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Mostek AID-80F. 8-bit microcomputer, late-1970s, white and blue fiberglass case with hinged top, front panel with 2 8-inch disk drives, power switch and red power indicator light, image 1
Mostek AID-80F. 8-bit microcomputer, late-1970s, white and blue fiberglass case with hinged top, front panel with 2 8-inch disk drives, power switch and red power indicator light, image 2
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Mostek AID-80F.
8-bit microcomputer, late-1970s, white and blue fiberglass case with hinged top, front panel with 2 8-inch disk drives, power switch and red power indicator light,

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$3,125 inc. premium

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Mostek AID-80F.

8-bit microcomputer, late-1970s, white and blue fiberglass case with hinged top, front panel with 2 8-inch disk drives, power switch and red power indicator light, rear panel with 5 multi-pin female connectors, containing power supply, fan and 3 modules: ASSY 450-00174 REV B CPU board; ASSY 450-00186-00 REV E memory board?; ASSY 450-00243-00 REV D floppy controller. Lot also includes additional material including Prom Programmer PPG-8/16; AIM-80X; an uninstalled module: ASSY 450-00257-00 REV C; 6-Slot Monitor Board with 5 smaller boards, and a large collection of software on 8-inch diskettes.

Mostek, like Intel, was a chip manufacturer that briefly engaged in the microcomputer market. The Mostek AID-80F was a Z-80-based microcomputer sold as a development system or as an OEM computer for custom applications. It had a CP/M-like operating system named M/OS-80 that was partially compatible with some CP/M applications. The original list price was $5995 and they are now rarely encountered.

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