interrupt-driven control
21CDC 3000 — The CDC 3000 series computers from Control Data Corporation were mid 1960s follow ons to the CDC 1604 and CDC 924 systems. Over time, a range of machines were produced divided into the upper 3000 series and the lower 3000 series . CDC phased out… …
22OCTART 8 channel Communications Processor — Contents 1 Background 2 Introduction …
23Time-sharing — refers to sharing a computing resource among many users by multitasking. Because early mainframes and minicomputers were extremely expensive, it was rarely possible to allow a single user exclusive access to the machine for interactive use. But… …
24CDC 1700 — The CDC 1700 was a 16 bit word minicomputer, manufactured by the Control Data Corporation with deliveries beginning in May, 1966. The 1700 used ones complement arithmetic and an ASCII based character set, and supported memory write protection on… …
25Network interface controller — Network Interface Card (NIC) A 1990s Ethernet network interface controller card which connects to the motherboard via the now obsolete ISA bus. This combination card features both a (now obsolete) bayonet cap BNC connector (left) for use in… …
26MSX BASIC — Infobox programming language name = MSX BASIC logo = paradigm = imperative year = 1984 designer = ? developer = Microsoft Corporation latest release version = 4.1 latest release date = ? typing = ? implementations = ? dialects = ? influenced by …
27Write-only memory — is the antithesis of read only memory (ROM). By definition, a WOM is a memory device which can be written but never read. Since there seems to be no obvious utility for such a memory circuit, from which data cannot be retrieved, the concept is… …
28Data 100 — was a commercial maker of IBM compatible computer peripheral equipment during the 1970s and 1980s. It specialized in remote access workstations with card readers and line printers, compatible with the IBM 2780 and IBM 3780 series. It was… …
29multitasking — noun a) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt driven operating system. b) The practice or capability of handling more than one task at the same time …
30Conventional PCI — PCI Local Bus Three 5 volt 32 bit PCI expansion slots on a motherboard (PC bracket on left side) …
