MV/8000
This is where it all began. The MV/8000 was the first of a range of 32-bit superminicomputers launched in 1980 that would continue to be produced for about fifteen years.
A fascinating account of the development and developers of the original “Eagle” (the internal codename for the MV range) exists in the form of the Pulitzer prize-winning book ‘The Soul of a New Machine’' by Tracy Kidder.
Marketing
Here is the text of an advert DG placed in several journals in December 1980…
THERE IS ONLY ONE 32-BIT COMPUTER WHOSE LOGIC DOESN’T DEFY LOGIC.
PRESENTING THE DATA GENERAL ECLIPSE MV/8000.
Apparently, our competitors are operating under the premise that there is no need to make their new computers compatible with their older ones. And have no qualms about rendering obsolete the years of man-hours and the hundreds of thousands of dollars you’ve invested in software.
At Data General, we believe this kind of logic defies logic. Which is why we designed our 32-bit MV/8000 to protect your software investment.
Not destroy it.
However, the MV/8000’s software compatibility is only part of what places it in a class by itself. Another factor is speed. It’s the fastest computer of its size on the market. In fact, its 36.4 MB/sec memory bandwidth is at least two to four times faster than its nearest competitor. It’s also more reliable, much easier to maintain, quicker to get operational (it not only offers the widest range of software, but the widest range of languages*) and offers sophisticated security features, word processing, communications capabilities and data base management. All superior to its nearest competitor.
And while these features alone make the MV/8000 a most attractive investment, there’s something else. It also costs less than its nearest competitor.
[Image of MV/8000]
Which raises the question, why go to the nearest competitor?
If the logic of purchasing any other 32-bit computer escapes you as much as it escapes us, just fill out the coupon and we’ll be happy to fill you in on the one computer that eclipses them all.
The remarkable new Data General Eclipse MV/8000.
* Fortran 77, Cobol, Basic, PL/1 and RPG II
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