Editing MCM/70 (section)

==Specifications==
The MCM/70, manufactured by Micro Computer Machines in Kingston, was encased in a wedge-shaped metal box about half a metre on a side, with a keyboard at the front, a [[compact audio cassette]] tape recorder(s) in the middle,<ref>{{cite book|title=Electronics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HlhJAQAAIAAJ|volume=46|date=October 1973|publisher=McGraw-Hill Publishing Company|page=52}}</ref> and a one-line plasma display at the top. The MCM/70 had a one-line display and alphanumeric keyboard, and optionally had a second tape drive. It resembled desktop calculators of the time, such as [[HP 9800 series|HP 9830A]].

An APL interpreter was built into the [[read-only memory]] (ROM),<ref name=itb>[http://www.itbusiness.ca/news/judge-dismisses-canadian-it-pioneers-intel-patent-suit/3829 "Judge dismisses Canadian IT pioneer’s Intel patent suit"]. ''IT Business'', Dave Webb, March 16th, 2005</ref> and the machine included a battery which allowed it time to save the ''workspace'' automatically when it was turned off. The MCM/70 weighed 20 pounds (9&nbsp;kg)<ref>{{cite book|title=Executive|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fd8TAQAAMAAJ|volume=15|year=1973|publisher=Southam Business Publications|page=28}}</ref> and shipped with up to 8 kilobytes of RAM and zero, one, or two cassette drives.<ref name="InnovNation">[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/innovation-nation/article18245600/?page=all "Innovation Nation"]. Steve Brearton, ''Globe and Mail'', Aug. 26, 2005</ref>