Intertec Superbrain

The Intertec Superbrain was an all-in-one commercial microcomputer that was first sold by Intertec Data Systems Corp. of Columbia, South Carolina, USA in 1979. The machine ran the operating system CP/M and was somewhat unusual in that it used dual Z80 CPUs, the second being used as a disk controller. In 1983, the basic machine sold for about $2000.

Intertec Superbrain
The twin-Z80 Intertec Superbrain.
ManufacturerIntertec Data Systems Corp.
Typemicrocomputer
Release date1979 (1979)
Operating systemCP/M

There were several variants, including the Superbrain II, Superbrain II Jr., "QD" (quad density disk drives) and "SD" (super density) models.

The Superbrain is notable for being at the user end of the first Kermit connection in 1981.

The machine was practical and useful in the office environment, but somewhat limited until the arrival of the first 5MB hard drive in one of the floppy drive bays. This was soon replaced by the 10MB hard drive that effectively removed all limitations on what could be programmed and stored.

Specifications
Model Number Processor Disk Drives Clock Speed
10 (Compustar) Z80 No drives network device 4 MHz
Jr Z80 170Kb 4 MHz
QD (Quad Density) Z80 340Kb 4 MHz
SD Z80 780Kb 4 MHz

Peripherals
  • DSS-10 10Mb Hard Drive
  • CDC 96Mb Hard Drive with removable platter
  • Priam 14" 144mb Hard Drive

Applications
  • Microsoft Basic
  • 8080 Assembler
  • Microsoft Cobol 74
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