CompuStar II               80386/33 MHz/modular
The Modular, Expandable, 33-MHz Machine
 
Microbytes Daily News Service
Copyright (c) 1989, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
If you're looking for a computer, but you're not sure which
CPU, video, and number of expansion slots are best for you, you
may want to check out the CompuStar II. This IBM compatible can
be just about anything you want it to be.
 
CompuStarr II is available in a 80386, 33-MHz version, but it can
also be an 80286, 80386SX, or 80386 with varying MHz ratings.
That's because all the machine's processor-related circuitry
comes in separate plug-in modules that are interchangeable. If
you upgrade, you pay Wells American only the difference between
the prices of the two processors.
 
But the processor isn't the only thing that's modular about
this machine: video circuitry is on a separate plug-in card,
and you can increase the number of bus expansion slots by
sliding off the top and snapping in a bus expansion chassis,
adding five slots for a total of 11.. You can also install up
to four 3.5- or 5.25-inch disk drives. The front panel
includes a recessed reset switch, lock/unlock key, and power
switch. The I/O module has one parallel and two serial ports, a
disk controller, the hard disk interface, and bus expansion
circuitry. You choose between a hard- or soft-tactile keyboard.
 
Price: 80386, 33MHz machine with 42-megabyte hard disk drive, 1
megabyte, disk drive, and super VGA monitor, $6155.
 
Contact: Wells American Corp., 3243 Sunset Blvd., West
Columbia, SC 29169, (803) 796-7800.
 
                              --- David L. Andrews
 
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