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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YDRjtmAiNpo5mK5N3d7QwZ
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title: NBI Hantu
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1975'
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cpus:
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- Intel 8008
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params:
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name: Hantu
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image: /media/museum/photos/nbi_hantu.jpg
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company: /companies/nbi
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company_name: NBI
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: Hantu
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: NBI
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: U.S.A.
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1975'
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full-stroke professional keyboard with two keypads (numeric and editing ?)
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- label: CPU
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value: Intel 8008
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- label: RAM
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value: up to 16k
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: Indecent...
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: 2 x 8'' floppies, (250k each)
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: PSU built-in
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oc_id: 523
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230604041644/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=523
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date: '2023-06-04'
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All the information we have come from a copy of a 1975 brochure of an NBI Hantu (later renamed to the System II).
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It boasted an Intel 8008 processor up to 16K of RAM and two 8" 250K floppies.
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NBI was the first software based wordprocessing system on the market. At that time, the competition had to change firmware each time the program was changed.
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NBI officially stood for "Nothing But Intials", however the real origin of the name NBI was "Necton Bilinium Incorporated" a name chosen by one of the company founders - Binx Selsby.
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Thanks to **Kenny Stamm** for all this information.
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**Larry Schear** memories:\
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While working at Western Electric's Engineering Research Center in suburban Princeton, NJ, I had ordered a printer interface from NBI and Binx. We received an apparently handwrought circuit board, notable for two features.\
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First was the layout of the individual components on the circuit board. Nothing was rectilinear or orthogonal, but parts were placed apparently haphazardly (possibly to minimize inter-electrode coupling (as in a 6AK5)?), or just for satisfying 'style'.\
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The other was a strain relief 'system' for the ribbon cable - a massive, twisted tapered blacksmith-fabricated wrought-iron piece was affixed to the circuit board with a hand-hammered copper rivet! Most striking!\
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We all surmised that NBI was run out of a commune's tent! It DID work as advertised! Haven't seen it since the late 'seventies.
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