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The '''S-1''' was a [[supercomputer]] architecture jointly developed by Stanford University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The architecture was inspired by the [[PDP-10]]; among other things the word size was 36 bits.
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The '''S-1''' was a [[supercomputer]] architecture jointly developed by [[Stanford University]] and [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]]. It was [[MIMD]] [[multi-processor]] using [[shared memory]], all connected through a [[crossbar]] switch The architecture was inspired by the [[PDP-10]]; among other things the [[word]] size was 36 bits.
  
Five generations was planned, but only two were built the Mark I, and the Mark IIA.
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Five generations was planned, but only two were built the Mark I, and the Mark IIA. Both were [[wire-wrap]]ped; the Mark IIA was implemented in [[emitter-coupled logic|ECL]].
  
 
[[Common Lisp]] got many number crunching features from S-1 Lisp.
 
[[Common Lisp]] got many number crunching features from S-1 Lisp.
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==External links==
 
==External links==
  
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* [http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/stanford/cs_techReports/STAN-CS-79-715_S-1_Arch_Man.pdf S-1 Architecture Manual] (STAN-CS-79-715)
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* [https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5991007 The S-1 Project - 1979 Annual Report]
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* [http://www.mit.edu/~cbf/thesis.htm The Amber Operating System]
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* [http://www-forum.stanford.edu/wiki/index.php/S-1_project S-1 project]
 
* [http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/voy/museum/pictures/S-1.html The Lawrence Livermore Laboratory S-1 project and Stanford University]
 
* [http://infolab.stanford.edu/pub/voy/museum/pictures/S-1.html The Lawrence Livermore Laboratory S-1 project and Stanford University]
 
* [https://people.computing.clemson.edu/~mark/s1.html S-1 Supercomputer (1975-1988)]
 
* [https://people.computing.clemson.edu/~mark/s1.html S-1 Supercomputer (1975-1988)]
* [The Amber Operating System The Amber Operating System]
 
  
 
[[Category: Mainframes]]
 
[[Category: Mainframes]]

Revision as of 20:35, 28 January 2023

The S-1 was a supercomputer architecture jointly developed by Stanford University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It was MIMD multi-processor using shared memory, all connected through a crossbar switch The architecture was inspired by the PDP-10; among other things the word size was 36 bits.

Five generations was planned, but only two were built the Mark I, and the Mark IIA. Both were wire-wrapped; the Mark IIA was implemented in ECL.

Common Lisp got many number crunching features from S-1 Lisp.

External links