{"id":22512,"date":"2025-10-30T11:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=22512"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:39:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:39:49","slug":"vin119","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\/vin119\/","title":{"rendered":"Micromint MPX-16"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Micromint MPX-16 was a notable early 1980s build-it-yourself IBM PC-compatible single board computer designed by Steve Ciarcia, featured on the cover of BYTE magazine. Its claim to fame was its combination of Intel 8088 CPU with PC\/AT bus compatibility and integrated serial terminal console capability, making it a flexible, low-cost option for hobbyists and small offices. Although it never achieved mass-market popularity, with around 400 units made mostly for in-house use, it was important historically as one of the first DIY kits bringing near-PC functionality to the hobbyist and academic communities, bridging the gap between simple SBCs and full PCs in university vintage computing collections. Its main OS was CP\/M, and it had planned support for MS-DOS, highlighting its transitional role in early personal computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n