Sord’s M6BOUX multiuser computer which can now use the Motorola 68020 microprocessor to improve performance over the existing 68010based model. The M6BOUX models use a Sord version of the Unix System V operating
system. They will support from one to 16 megabytes of memory and use the VME bus and SCSI interface to provide compatibility with peripheral equipment from other suppliers. Sord’s New Zealand agent, Mitsui Computer
Systems, Ltd, says the M6BOUX will soon be able to run Infformix, a popular relational database management system under Unix. It also runs a Sord-developed electronic mail and communications package called “Two-car.”
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