Stanford campus.
In the microcomputer field, the Cromemco System Three stands alone in the range of features and capabilities it offers. This 1979 microcomputer sold for US $5,990 or £3789 +VAT. Manufacturer: Cromemco Date: 1979. Comment on This Page
Cromemco systems were the first commercially marketed microcomputers certified by the U.S. Navy for use aboard ships and Ohio class submarines for data logging during tests. The United States Air Force became a major customer for their Theater Air Control System (TACS) and the Mission Support System (MSS) for F-16, F-15 and other aircraft.
The Z-2 was a Z80 –based microcomputer system that was introduced in 1977. The original Z-2 in kit form included a ZPU-K Z80 CPU card, S-100 bus motherboard, all-metal rack-mount chassis and dust case, card socket and card guide; the assembled form included a complete set of sockets and card guides, and a cooling fan.
december 31, 1976 Microcomputer Pioneer CROMEMCO Is Incorporated. Harry Garland and Roger Melen, two roommates at Stanford University, form CROMEMCO, a company to manufacture microprocessor-based computers. CROMEMCO was an acronym for their college residence: CROthers MEMorial Hall + CO (company).
