DocumentCode
958207
Title
A Bridge from Full-Function to Reduced-Function Workstations
Author
Phillips, Richard L. ; Atkins, Daniel E. ; Benovich, Nancy A. ; Schipper, Brian D.
Author_Institution
The University of Michigan
Volume
6
Issue
5
fYear
1986
fDate
5/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
53
Lastpage
57
Abstract
This article describes a system that allows a reduced-function workstation, an Apple Macintosh, to perform as a low-end node in an Apollo Domain workstation network. Programs that run in the Apollo environment do not have to be modified to be accessed from the Macintosh; the appropriate system subroutines are intercepted and recast into a suitable form. Each Apollo workstation can support from two to three Macintosh PCs, making the average cost per console as little as $5000. A similar project is underway for the IBM PC family of computers.
Keywords
Access protocols; Bridges; Displays; Educational institutions; Graphics; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Satellites; Software packages; Workstations;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0272-1716
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MCG.1986.276792
Filename
4056891
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