Driver:InterPro

Intergraph InterPro

The Intergraph InterPro brand name refers to a range of computers featuring the CLIPPER processor, and running CLIX, a port of UNIX System V release 3.1.

Status

The MAME driver for the InterPro is a work in progress, and is currently capable of booting and running the CLIX operating system and some software for the InterPro 2020 configuration. Some other models are capable of booting the diagnostic monitor and disk-based diagnostic utilities, but not yet able to install or run CLIX.

Hardware

Models

The InterPro range consists of 5 distinct generations or families, named after gemstones. The system models within each family share a common architecture and features, usually differing only by CPU type and clock speed.

System Families

Year	Family	Models	CPU	I/O Processor
1986	Amethyst	32C/100/200/300	C100	80186
1988	Topaz	3000/4000/5000	C300/C300Plus	80386
1990	Emerald	6000/6100/6200/6500/6600	C300/C300Plus/C4
1990	Turquoise	2000	C300
1992	Sapphire	2400/2500/2700/2800/6400/6700/6800	C4T/C4I

For Emerald, Turquoise and Sapphire systems, the four-digit model number encodes some aspects of the original system configuration, and breaks down as follows.

Model Numbering

Position	Purpose	Values
1	Case	2=desktop, 6=minicase
2	CPU	0=C300, 4=C4T, 6=C4, 5/8/7=C4I
3	Graphics	0=none, 3=MMG, 5=GTDB, 4=EDGE-1, 8=EDGE-2
4	Backplane	0=standard, 5/7/9=?

As examples using this encoding, an InterPro 2020 is a desktop C300 system fitted with MMG graphics, while an InterPro 6880 is a minicase C4I system with EDGE-2 graphics. Systems configured without graphics are typically fitted with a serial terminal, and branded InterServe rather than InterPro. This model numbering and branding applies to the system cases, but of course changing graphics options will cause a system's software-identified model number to change.

Keyboard

InterPro keyboard

InterPro keyboard layout

Configuration

Machine configuration