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'''Systems Concepts''' was a company (originally located in San Francisco) which built custom hardware, initially for [[KA10]] [[PDP-10]]s. It was founded by Stewart Nelson and Mike Levitt; in 1970, Peter Samson joined them as | '''Systems Concepts''' was a company (originally located in San Francisco) which built custom hardware, initially for [[KA10]] [[PDP-10]]s. It was founded by Stewart Nelson and Mike Levitt; in 1970, Peter Samson joined them as Director of Marketing. | ||
[[Image:DM-10.jpg|thumb|right|DM-10 front panel]] | [[Image:DM-10.jpg|thumb|right|DM-10 front panel]] | ||
Among their early products were the [[Systems Concepts DK-10|DK-10]] [[asynchronous serial line]] interface, the [[Systems Concepts DC-10|DC-10]] and [[Systems Concepts SA-10|SA-10]] [[disk]] [[device controller|controller]]s, and the [[Systems Concepts DM-10|DM-10]] [[virtual memory|paging]] box for [[MIT]]'s KA10 [[Incompatible Timesharing System|ITS]] machines. | Among their early products were the [[Systems Concepts DK-10|DK-10]] [[asynchronous serial line]] interface, the [[Systems Concepts DC-10|DC-10]] and [[Systems Concepts SA-10|SA-10]] [[disk]] [[device controller|controller]]s, and the [[Systems Concepts DM-10|DM-10]] [[virtual memory|paging]] box for [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]'s KA10 [[Incompatible Timesharing System|ITS]] machines. | ||
They produced the ground-breaking [[Samson Box]] (formally the 'Digital_Synthesizer') for [[CCRMA]]. | They produced the ground-breaking [[Samson Box]] (formally the 'Digital_Synthesizer') for [[CCRMA]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:26, 9 April 2025
Systems Concepts was a company (originally located in San Francisco) which built custom hardware, initially for KA10 PDP-10s. It was founded by Stewart Nelson and Mike Levitt; in 1970, Peter Samson joined them as Director of Marketing.
Among their early products were the DK-10 asynchronous serial line interface, the DC-10 and SA-10 disk controllers, and the DM-10 paging box for MIT's KA10 ITS machines.
They produced the ground-breaking Samson Box (formally the 'Digital_Synthesizer') for CCRMA.
Later, they designed the SC-30M, a high-performance PDP-10 compatible machine, after DEC cancelled further PDP-10 replacements. The SC-25 was a lower-performance version; eventually the SC-40 was a higher-performance sibling.
See also
External links
- Systems Concepts - documentation at Bitsavers
- SC Group Home Page - archived
- Peter Samson - PDP-1 Restoration Project - Computer History Museum
