{"id":22168,"date":"2025-09-15T11:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=22168"},"modified":"2026-06-19T15:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T19:42:50","slug":"vin166","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\/vin166\/","title":{"rendered":"Matrox MACS Z80"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Matrox MACS Z80 was a notable vintage computer system built around a Z80 CPU and utilizing Multibus form factor cards. Its significance lies in integrating robust industrial-grade components like dual 8-inch floppy drives running CP\/M 2.2, a Matrox ZBC-80 CPU card, and advanced Burr Brown A-to-D converters, marking it as a reliable system for data acquisition and industrial control in the early 1980s. While not a mass-market personal computer, it was important historically for its modular design and precision analog capabilities, positioning it as an OEM solution in industrial and scientific applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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