Mixlink (Mixlink II) is a computer used with
Agfa scales.
It was developed to facilitate calculation of color mixes.
Technical characteristics
Mixlink contains the
Intel 80386
The Intel 386, originally released as the 80386 and later renamed i386, is the third-generation x86 architecture microprocessor from Intel. It was the first 32-bit computing, 32-bit processor in the line, making it a significant evolution in ...
processor with the
clock rate
Clock rate or clock speed in computing typically refers to the frequency at which the clock generator of a processor can generate pulses used to synchronize the operations of its components. It is used as an indicator of the processor's s ...
which may be set to either 9.2 or 33 MHz. The
RAM size is 640 kB. The
HDD function is served by the built-in flash memory that has the size of approximately 800 kB. Mixlink has the monochrome
display.
Mixlink is also staffed with
CD drive and
floppy drive.
Use
Mixlink was intended to be used with the supplied
floppy and
CD disk, which provided the system environment ("operating system") and the application to be used for calculating color mixes. However, it is possible to install and run
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few op ...
on Mixlink.
Currently, Mixlink computers are not used; their functions may solely be performed by
personal computers (PCs).
References
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