The Intel iPDS (intel Personal Development System) 100 is a portable personal development system which supported the design and development of products that incorporated Intel microprocessors or microcontrollers. The development system supported integrated hardware and software development by assembling or compiling source programs for execution and by emulating the target microprocessor. The system optionally included a PROM Programmer for programming EPROMS as well as EEPROMS to store software in the target processor's memory. A second 8085A-2 processor board could be added to the system which allowed the user to run two programs simultaneously. The dual processing system shared the monitor, allowing for a split-screen display (22 lines for the processor using the keyboard, 2 lines for the processor without keyboard function). The system ran Intel's ISIS (Intel System Implementation Supervisor) operating system.

Released in 1982, it was one of the first portable personal development systems. The basic system weighed 29 pounds (~13kg) and featured a carry handle. The all-in-one unit contained a 9-inch CRT display, 5.25-inch disk drive, power supply and keyboard.

Manufacturer: Intel
Date: 1982

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