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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.
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.
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==


* [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)
* [https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5991007 The S-1 Project - 1979 Annual Report]
* [http://www.mit.edu/~cbf/thesis.htm The Amber Operating System]
* [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 19:35, 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