DocumentCode
1236412
Title
Minicomputers and peripheral equipment - a current review
Author
Roland, Ernest T.
Author_Institution
Jackson Associates, Columbus, Ohio 43220.
Issue
2
fYear
1971
fDate
5/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
54
Lastpage
58
Abstract
The cost-performance characteristics of minicomputers and peripheral equipment from the systems engineer´s point of view are reviewed. The minicomputer review covers essential differences in memory unit, CPU, I/O structure, and software for the wide variety of machines on the market. The peripheral review covers cost-performance for various I/O devices and emphasizes that peripheral costs may greatly exceed the basic minicomputer costs.
Keywords
Central Processing Unit; Computer peripherals; Control systems; Costs; Instruments; Microcomputers; Process control; Systems engineering and theory;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9421
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIECI.1971.231096
Filename
1701858
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