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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 [[MIT]]'s KA10 [[Incompatible Timesharing System|ITS]] machines.
  
Later on, they designed the SC-40, a high-performance PDP-10 compatible machine, after [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] cancelled further PDP-10 replacements.
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They produced the ground-breaking [[Samson Box]] (formally the 'Digital_Synthesizer') for [[CCRMA]].
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Later, they designed the SC-30M, a high-performance PDP-10 compatible machine, after [[Digital Equipment Corporation|DEC]] cancelled further PDP-10 replacements. The SC-25 was a lower-performance version; eventually the [[SC-40]] was a higher-performance sibling.
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==See also==
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* [[CompuServe]]
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
  
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130616090028/http://www.scgroup.com/sc40.html SC-40 Computer Systems]
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* [http://bitsavers.org/pdf/systemsConcepts/ Systems Concepts] - documentation at [[Bitsavers]]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/19971011145147/http://www.scgroup.com/ SC Group Home Page] - archived
 
* [https://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/peter-samson/ Peter Samson - PDP-1 Restoration Project - Computer History Museum]
 
* [https://www.computerhistory.org/pdp-1/peter-samson/ Peter Samson - PDP-1 Restoration Project - Computer History Museum]
  
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 21 January 2024

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.

DM-10 front panel

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