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| − | An '''IMP interface''' is a [[peripheral|device]] attached to an [[ARPANET]] [[host]] to communicate with an [[Interface Message Processor|IMP]] | + | An '''IMP interface''' is a [[peripheral|device]] attached to an [[ARPANET]] [[host]] to communicate with an [[Interface Message Processor|IMP]], using the special [[1822 interface|1822 communication interface]], defined in [[Bolt, Beranek, and Newman|BBN]] Report No. 1822. |
| − | List of interfaces: | + | List of some of the most popular interfaces: |
| − | * BBN IMP-10, used by [[TENEX]] | + | * BBN IMP-10, used by [[TENEX]] |
| − | * MIT DM IMP, used by [[Incompatible Timesharing System|MIT-DM]]. Made by Bob Metcalfe | + | * MIT DM IMP, used by [[Incompatible Timesharing System|MIT-DM]]. Made by Bob Metcalfe |
| − | * MIT KA IMP, used by [[Incompatible Timesharing System|MIT-AI, -ML, and -MC]] | + | * MIT KA IMP, used by [[Incompatible Timesharing System|MIT-AI, -ML, and -MC]] |
* [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] AN-10 | * [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] AN-10 | ||
| − | * DEC CSS [[IMP11-A ARPANET interface|IMP11-A]], [[UNIBUS]] | + | * DEC CSS [[IMP11-A ARPANET interface|IMP11-A]], [[UNIBUS]] |
* [[Stanford 1822 Interface]], UNIBUS (via a [[DR11-C parallel interface|DR11-C]]) and [[QBUS]] (via a [[DRV11 Parallel Line Unit|DRV11]]) | * [[Stanford 1822 Interface]], UNIBUS (via a [[DR11-C parallel interface|DR11-C]]) and [[QBUS]] (via a [[DRV11 Parallel Line Unit|DRV11]]) | ||
| − | * [[Advanced Computer Communications|ACC]] [[LH-DH/11 Local/Distant Host Controller|LH-DH/11]], UNIBUS | + | * [[Advanced Computer Communications|ACC]] [[LH-DH/11 Local/Distant Host Controller|LH-DH/11]], UNIBUS |
* ACC [[MLH-DH/LSI11 Multiple Channel Controller|MLH-DH/LSI11]], QBUS | * ACC [[MLH-DH/LSI11 Multiple Channel Controller|MLH-DH/LSI11]], QBUS | ||
| − | * GIMPSPIF, used by 645 [[Multics]] | + | * GIMPSPIF, used by 645 [[Multics]] |
| − | * ABSI, used by [[Honeywell 6000 series|6180]] Multics. | + | * ABSI, used by [[Honeywell 6000 series|6180]] Multics |
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| + | but there were many others (many being 'one-off' local creations). | ||
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Revision as of 19:50, 2 November 2021
An IMP interface is a device attached to an ARPANET host to communicate with an IMP, using the special 1822 communication interface, defined in BBN Report No. 1822.
List of some of the most popular interfaces:
- BBN IMP-10, used by TENEX
- MIT DM IMP, used by MIT-DM. Made by Bob Metcalfe
- MIT KA IMP, used by MIT-AI, -ML, and -MC
- DEC AN-10
- DEC CSS IMP11-A, UNIBUS
- Stanford 1822 Interface, UNIBUS (via a DR11-C) and QBUS (via a DRV11)
- ACC LH-DH/11, UNIBUS
- ACC MLH-DH/LSI11, QBUS
- GIMPSPIF, used by 645 Multics
- ABSI, used by 6180 Multics
but there were many others (many being 'one-off' local creations).
External links
- Specification for the Interconnection of a Host and an IMP - BBN Report #1822
