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- ...n support a total of six disk and/or tape data channels. Each one of these data channels accommodates four cabling bulkhead ports. Maximum disk configurati * Disk Data Channel (L0108-YA or K.sdi) - Supports up to four SDI disk drives (for exam9 KB (1,370 words) - 23:47, 28 December 2023
- ...System|BTSS]] [[time-sharing]] system, running on a modified [[Scientific Data Systems|SDS]] [[SDS 930|930]] (eventually resulting in SDS offering the [[S ...done, in 1970, their funding (from the [[mainframe]] leasing company Data Processing Financial & General (DPF&G)) was cut off, and BCC went bankrupt.1 KB (163 words) - 19:18, 10 June 2023
- ...the overhead of doing a whole [[system call]] for each byte will make the processing of the file a lot slower than using this library. Using this library also a ...he standard library uses [[pointer]]s to [[structure]]s which hold all the data related to a particular file.2 KB (272 words) - 11:22, 1 January 2023
- ...can be used to hold a segment number; an instruction can specify that its data address is formed from the segment number in an ABR, and an offset in the i ...: it was a [[tightly-coupled]] [[multi-processor]], with all the [[Central Processing Unit|CPUs]] sharing access to a collection of [[multi-port memory]] modules4 KB (588 words) - 18:00, 12 January 2024
- ...]]s; and it was also involved in commercial data processing (notably check processing for the Bank of America). GE eventually decided to leave the computer busin ...onics Division, in Syracuse, New York. When GE entered the commercial data processing field, Phoenix was chosen as the location for the Computer Department, whic4 KB (669 words) - 20:53, 12 January 2024
- ...DSA), used with [[PDP-11]]s and with [[VAX]] single and multiple [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] systems. ...nal carriers, using small-diameter [[coaxial cable]]s; two for moving user data, commands, and responses between drive and controller, and two for continuo2 KB (301 words) - 12:59, 19 April 2024
- ...ources as user and application data disks, printers, and distributed batch processing facilities. ...r resources, though they may also sometimes provide disk serving and batch processing resources. If satellite nodes are equipped with disks, they may, for enhanc2 KB (360 words) - 14:32, 13 August 2023
- It supports multiple [[Central Processing Unit|processors]] and multiple [[main memory]] memory modules; a single [[I ...connected to the bus to every slot in the [[backplane]]). Arbitration and data transfers use logically separate divisions of the bus, so they can occur in3 KB (396 words) - 01:44, 8 May 2024
- ...maining [[DEC]] documentation gives the expansion of 'NMI'). The [[Central Processing Unit|CPUs]], [[main memory]] and [[input/output|I/O]] adapters (called 'NBI * F1005 Address Data Path8 KB (1,158 words) - 03:12, 23 May 2024
- ...al Corporation''') was a ground-breaking business computerized information processing company. The 2200 had an even bigger indirect impact, though: its [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]] was initially intended to be a custom [[integrated circuit|chip]3 KB (379 words) - 04:59, 2 June 2023
- ...mode" or "KL-10 paging" mode [[hardware]] mechanism in the KL-10 [[Central Processing Unit|processor]]. ...appens in the case of a "normal [[instruction]]" when all required mapping data is found within the hardware pager memories.23 KB (3,961 words) - 17:58, 5 January 2024
- ...in [[main memory]], and start, [[halt]] and [[single-step]] the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]. The 'Address/Data' indicator array display memory [[address]]es and data. The 'Run' light indicates that the CPU is [[execute|executing]] [[instruct2 KB (397 words) - 20:32, 30 June 2023
- ...in [[main memory]], and start, [[halt]] and [[single-step]] the [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]. If the CPU has the DCS (Diagnostic Control Store), it can be ac The display shows memory [[address]]es and data. The 'Run' light indicates that the CPU is [[execute|executing]] [[instruct2 KB (312 words) - 17:39, 5 July 2023
- * Data channel requests will similarly "boost" the address. ...CI gates input to the MB and PC registers. SM starts a new memory cycle. Processing enters the fetch phase at CMA 21.11 KB (1,387 words) - 09:37, 13 August 2023
- '''Sector interleaving''' is a technique for speeding up access to sequential data on rotating magnetic media. ...the sectors had been arranged with one immediately after the other on the data media, the following sector would already have started when the software we3 KB (461 words) - 18:11, 21 January 2024
- ...microprocessor and 1Mb memory are the right combination to cut through big processing jobs in a hurry. And this model offers large — and expandable — fixed-d .... So you can use it for such important tasks as spreadsheet processing and data base management.8 KB (1,167 words) - 19:03, 2 January 2024
- ...nitoring as they occur. Being microprocessor-based, the VT36 minimises the processing load on the host computer. Up to four VT36s can, therefore, be configured o ...VT36 significantly reduces the load on the host CPU, freeing it for other processing.16 KB (2,398 words) - 12:26, 27 February 2024
- 12.1.7 "Cluster Data Gathering" them are for transmitting data and the other two are for receiving53 KB (6,770 words) - 13:15, 16 November 2023
- ...grade''' was an optional improvement for the [[KL10]] [[PDP-10]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]; it replaced the earlier [[MCA20 Cache]]. It increased the size * 4 x M856 Cache Data2 KB (342 words) - 18:10, 14 November 2023
- ...f [[instruction]]s and [[operand]]s, etc, for the early [[KL10]] [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]]. (It was later replaced by the improved [[MCA25 KL Cache/Paging * 4 x M8521 - Cache Data3 KB (490 words) - 18:09, 14 November 2023
