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[[Image:F1.JPG|300px|rightt|thumb|The Foonly F-1]]
 
[[Image:F1.JPG|300px|rightt|thumb|The Foonly F-1]]
  
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== Computer Models ==
  
 
The F-1 was an ECL adaptation of the original [[Superfoonly]] design.  It was built at [[III]] for use in a optical character recognition system.  It was bought by Omnibus for generating computer graphics.
 
The F-1 was an ECL adaptation of the original [[Superfoonly]] design.  It was built at [[III]] for use in a optical character recognition system.  It was bought by Omnibus for generating computer graphics.
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The F-5 was another small machine.
 
The F-5 was another small machine.
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* The '''Foonly C1''' was a disk [[channel]] for [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] computers, compatible with [[International Business Machines|IBM]] drives.
  
 
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* [http://dave.zfxinc.net/f1.html Dave Sieg about the F-1]
 
* [http://dave.zfxinc.net/f1.html Dave Sieg about the F-1]
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/Foonly/F2/ Foonex monitor, microcode, and working microcode assembler]
 
* [http://www.bitsavers.org/bits/Foonly/F2/ Foonex monitor, microcode, and working microcode assembler]
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/sri/arc/augment_engine/26KL_Brochure_Oct83.pdf Tymshare's System 26KL]
  
 
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Revision as of 10:34, 29 May 2023

Company making PDP-10 clones.

They made their own operating system, FOONEX, for their machines. It was based on TENEX.

The Foonly F-1

Computer Models

The F-1 was an ECL adaptation of the original Superfoonly design. It was built at III for use in a optical character recognition system. It was bought by Omnibus for generating computer graphics.

The Foonly F2

The F-2 was a small machine. Among other places, it was used at CCMRA (running WAITS) and Symbolics.

The F-3 and F-4 were popular with Tymshare, which built their own versions. Tymeshare's System 26KL was an update of the F-4 design with KL10 capabilities, intended to run Doug Englebart's Augment.

The F-5 was another small machine.

Peripherals

  • The Foonly C1 was a disk channel for DEC computers, compatible with IBM drives.

External links