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 Mixlink computer. |
Mixlink (Mixlink II) is a computer used with Agfa scales. [1] It was developed to facilitate calculation of color mixes.
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(November 2018) |
| Mixlink computer. |
Mixlink (Mixlink II) is a computer used with Agfa scales. [1] It was developed to facilitate calculation of color mixes.
Mixlink contains the Intel 80386 processor with the clock rate 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.
The Intel 80386, also known as i386 or just 386, is a 32-bit microprocessor introduced in 1985. The first versions had 275,000 transistors and were the CPU of many workstations and high-end personal computers of the time. As the original implementation of the 32-bit extension of the 80286 architecture, the 80386 instruction set, programming model, and binary encodings are still the common denominator for all 32-bit x86 processors, which is termed the i386-architecture, x86, or IA-32, depending on context.
The clock rate typically refers to the frequency at which a chip like a central processing unit (CPU), one core of a multi-core processor, is running and is used as an indicator of the processor's speed. It is measured in clock cycles per second or its equivalent, the SI unit hertz (Hz). The clock rate of the first generation of computers was measured in hertz or kilohertz (kHz), the first personal computers (PC's) to arrive throughout the 1970s and 1980s had clock rates measured in megahertz (MHz), and in the 21st century the speed of modern CPUs is commonly advertised in gigahertz (GHz). This metric is most useful when comparing processors within the same family, holding constant other features that may affect performance. Video card and CPU manufacturers commonly select their highest performing units from a manufacturing batch and set their maximum clock rate higher, fetching a higher price.
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Mixlink is also staffed with CD drive and floppy drive.
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 on Mixlink.
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Currently, Mixlink computers are not used; their functions may solely be performed by personal computers (PCs).
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