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+title: Applied Technologies Computer In a Book
+categories:
+- Computers
+types:
+- Professional Computer
+origins:
+- Australia
+years:
+- '1985'
+cpus:
+- Z80A
+params:
+  name: Computer In a Book
+  image: /media/museum/photos/microbee_compinabook_system_s2.jpg
+  company: /companies/applied-technologies
+  company_name: Applied Technologies
+  specs:
+  - label: NAME
+    value: Computer In a Book
+  - label: MANUFACTURER
+    value: Applied Technologies
+  - label: TYPE
+    value: Professional Computer
+  - label: ORIGIN
+    value: Australia
+  - label: YEAR
+    value: '1985'
+  - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
+    value: None
+  - label: KEYBOARD
+    value: Typewriter type, 60 keys
+  - label: CPU
+    value: Z80A
+  - label: SPEED
+    value: 3.375 MHz
+  - label: CO-PROCESSOR
+    value: 6545 video controller
+  - label: RAM
+    value: 64 KB
+  - label: VRAM
+    value: Unknown
+  - label: ROM
+    value: 4 KB BIOS + 4 KB FDD controller
+  - label: TEXT MODES
+    value: 64 x 16 (Microbee BASIC) - 80 x 24 (CP/M)
+  - label: GRAPHIC MODES
+    value: 128 x 48, 512 x 256 dots
+  - label: COLORS
+    value: Black & white
+  - label: SOUND
+    value: Built-in loudspeaker, one channel, 2 octaves
+  - label: SIZE / WEIGHT
+    value: 35.5 (W) x 23 (D) x 5.5 (H) cm / 1.5 kg (main unit)
+  - label: I/O PORTS
+    value: Power/Video/tape, Expansion/drive Interface, Serial ,Parallel, RGB, user ports
+  - label: BUILT IN MEDIA
+    value: 1 to 4 3.5'' book-floppy-disk drives
+  - label: OS
+    value: CP/M
+  - label: POWER SUPPLY
+    value: Switching PSU in the FDD book
+  - label: PERIPHERALS
+    value: Modem
+  - label: PRICE
+    value: About $1,600
+  tabs:
+  - photos
+  - adverts
+  photos:
+  - title: LARGE VIEW
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/microbee_compinabook_system_s1.jpg
+  - title: FOUR-BOOK SYSTEM
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/microbee_compinabook_4fd_s2.jpg
+  - title: OPENED DRIVE-BOOKS
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: The drive units simply slide in the book cases.
+    image: /media/museum/photos/microbee_compinabook_openedfdunit_s1.jpg
+  - title: INSIDE A DRIVE-BOOK
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: This is a master drive-book, containing a power supply unit and a 3.5" floppy-disk drive.
+    image: /media/museum/photos/microbee_compinabook_insidefdunit_s1.jpg
+  - title: INSIDE THE MANUAL BOOK
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: ''
+    image: /media/museum/photos/microbee_compinabook_manual_s1.jpg
+  - title: REAR SIDE
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: Rear side of a master and slave FDD unit.
+    image: /media/museum/photos/microbee_compinabook_rearfdunit_s1.jpg
+  adverts:
+  - title: NEW-ZEALAND ADVERT (OCT. 1985)
+    subtitle: ''
+    text: from Bits & Bytes magazine
+    image: null
+  comments:
+  - author: Andrew Wright (Australie)
+    date: Saturday 23rd July 2005
+    text: There are two of these on display at the Melbourne Museum, hooked up to a 'bee, that Andrew and I saw a while back.
+  - author: Andrew (Australia)
+    date: Saturday 30th October 2004
+    text: |-
+      Ah, yes, the Microbee C-I-A-B. my dad and his brother Grahame were the founders of what turned into the microbee user's group. good times, says dad. back when most computers had memory measured in kilobytes instead of gigabytes. i still have some older computers my dad owned, like a Toshiba T-1100 Plus......
+
+      andrew
+  oc_id: 1059
+  source:
+    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608212613/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1059
+    date: '2023-06-08'
+---
+
+The Computer-In-A-Book (CIAB) was released just after the **Microbee 64**. This strange machine was composed of one main unit and at least two 'books'.
+
+The computer was actually not in a book, but in the main unit, a Microbee 64. The first book held the user manual in a ring binder, the second book (Vol. 1) held a - new at the time - 3.5" floppy-disk drive and a power supply unit which supplied the main unit and the drive. This unit could also supply a second slave disk-book (Vol. 2).
+
+The designer's idea was to offer a low-cost and expandable CP/M machine. Up to 4 disk-books could be connected in chain. Even though the idea was original, the day-to-day use of these light units wasn't very convenient. The bad idea was to mount them in a bookcase, between other books, causing PSU to overheat and system failure.
+
+<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>