Desktop Generation Systems

Brought forward by Data General in the mid 1980s, the Desktop Generation systems are based on the microECLIPSE chipset and span the range from small single- user systems to desktop multi- user minicomputers. The entry- level systems, the Model 10 and Model 10/SP, are single- user machines that run RDOS, AOS (on the 10/SP), and are capable of running either MS-DOS or CP/M on an ancillary 8086 processor that's built onto the first CPU board. These systems also have framebuffers that allow graphic displays on a directly- connected dedicated console terminal; both colour and monochrome framebuffers were available for the Model 10.