Title :
Minicomputers and peripheral equipment - a current review
Author :
Roland, Ernest T.
Author_Institution :
Jackson Associates, Columbus, Ohio 43220.
fDate :
5/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIECI.1971.231096
