The Control Data Corporation’s Early Systems

Stephen H. Kaisler (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

316 Seiten

2023 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5275-1966-4 (ISBN)

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This book is the eighth volume in the Historical Computing Machines series, which aims to document the history of computing machines from the late 1930s up to about 1995. It is focused on the Control Data Corporation’s early systems which reflected the design principles espoused by Seymour Cray. CDC developed and sold early machines as fast processors for use in scientific and engineering organizations. CDC’s early systems were batch-oriented and minimalist in their instruction sets. This volume covers the early CDC systems – from the CDC 160 through the CDC 3800 – in the evolution of computer architectures in the pursuit of fast computers, and describes their system software, their effect on programming language designs, and key applications. It also describes the later CDC 1700 and its successors, the Cyber 17/18 series of minicomputers. As such, this volume strives to bring together a comprehensive, but not exhaustive, view of the capabilities of early CDC computer systems.

Dr Kaisler is currently Adjunct Professor of Engineering in Computer Science at George Washington University (USA). He has written 14 books, including seven in this Historical Computing Machines series, and over 55 papers in various topics. Dr Kaisler has previously worked for DARPA, the US Senate and several small businesses, including as Chief Scientist.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.09.2023
Reihe/Serie	Historical Computing Machine Series
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Hardware
ISBN-10	1-5275-1966-X / 152751966X
ISBN-13	978-1-5275-1966-4 / 9781527519664
Zustand	Neuware