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This template is for any computer system in general
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This template is for any computer system in general. Arguments (all optional) are:
  
 
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<pre>
 
<pre>
name                =  name of of the computer
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| name                =  name of of the computer
image              =  image
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| image              =  image
caption            =
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| imgwidth            =  size of image (default 250px)
manufacturer        =     
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| caption            =
architecture        =  if part of a larger architecture (Like, say, as the PDP-11/40 is to the PDP-11), write that here
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| manufacturer        =     
year announced      =  
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| architecture        =  if part of a larger architecture (Like, say, as the PDP-11/40 is to the PDP-11), write that here
year design started =  
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| year announced      =  
year first shipped  =  
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| year design started =  
year introduced    =  
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| year first shipped  =  
year discontinued  =  
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| year introduced    =  
form factor        =  mini, micro, etc.
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| year discontinued  =  
word size          =  word size of the machine (Apple II = 8, PDP-8 = 12, etc.)
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| form factor        =  mini, micro, etc.
physical address    =  size of the physical address space
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| word size          =  word size of the machine (Apple II = 8, PDP-8 = 12, etc.)
virtual address    =  size of the virtual address space
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| physical address    =  size of the physical address space
logic type          =  TTL, ECL, CMOS, etc
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| virtual address    =  size of the virtual address space
design type        =  microcoded, etc.
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| logic type          =  TTL, ECL, CMOS, etc
uword width        =  if microcoded
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| design type        =  microcoded, etc.
ucode length        =  max number of uinsts
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| uword width        =  if microcoded
clock speed        =  Either CPU cycle time in ns/µs/etc, or in MHz. (Preferably MHz!)
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| ucode length        =  max number of µinsts
cache size          =  in words or bytes (specify units)
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| clock speed        =  speed of CPU's basic internal clock
cache speed        =
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| cycle time          =  CPU cycle time in ns/µs/etc
ram                =  for microcomputers mostly
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| instruction speed  =  speed of basic instruction(s)
memory speed        =
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| cache size          =  in words or bytes (specify units)
graphics            =  again for microcomputers
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| cache speed        =
cpu                =   
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| ram                =  for microcomputers mostly
bus arch            =  I/O buses
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| memory speed        =
memory mgmt        =  paging, none, etc.
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| graphics            =  again for microcomputers
operating system    =
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| cpu                =   
predecessor        =
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| bus arch            =  I/O buses
successor          =
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| memory mgmt        =  paging, none, etc.
price              =
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| operating system    =
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| predecessor        =
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| successor          =
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| price              =
 
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{{#if: {{{image|}}} |
{{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" {{!}} [[Image:{{{image}}}|250px| ]]<br>{{{caption}}} }}
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{{!}} colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" {{!}} [[Image:{{{image}}}|{{{imgwidth|250px}}}| ]]<br>{{{caption}}} }}
 
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! Clock Speed:
 
! Clock Speed:
 
{{!}} {{{clock speed}}} }}
 
{{!}} {{{clock speed}}} }}
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{{#if: {{{cycle time|}}} |
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! Cycle Time:
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{{!}} {{{cycle time}}} }}
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{{#if: {{{instruction speed|}}} |
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! Instruction Speed:
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{{!}} {{{instruction speed}}} }}
 
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{{!}} {{{cache speed}}} }}
 
{{!}} {{{cache speed}}} }}
 
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{{#if: {{{ram|}}} |
 
{{#if: {{{ram|}}} |
 
! Memory Size:
 
! Memory Size:

Latest revision as of 17:23, 8 February 2024

This template is for any computer system in general. Arguments (all optional) are:


| name                =  name of of the computer
| image               =  image
| imgwidth            =  size of image (default 250px)
| caption             =
| manufacturer        =    
| architecture        =  if part of a larger architecture (Like, say, as the PDP-11/40 is to the PDP-11), write that here
| year announced      = 
| year design started = 
| year first shipped  = 
| year introduced     = 
| year discontinued   = 
| form factor         =  mini, micro, etc.
| word size           =  word size of the machine (Apple II = 8, PDP-8 = 12, etc.)
| physical address    =  size of the physical address space
| virtual address     =  size of the virtual address space
| logic type          =  TTL, ECL, CMOS, etc
| design type         =  microcoded, etc.
| uword width         =  if microcoded
| ucode length        =  max number of µinsts
| clock speed         =  speed of CPU's basic internal clock 
| cycle time          =  CPU cycle time in ns/µs/etc
| instruction speed   =  speed of basic instruction(s)
| cache size          =  in words or bytes (specify units)
| cache speed         =
| ram                 =  for microcomputers mostly
| memory speed        =
| graphics            =  again for microcomputers
| cpu                 =  
| bus arch            =  I/O buses
| memory mgmt         =  paging, none, etc.
| operating system    =
| predecessor         =
| successor           =
| price               =