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* [[Alto-1822 Interface]] for the [[Xerox Alto|Alto]], used in a variety of ways
 
* [[Alto-1822 Interface]] for the [[Xerox Alto|Alto]], used in a variety of ways
 
* [[Data General Nova]] interface: done at [[Xerox PARC]], apparently at least two, almost certainly two: one for [[Maxc]]1's [[front end]] and another for the Portola PUP gateway
 
* [[Data General Nova]] interface: done at [[Xerox PARC]], apparently at least two, almost certainly two: one for [[Maxc]]1's [[front end]] and another for the Portola PUP gateway
* The USCB IMP interface, first for their 360/75, later told to other institutions.
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* The USCB IMP interface, first for their [[IBM System/360|360/75]], later sold to other institutions.
  
 
but there were many others (many being 'one-off' local creations).
 
but there were many others (many being 'one-off' local creations).

Latest revision as of 13:44, 15 January 2025

IMP interfaces for IBM S/360

An IMP interface is a device controller used on a host (i.e. on its bus) to attach them to systems which used the special 1822 communication interface (defined in BBN Report No. 1822); these included initially the IMPs of the ARPANET (hence the name), and later the PRUs of the Packet Radio Network‎.

Some of the most popular IMP interfaces were:

but there were many others (many being 'one-off' local creations).

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