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MANAGEMENT

SUMMARY

The Series 6000, introduced on February 17, 1971,

constitutes a strong Honeywell bid to maintain and

extend the prominent position in the large-scale computer

market that it obtained by acquiring the General Electric

Company's computer equipment business in 1970.

The Series 6000

is

a logical successor to the third-

generation GE-600 Series computer line (now called the

Honeywell Series 600). The newer line

is

fully compatible

with the Series 600 and uses most

of

the same peripheral

equipment and software. Within this framework, Honey-

well has made noteworthy hardware and software

im-

provements,

and-most

significantly-has boosted the

line's price/performance

to

a level that makes it fully

competitive with the current equipment from

IBM

and

the other leading suppliers

of

medium-to-Iarge-scale com-

puter systems.

In June 1972, Honeywell significantly enhanced the capa-

bilities

of

the Series 6000 computers by increasing the

main memory capacities

of

four

of

the

six

processor

models, introducing a Bulk Store Subsystem that provides

up to 33 million bytes

of

high-speed "swapping" memory,

and announcing a variety

of

new peripheral devices,

communications features, and software facilities. 1>-

Impressive price/performance levels and an

unusually effective operating system are

the

main attractions

of

this line

of

six medium-to-

large-scale computers. The Series

6000

is

fully

compatible with

the

earlier GE-600 Series, uses

most

of

the

same peripheral

equipment

and

software, and

is

well suited for

both

business

and scientific applications.

CHARACTERISTICS

MANUF ACTURER: Honeywell Information Systems, Inc.,

200 Smith Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02154. Tele-

phone: (617) 891-8400.

MODELS: Series

6000,

Models 6030, 6040,

6050,

6060,

6070,

and

6080.

DATA FORMATS

BASIC UNIT: 36-bit word (plus parity bit).

FIXED-POINT OPERANDS: One word (36 bits),

two

words (72 bits),

or

one half-word (18 bits). In addition,

partial words

of

6

or

9 bits can

be

transferred

into

and

out

of

the arithmetic

and

control registers. Models

6040,

6060,

and

6080

also include facilities for performing decimal

arithmetic and a variety

of

other

operations

on

variable-

length character strings.

FLOATING-POINT OPERANDS: One word, consisting

of

27-bit-plus-sign fraction

and

8-bit

exponent;

or

two

words,

consisting

of

63-bit-plus-sign fraction

and

8-bit exponent.

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Model

6080

is

the

most

powerful

of

the six processor

models in the Honeywell

Series 6000. The Master

Console is in the foreground.

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Customer acceptance

of

the Series 6000 computers has

been quite gratifying; by June 1972, Honeywell had

received orders for more than 200 systems. Deliveries

to

both

u.

S.

and European users began in September 1971,

and

25

systems had been shipped by the end

of

1971.

Series 6000 equipment

is

being manufacturered in

Phoenix, San Diego, Oklahoma City, and Newhouse,

Scotland.

BACKGROUND

To

give

prospective buyers a full understanding

of

what

the Series 6000

is

and how it got that way, a brief history

of its predecessor, the GE-600, seems appropriate. Intro-

duced in

May

1964, immediately after the

IBM

System/

360, the GE-600 Series computers were designed primar-

ily

as

replacements for the

IBM

7090 and 7094, the most

widely used large-scale scientific computers

of

the second

generation. The line originally consisted

of

the GE-625

and GE-635, which were largely identical except for their

core cycle times: 2 microseconds per 2-word access for

the 625 and 1 microsecond for the 635. Both models

offered up

to

262K 36-bit words

of

core storage in

multiple independent modules, with input/output opera-

tions controlled by independent I/O controllers. GE

placed a strong emphasis on efficient multiprogramming

and data communications under an integrated operating

system called GECOS.

In 1968

GE

introduced the GE-615, a lower-priced

version

of

the GE-625 with the same 2-microsecond

storage and slightly lower execution speeds. Then, in

December 1969,

GE

unveiled the faster, integrated-circuit

GE-655, which offered full upward compatibility plus

up

to 262K words

of

four-way-interleaved core storage with a

500-nanosecond cycle time.

Meanwhile, the GE-600 Series software and peripheral

equipment, which had been plagued

by

far more than the

normal rash

of

development problems, were being steadily

improved in both reliability and performance. GECOS III,

introduced in November 1967, became one

of

the few

third-generation operating systems

that

really delivered

the promised benefits

of

efficient performance in com-

plex, "multi-dimensional" operating environments.

As

a

result, more GE-600 Series orders were booked during

1969 than during the first four years after the line's

introduction.

Thus, by the beginning

of

1970, GE had finally developed

a strong, proven large-scale computer

line-only

to

see

its

performance outclassed by the

IBM

System/370 and other

recently announced computer systems from companies

such

as

Burroughs and UNIVAC.

Mter

acquiring the GE computer business, Honeywell

assigned a high priority to the introduction

of

an im-

proved large-scale computer family that would retain the

GE-600 customer base and appeal

to

as

many new buyers

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INSTRUCTIONS: Most instructions occupy one word

and

consist

of

an 18-bit address field, a 9-bit operation code, a

6-bit tag field

that

defines the address modification

to

be

performed, a I-bit interrupt inhibitor, and two unused I-bit

fields.

INTERNAL CODE: A 6-bit

BCD

code

is

standard

and

is

used in all currently announced software,

but

the central

processors are

not

code-sensitive and can conveniently

manipulate data in any 6-bit

or

9-bit code.

MAIN

STORAGE

STORAGE TYPE: Magnetic core.

CAPACITY: See table.

CYCLE TIME: See table. (interleaved accessing

of

the

multi-module storage in Models 6050 through

6080

results

in effective cycle times which are considerably faster than

the indicated figures.)

OIECKING: Parity

bit

with each word

is

checked when-

ever storage is referenced.

STORAGE PROTECTION: The base address register

indicates the base address and the number

of

1024-word

blocks assigned

to

the

slave-mode program currently being

executed. Any attempt

to

reference an address beyond

these limits causes an interrupt.

CENTRAL

PROCESSORS

CONFIGURATION RULES: Model 6030 and

6040

systems have a single central processor. Model 6050, 6060,

6070, and

6080

systems can have a maximum

of

four

central processors. Each Series 6000 Central System also

includes 1 or 2 System Controllers,

as

required by the main

memory size.

REGISTERS: The processor registers

that

are accessible to

the program include: one 72-bit accumulator (A and Q

registers), eight 18-bit index registers, one 18-bit base

address register, one 18-bit indicator register, one 18-bit

instruction counter, one 27-bit timer register, and one 8-bit

exponen t register.

INDEXING: Operand addresses can be modified by adding

the contents

of

any

of

15 registers, including the 8 index

registers, the instruction counter, or the high-order

or

low-order 18 bits

of

the A or Q register. Indexing normally

causes no increase in instruction execution times. The 8

index registers can also be used

as

additional 18-bit accumu-

lators for half-precision operations.

INDIRECT ADDRESSING: Possible to any desired number

of

levels, with full indexing capabilities

at

each level.

Indexing can

be

performed either before

or

after the

indirect word is obtained.

An

"indirect then tally" address

modification capability facilitates character sequencing and

progressing through tables in ascending

or

descending order.

INSTRUCTION REPERTOIRE: All models have a com-

prehensive set

of

about 185 single-address instructions for

performing data movement, binary arithmetic, shifting,

logic, and control operations on 36-bit single-precision,

72-bit double-precision, and 18-bit half-word operands. The

basic instruction set also includes complete arithmetic

facilities for single- and double-precision floating-point

operands.

In addition, Models 6040, 6060, and 6080 include an

Extended Instruction Set (EIS) containing over 100 addi-

tional instructions oriented toward efficient processing

of

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SERIES 6000 PROCESSOR

MODELS

Model

Model

Model Model

Model

Model

6030 6040 6050 6060 6070

6080

SYSTEM

CONFIGURATION

No.

of

Central Processors 1 1 1

to

4 1

to

4 1

to

4 1

to

4

No.

of

I/O

Multiplexers 1 1 1

to

4 1

to

4 1 to 4 1

to

4

No.

of

System Controllers 1 1 1

or

2 1

or

2 1 or 2

1or2

MAIN

STORAGE

Min imum capacity, 36-bit words 65,536 65,536 98,304 98,304 131,072 131,072

I Maximum capacity, 36-bit words 131,072 131,072 524,288 524,288 1,048,576 1,048,576

Increment size, 36-bit words 32,768 32,768 Varies Varies Varies Varies

Cycle time, microseconds 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.5

Words fetched per cycle 2 2 2 2 2 2

Storage interleaving

No

No 2-way 2-way 214-way 214-way

CENTRAL

PROCESSOR I

Extended (business) Instruction Set

No

Standard

No

Standard No Standard

I I nstruction overlap

No

No Standard Standard Standard Standard

Typical speed, instructions/second:

Single processor 250,000 250,000 500,000 500,000 1,000,000 1,000,000

Dual-processor system

NA

NA

900,000 900,000 1,800,000 1,800,000

INPUT/OUTPUT

CONTROL

Channels per

I/O

Multiplexer

8

to

16 8 to 16

8to

24 8

to

24

8to

24

8to

24

Maximum data rate per

I/O

1,300,000 1,300,000 3,700,000 3,700,000 6,000,000 6,000,000

Multiplexer, characters/second

TYPICAL

SYSTEM

RENTAL

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as

possible. Honeywell naturally

took

full advantage

of

the GE development work that

was

in progress

at

the time

of the acquisition. The result

is

the Series 6000, a strongly

GE-flavored product line

that

blazes no new technological

trails

but

exploits the current state

of

the art in a highly

cost-effective manner.

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character strings and

bit

strings. Included are edited moves,

moves with code translation, and complete decimal arith-

metic operations in

both

2-address and 3-address formats.

SYSTEM

ARCHITECTURE

The Series 6000 consists

of

six central processors: Models

6030, 6040, 6050, 6060, 6070, and 6080. Their basic

characteristics are summarized in the accompanying table.

All

electronics are

of

the integrated-circuit variety, and

conventional magnetic cores are used for

the

main storage.

Models 6030, 6050, and 6070 have essentially the same

scientifically-oriented instruction repertoire and process-

ing

facilities

as

the GE-600 Series processors. They are

well

suited for scientific computation and for mixed

business/scientific workloads. Deliveries

of

these three

models began

in

September 1971.

Models

6040,

6060, and 6080 have all the facilities

of

the

other three models plus a new Extended Instruction Set

(EIS). The EIS adds over 100 instructions oriented toward

business data processing functions: decimal arithmetic,

byte processing, editing, bit string manipulation, etc.

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INSTRUCTION TIMES: Representative execution times

for the Series 6000 processors, in microseconds, are tabu-

lated below. The times assume the use

of

interleaved

storage in Models 6050 through 6080. Honeywell states

that interleaving (currently available only in systems with

at

least 131K words) results in a

15

to

20 percent speed

improvement.

6030/ 6050/ 6070/

Model: 6040 6060 6080

Fixed-point add

to

register 2.95 1.51 0.71

Fixed-point add

to

storage 4.29 3.29 1.78

Multiply 13.53 3.61 3.61

Divide 15.73 7.28 7.28

Floating-poin t add 6.83 1.95 1.73

F1oating-poin t subtract 6.73 1.93 1.70

Floating-point multiply 11.82 3.15 3.12

Floating-point divide 26.34 7.48 7.48

Load register 2.95 1.51 0.71

Store register 2.68 1.70 0.95

Compare register 2.95 1.51 0.71

Decimal add (5

digts)*

10.55 5.93 4.53

Decimal subtract 5 digits)* 10.55 5.93 4.53

Decimal multiply

(5

digits)* 13.95 9.38 7.98

Decimal divide

(5

digits)* 18.55 13.98 12.58

Alphanumeric move (5 chars)* 11.97 7.34 5.66

Alphanumeric compare

(5

chars)* 7.75 6.06 4.56

Edited move

(5

chars)* 11.87 7.30 5.90

* EIS instructions, in Models 6040, 6060, and 6080 only.

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of

the individual EIS instructions accomplish func-

tions that require numerous instructions in Models 6030,

6050, and 6070,

as

well

as

in most

of

the competitive

computers.

As

a result, the EIS yields significant reduc-

tions in

both

the execution times and memory require-

ments for most business-oriented programs. These

performance improvements make Models

6040,6060,

and

6080 well worth their modest additional cost over Models

6030, 6050, and

6070,

respectively, for most installations

with any significant volume

of

business data processing.

Deliveries

of

the three business-oriented models began in

the first

half

of

1972.

In

typical applications, Honeywell expects a Model 6040

system to deliver approximately 15 percent more through-

put than a GE-635, while Model 6060 should deliver

approximately twice the throughput

of

the GE-635. The

Model 6070 central processor has essentially the same

specifications and performance characteristics

as

the

GE-655, while Model 6080

is

essentially a GE-655 with

the EIS facilities added for increased commercial

processing power.

The Series

6000

systems employ a memory-oriented

architecture. One or two System Controllers associated

with the core storage modules regulate all communication

between storage and the system's central processors, I/O

Multiplexers, and communications processors. The I/O

Multiplexer (10M) is a hard-wired controller

that

coordi-

nates

all

input/output

operations over 8

to

24 indepen-

dent data channels. The Series

6000

10M's offer more

flexibility and considerably higher throughput capacities

than their GE-600 Series counterparts.

A Model

6030

or

6040

system

is

limited to a single central

processor, one 10M, and

up

to

131K words

of

core

storage. The four larger Series

6000

systems can include

up

to

four central processors, four 10M's, and 524K

words (in Models 6050 and 6060) or 1048K words (in

Models 6070 and

6080)

of

main core memory.

The Bulk Store Subsystem (BSS), introduced in June

1972,

is

designed primarily for use

as

an auxiliary "swap-

ping" memory

to

increase the throughput

of

input/

output-bound systems.

BSS

storage capacities can range

from 1,048,576

to

33,554,432 bytes, in 1,048,576-byte

increments. Data

is

transferred between the

BSS

and main

memory at a speed

of

over 10 million bytes per second in

Models

6070

and

6080

and 6 million bytes per second in

the four smaller models.

Virtual memory capabilities are

not

a standard part

of

the

Series 6000 product line at this writing. But now

that

IBM

has turned the spotlight on virtual memory

by

featuring it

in the System/370 Model 158

and

168 computers, it

is

unlikely

that

Honeywell will be far behind. The GE-645,

developed in conjunction with MIT and

Bell

Laboratories,

was

one

of

the first large-scale computers

to

utilize virtual

memory techniques. Honeywell

is

currently installing a

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PROCESSOR MODES: There are two modes

of

processor

operation: master and slave. The master mode, used only

by GECOS 6000, allows unrestricted access

to

all

of

core

storage, permits initiation

of

I/O operations, and permits

setting

of

control registers. The slave mode is used

by

all

user programs and also by GECOS 6000 when appropriate.

In

the slave mode, all storage references are relative

to

the

base address register's contents and are restricted to

assigned boundaries; program execution times are limited

by the timer register; and

input/output

and certain control

operations cannot be executed.

INTERRUPTS: Interrupt signals are generated

by

condi-

tions such

as

successful completion

of

I/O operations, I/O

errors, arithmetic overflow, timer runout, attempts to

reference out-of-bounds storage locations, etc. Every

interrupt results in the setting

of

a specific interrupt cell in

the System Controller. This causes the processor

to

take its

next instruction from a predetermined storage location,

which normally results in storage

of

the processor's status

and a transfer

to

the appropriate interrupt servicing routine.

In

multiprocessor systems, a single "control" processor,

determined by a manual switch setting, services all

interrupts.

CONSOLE: The Series

6000

Master Console

is

a free-

standing unit

that

provides direct communication between

the operator and GECOS 6000.

It

permits data entry via

the standard typewriter keyboard and prints computer-

generated messages

at

15 characters/second. A small display

panel keeps the operator informed

of

the system's opera-

ting status. The console connects

to

a data channel on an

I/O Multiplexer and

is

controlled like a peripheral sub-

system.

An

optional Auxiliary Console, similar

to

the

Master Console except for a different display panel, can be

used

to

print

specific types

of

operator messages.

SC6000 SYSTEM CONTROL CENTER: A free-standing

console consisting

of

control panel, typewriter keyboard,

serial printer, Operator's Interactive Display, and System

Status Display. The Operator's Interactive Display is a

12-inch CRT with a data capacity

of

1920 characters in 24

lines

of

80

characters each;

it

is

used in conjunction with

the keyboard for interactive communication between the

system and its operator. The System Status Display

is

used

for specially formatted displays such

as

job status and

system resource utilization;

it

offers all the capabilities

of

the basic interactive display screen. The printer provides

hard copies

of

displayed information

at

a speed

of

30 cps.

Remote display units with 23-inch screens can be con-

nected

to

either

or

both

of

the standard display screens and

located up

to

1000 feet from the console.

INPUT/OUTPUT CONTROL

CONFIGURA

nON

RULES: Model 6030 and 6040

systems have one Input/Output Multiplexer (10M), while

Model

6050, 6060, 6070, and

6080

systems can include

from one

to

four 10M's. The 10M

is

a microprogrammed

controller

that

coordinates all data transfer operations

between peripheral subsystems and core storage. Each 10M

in a Model 6030 and

6040

system has 8 data channels,

expandable

to

a maximum

of

16. Each 10M in a Model

6050, 6060, 6070, or

6080

system has 8 data channels,

expandable to a maximum

of

24.

Each data channel normally accommodates one peripheral

device

or

subsystem. Dual-channel control units, which

permit simultaneous read/write operations, are available for

all tape and most disk subsystems.

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Model 6080 computer equipped with similar virtual

memory facilities at MIT and

is

offering it

to

other users

on a special-order basis.

Although it lacks the automatic error-correcting capabili-

ties

of

the

IBM

System/3 70, the Series 6000 includes a

number

of

hardware and software features that should

enhance its reliability and minimize its down-time. Hard-

ware maintenance features include programmable voltage

and timing margins to convert intermittent failures into

"solid" ones that can easily be located, history and fault

registers

to

aid in diagnosing malfunctions, and the ability

to simulate I/O operations without actually engaging the

peripheral devices. The 16 history registers permit auto-

matic retries

of

most central processor operations. The

Total On-Line Testing System (TOLTS), an integral part

of the GECOS 6000 operating system, performs on-line

tests and diagnostics on any or all system components

while normal processing continues. Moreover, the hard-

ware

modularity of Models 6050 through 6080 permits

"fail-soft" configurations with two or more processors,

I/O Multiplexers, and other critical components.

PERIPHERALS

AND

COMMUNICATIONS

The Series 6000 offers most

of

the same peripheral

equipment as the older Series 600. In addition, Honeywell

has

introduced a number

of

significant new devices:

• The DSS181 Disk Storage Subsystem is an effective

Honeywell response to the

IBM

2314/2319 sub-

system, which the DSS181 outperforms in

both

speed

of

access and maximum storage capacity per sub-

system. Average head positioning time

is

only 34

milliseconds for the DSS181, versus 60 milliseconds

for the 2314/2319 drives. A DSS181 subsystem can

include from 3

to

16 on-line disk drives holding from

83

to

443 million 6-bit characters, versus a maximum

of

8 on-line drives holding 233 million bytes in the

2314/2319 subsystem.

• The DSS190

is

a fast-access, high-capacity disk

storage system whose specifications closely parallel

those

of

the

IBM

3330. A DSS190 subsystem can

include up to 16 disk drives and store up to 1.46

billion 6-bit characters.

• The MTH502 and MTHS05 Magnetic Tape Units read

and write on 9-track tape at either 800 or 1600 bits

per inch, at data transfer rates ranging from 80,000

to

266,000 characters per second. They offer most

of

the features

of

the

IBM

3420 tape drives while

delivering significantly more performance per dollar

than the earlier Series 600 tape drives.

As

a result,

nearly

all

Series 6000 systems will probably utilize

the

MTH

500 Series drives.

• The URC001 and URC002 Unit Record Controls,

introduced in June 1972, are multifunction control

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The minimum Series 6000 system configuration includes

one central processor, one 10M, one console, one card

reader, one card punch, one printer, one magnetic tape

control

and

four drives, and 30 million characters

of

mass

storage (any type).

SIMULTANEOUS OPERATIONS: One input

or

output

operation on each data channel can occur simultaneously

with computation in each processor.

All

installed processors

and 10M's can operate simultaneously and independently,

with interference occurring only when two

or

more

of

those units simultaneously attempt

to

access the same

65K-word core storage module.

MAXIMUM

I/O DATA RATES: The maximum aggregate

data rate

that

can be handled

by

each 10M

is

1,300,000

characters/second in Models

6030

and 6040, 3,700,000

characters/second in Models 6050 and 6060, and 6,000,000

characters/second in Models 6070 and 6080. The optional

10M Throughput Expansion feature, for Models

6030

and

6040 only,· increases the maximum 10M data rate

to

2,800,000 characters/second by adding a scratchpad

memory (which is standard in the larger systems).

Each standard data channel is rated at 650,000 characters/

second. When a peripheral subsystem with a higher data

rate

is

connected, Honeywell supplies a special Peripheral

System Interface

at

no

extra charge; this results in a

corresponding increase in the total throughput capacity

of

the 10M.

MASS STORAG E

BULK

STORE SUBSYSTEM (BSS): The BSS, introduced

in

June 1972, is a high-speed data storage subsystem

designed primarily for use

as

an auxiliary "swapping"

memory

to

improve the throughput

of

input/output-bound

Series

6000

systems. Storage capacities range from

1,048,576

to

33,554,432 bytes, in 1,048,576-byte incre-

ments. Cycle time

is

1.5 microseconds per 16-byte (4-word)

access. The

BSS

connects

to

the System Controller(s) in

any Series 6000 system. Data

is

transferred between the

BSS

and main memory

at

a speed

of

over 6 million

bytes/second in Models

6030

through 6060 and over 10

million bytes/second in Models 6070 and

6080.

An op-

tional dual-channel capability provides a nonsimultaneous

data transfer path

to

a second Bulk Store Control. The

BSS

can serve

as

an intercomputer communication

path

among

up

to

four separate systems, though this capability is

not

currently supported by software. Customer deliveries

of

the

BSS

will

begin in the third quarter

of

1973.

DSS181 REMOVABLE DISK STORAGE SUBSYSTEM:

Provides fairly rapid random access

to

large quantities

of

data stored in I1-disk packs which are physically compat-

ible with the

IBM

2316 Disk Pack. The basic subsystem

consists

of

a Microprogrammed Peripheral Controller (MPC)

and three disk pack drives. A maximum

of

16 drives can be

connected. Each disk pack stores 27,648,000 six-bit charac-

ters in the formatted mode which

is

used

by

the

standard

Series

6000

software, so the total on-line capacity

of

a

DSSl81 subsystem can range from 83 million

to

443

million characters. There are 200 data tracks on each

of

the

20 recording surfaces, and each track

is

divided

into

18

sectors

of

384 characters (64 words) each.

Up

to

138,240

characters (20 tracks) can be read

or

written at each

position

of

the comb-type access mechanism. Average head

movement time

is

34 milliseconds, average rotational delay

is

12.5 milliseconds, and data transfer rate

is

416,000

six-bit characters per second. A second data channel

of

either

the

simultaneous or nonsimultaneous (switched) type

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r:> units that can connect up

to

seven I/O devices to a

single Series 6000 channel. A

URC

can control up to

two 1050-cpm card readers, up to two 100-to-400-

cpm card punches, and

up

to three 1100-lpm drum

printers or 1150-lpm train printers.

• The PRT303 Printer uses interchangeable horizontal-

train cartridges, similar

to

those

of

the

IBM

1403

Model

Nl,

to produce high-quality printing at up to

1150 lines per minute with the standard 48-character

set.

• The 765, 775, and 785 Visual Information Projection

(VIP) systems are new CRT display systems that can

be

used with the Honeywell Series 200, 400, and 600

computers

as

well

as

with the Series 6000. Based on

the widely used

GE

DATANET-760 terminals, they

feature larger screens, faster response times, and

larger display capacities than previous Honeywell

CRT equipment.

All

three models have a 14-inch

(diagonal) screen and a full alphanumeric keyboard.

Types 765 and 775 display up

to

1012 characters

of

data in 22 lines

of

46 characters each, while Type 785

displays up to 2024 characters

in

22 lines

of

92

characters each. Type 765 transmits asynchronously

at 120 characters per second (1200 bps), while Types

775 and 785 transmit synchronously at 250 or 300

characters per second (2000 or 2400 bps).

For data communications control functions, the Series

6000 buyer can choose either

of

two new front-end

communications processors: the DATANET 305 or 355.

The DATANET 355, introduced with the GE-655,

is

a

stored-program processor capable

of

handling large com-

munications loads. The DATANET 305

is

a comparatively

low-cost processor

that

will supersede the long-lived

DAT

ANET -30 in installations where the communications

traffic

is

lighter.

SOFTWARE

AND

COMPATIBILITY

All

of

the Series 6000 software revolves around GECOS

6000, the successor

to

GECOS III. GE's persistence

in

debugging and improving the GECOS software eventually

resulted

in

one

of

the very few third-generation operating

systems whose overall performance has satisfied a high

proportion

of

its users. This proven software support

is

unquestionably one

of

the biggest advantages the Series

6000 offers to prospective users.

GECOS

is

designed to provide a "multi-dimensional" user

environment in which local batch jobs, remotely entered

batch jobs, on-line transaction processing, and time-

sharing can be processed concurrently. Moreover, pro-

grams

of

all these types can access a single common data

base. The GE-developed Integrated Data Store (I-D-S)

system

is

a particularly useful tool for creating and

managing a multi-function data base.

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DSS190 REMOVABLE DISK STORAGE SUBSYSTEM:

Provides fairly rapid random access

to

extremely large

quantities

of

data stored in interchangeable 12-disk Honey-

well

M4050 Disk Packs. The basic subsystem consists

of

a

controller and 2 disk pack drives and

is

expandable, in

single-drive units,

to

a maximum

of

16

drives. Each disk

pack stores 91,400,000 six-bit characters

in

the formatted

mode which

is

used by the standard Series 6000 software,

so

the total on-line capacity

of

a DSS190 subsystem can

range from 183 million

to

1.46 billion characters. (In the

unformatted mode, each disk pack can store up to 133

million characters.) There are 404 data tracks on each

of

the 19 recording surfaces, and each track

is

divided into a

maximum

of

45 sectors

of

384 characters (64 words) each.

Up

to

328,320 characters (19 tracks) can be read

or

written

at each position

of

the comb-type access mechanism.

Average

head movement time

is

30

milliseconds, average

rotational delay

is

8.3 milliseconds, and data transfer rate

is

1,074,000 six-bit characters/second.

INPUT/OUTPUT UNITS

MAGNETIC TAPE UNITS: Honeywell offers a wide range

of

tape drives for the Series 6000.

All

models read and

record on standard 1/2-inch tape in IBM-compatible

formats, Their data formats, tape speeds, recording den-

sities, and data transfer rates (expressed

in

6-bit characters

per second) can be summarized

as

follows:

MTH200: 7 tracks, 37.5 ips, 200/556 bpi, 7,500/21,000

char/sec.

MTH300: 7 tracks, 37.5 ips, 200/556/800 bpi,

7,500/21,000/30,000 char/sec.

MTH201: 7 tracks, 75 ips, 200/556 bpi, 15,000/42,000

char/sec.

MTH301: 7 tracks, 75 ips, 200/556/800 bpi,

15,000/42,000/60,000 char/sec.

MTH372: 7 tracks, 150 ips, 200/556, 30,000/83,000

char/sec.

MTH373: 7 tracks, 150 ips, 200/556/800 bpi,

30,000/83,000/120,000 char/sec.

MTH402:

9

tracks,

37.5 ips, 200/556 bpi,

10,000/28,000 char/sec.

MTH403: 9 tracks, 37.5 ips, 200/556/800 bpi,

10,000/28,000/40,000 char/sec.

MTH404: 9 tracks, 75 ips, 200/556 bpi, 20,000/56,000

char/sec.

MTH405: 9 tracks,

75

ips, 200/556/800 bpi,

20,000/56,000/80,000 char/sec.

MTH492:

9

tracks,

150

ips, 200/556 bpi,

40,000/111,000 char/sec.

MTH493: 9 tracks, 150 ips, 200/556/800 bpi,

40,000/111,000/160,000 char/sec.

MTH501: 7 tracks,

75

ips, 200/556/800 bpi,

15,000/41,700/60,000 char/sec.

MTH502:

9

tracks,

80,000/160,000 char/sec.

75

ips, 800/1600 bpi,

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In addition to the existing Series 600 software, Honeywell

has

developed a number

of

significant new software

facilities for the Series 6000. These include a full

ANS

COBOL compiler, a fast FORTRAN compiler

that

com-

bines the facilities

of

the older batch and time-sharing

FORTRAN compilers, new

PL/l

and JOVIAL compilers,

and several extensions

of

the GECOS operating system.

The Series 6000

is

fully upward-compatible with the

earlier Series 600 computers,

so

present Series 600 users

can move up to the new line with little or no difficulty.

But there

is

no direct program compatibility between the

Series 6000 and any other Honeywell or competitive

computer line.

Honeywell's Conversion Aids Programming System

(CAPS) includes routines designed

to

aid users

of

the

Honeywell Series 200 and 400,

IBM

System/360, and

UNIVAC Series 70 computers in converting their COBOL

programs and data files to Series 6000 formats. These

routines, together with Honeywell's

ANS

COBOL and

FORTRAN compilers and other software aids such

as

the

Indexed-Sequential Processor, make conversion to the

Series 6000 a fairly straightforward task for most COBOL-

and FORTRAN-oriented installations.

COMPETITIVE POSITION

System rentals for practical Series 6000 configurations

span a wide range, from about $20,000 to well over

$100,000 per month. Thus, the Series 6000

is

competing

against such impressive performers

as

the

IBM

System/370

Models 145, 158, and 168, the Burroughs B 6700, the

Control Data Cyber 70 Series, and the UNIVAC 1106,

1108,

and

1110.

In

performance, the Honeywell Models 6040 and 6060 are

closely comparable with the System/370 Models 145 and

155, respectively, and the Honeywell systems offer

modest price advantages. The Model 6080 ranks consider-

ably lower in

both

price and performance than the

System/370 Model 165, though Honeywell expects a

dual-processor Model 6080 system

to

outperform the

Model 165.

In similar model-to-model comparisons with the other

systems mentioned above, the Series 6000 computers turn

out

to

be fully competitive in

both

price and perform-

ance. They lack some

of

the impressive technological

innovations

of

the

IBM

System/370 and other recently

announced equipment. But for many installations this

possible drawback will be outweighed

by

the Series 6000's

proven, efficient software and Honeywell's fully bundled

support policy. After all, what really counts

is

still the

total cost

of

getting the

job

done-and

on this basis, many

prospective users will find the Series 6000 hard

to

beat. 0

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MTH504: 7 tracks, 125 ips,

200/556/800

bpi,

25,000/69,500/100,000 char/sec.

MTH505:

9

tracks,

125 ips,

800/1600

bpi,

133,000/266,000 char/sec.

All

models use a single-capstan drive mechanism in which

the tape's oxide surface touches only the read/write head.

Both single-channel and dual-channel tape controllers are

available. Each single-channel controller handles

up

to

8

tape drives, while each dual-channel controller handles up

to 16 tape drives and permits simultaneous read/write

operations on any 2 drives.

Most Series 6000 systems will utilize the new MTH500

series tape units. These units feature automatic tape thread-

ing, an optional cartridge loading capability, power

windows, precision tape cleaners, and a radial subsystem

configuration

that

facilitates maintenance. The 9-track

MTH502 and MTH505 models offer phase-encoded record-

ing

at

1600 bpi.

UNIT RECORD CONTROLS: These microprogrammed

control units, introduced in June 1972, connect from one

to seven unit record devices

to

a single Series 6000 1/0

channel. The Unit Record Control is available in two

models: Type

URCOOI

is

physically integrated into a Series

6000 Input/Output Multiplexer (10M), while Type

URC002 is a free-standing unit. Either model can control

up

to

two CRZ301 Card Readers (1050 cpm), up

to

two

CPZ300 Card Punches (100

to

400

cpm), and up

to

three

PRT203 Drum Printers (1100 lpm)

or

PRT303 Train

Printers (1150 lpm). Either

URC

model can optionally be

equipped with up

to

three additional 10M channels, which

enable the unit record subsystem

to

be shared

by

up

to

four

central systems. Honeywell believes

that

in most new Series

6000 orders the

URe's

and their associated peripheral

devices will

be

used in preference

to

the older unit record

devices with integrated controllers.

CRZ201 CARD READER: Reads 80-column cards serially

by column

at

900

cpm, or 51-column cards

at

1200 cpm.

The

input

hopper and normal

output

stacker hold 2000

cards each, and a program-selectable auxiliary stacker holds

1000 cards. Hollerith and binary cards can be read in

intermixed fashion. Cards are read

at

two independent read

stations, and the results are compared automatically. A

character validity check

is

also performed on Hollerith

cards. The CRZ201 includes an integrated control unit.

CRZ301 CARD READER: Reads either 80-column or

51-column cards serially by column

at

1050 cpm. Connects

to

a

URCOOI

or

URCOO2

Unit Record Control. Has a

300O-card input hopper and a single 2500-card stacker.

Hollerith and binary cards can be read in intermixed

fashion.

CPZ201 CARD PUNCH: Punches 80-column cards in

Hollerith or binary code at

300

cpm, with read-after-punch

checking.

Has

a 1200-card input hopper, a 1200-card main

stacker, and a l00-card reject stacker. Includes an inte-

grated control unit.

CPZ300 CARD PUNCH: Punches 80-column cards in

Hollerith or binary code

at

a speed

of

100

to

400

cpm,

depending upon the number

of

columns punched in each

card. Connects

to

a

URCOOI

or

URC002 Unit Record

Control.

Has

a 1600-card input

hopp~r

and a single

1600-card stacker. Mispunched cards are offset-stacked.

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PfS200

PAPER TAPE SUBSYSTEM: Consists

of

a 500-cps

reader, ISO-cps punch, and control unit in a free-standing

cabinet. Can be used for on-line reading at 500 cps, on-line

punching

at

150 cps, off-line tape verification

at

500

cps, or

off-line tape duplication at 150 cps. Handles tape with

5,

6,

7, or 8 channels, in widths

of

11/16 inch, 7/8 inch,

or

1

inch. Includes tape spoolers for standard 1O.5-inch reels. A

plugboard provides flexibility in codes and parity checking

(odd, even, or none).

PRT201 PRINTER: Prints

at

1200 Ipm using 46 contiguous

characters on the rotating

print

drum, and

at

938 Ipm when

all 64 characters are used. Has 136

print

positions. Skipping

speed

is

27.5 inches/second. Handles continuous forms

from 3 to 19 inches in width. Prints 6

or

8 lines per inch,

with vertical format controlled

by

a paper tape loop and

by

control characters in the data.

Has

an integrated control

unit.

PRT203 PRINTER: Prints

at

1100 Ipm using

42

contiguous

characters on the rotating

print

drum, and

at

8251pm when

all

63

characters are used. Has 132 print positions. Skipping

speed

is

a maximum

of

50 inches/second. Handles continu-

ous forms from 4.75

to

17.75 inches in width. Vertical

format is controlled by a paper tape loop. Connects

to

a

URCOOI

or URC002 Unit Record Control.

PRT300 PRINTER: Features a horizontal-train print

mechanism utilizing interchangeable train cartridges.

Various character sets containing from 16

to

63 printable

characters are available. Prints

at

1150 Ipm using a 48-

character set

or

1052 Ipm using a 63-character set. Burst

mtes

of

up

to

2500 Ipm are possible for all-numeric

printing.

Has

136 print positions. Skipping speed is up

to

70 inches/second. Handles continuous forms from 3

to

21

inches in width. Prints 6

or

8 lines per inch, with vertical

format controlled

by

a paper tape loop and

by

control

characters in the data. Has an integrated control unit.

PRT303 PRINTER: Prints

at

a nominal speed

of

1150 Ipm

using a 48-character set.

Uses

interchangeable train car-

tridges, which yield high-quality printing and accurate

vertical registration. Standard

print

trains are the PTC308, a

63-character

BCD

set, and the

PfC303,

a 94-character,

upper-and-Iower-case ASCII set. Other arrangements are

available on special request. Printing speeds vary with the

size

and utilization

of

the character set. Has 136 print

positions. Skipping speed

is

up

to

70

inches/second.

Handles continuous forms from 3

to

21

inches in width.

Prints 6 or 8 lines per inch, with vertical format controlled

by a paper tape loop and

by

control characters in the data.

Connects

to

a

URCOOI

or

URC002 Unit Record Control.

DES6000 DOCUMENT ENTRY SUBSYSTEM: Permits a

Series 6000 computer

to

accept input data from magnet-

ically or optically encoded documents. A DES6000 sub-

system consists

of

a DEC6000 Data Entry Controller and

from one to six MRS200, DRD200,

or

DRD236 document

handlers in various combinations.

The MRS200 MICR Reader-Sorter

is

a 12-pocket unit

that

reads and sorts up

to

1200 documents per minute. The

documents can vary from 5.25 to 9.0 inches in length

and

from 2.5

to

4.1 inches in width. The E-13B font is

standard, and

COC-5

code recognition is optional. Other

standard features include off-line sorting, resettable docu-

ment counters, sequence checking, multiple-digit selection,

and zero kill.

The DRD200

COC-5

Document Reader is a 2-pocket unit

that reads documents encoded in the

COC-5

font

at

up

to

1200 documents per minute.

An

optional Mark-Sense

Module permits hand·written marks to be read optically;

the marks and

COC-5

data can be intermixed and read from

the same side

or

opposite sides

of

a document.

The DRD236 High-Speed Document Reader reads MICR

documents printed in the E-13B font

at

up

to

1625

documents per minute. The standard 16·pocket unit

is

expandable

in

4-pocket modules

to

a maximum

of

32

pockets. Documents can vary from 6.0 to 9.5 inches in

length and from 2.5

to

4.25 inches in width. (With an

optional feature, documents

as

short

as

4.8 inches can

be

read.) Off·line sorting

is

an optional capability.

PSC200 PERIPHERAL

SWITCH:

Permits manual switching

of

a peripheml system from one I/O Multiplexer

to

another.

Can

also be used

to

select either

of

two peripheral devices

or subsystems connected

to

a single I/O channel. The basic

PSC200

is

a free-standing console containing one peripheral

switch.

Up

to

15 additional switches can be added

if

desired.

COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL

DATANET 355: An independently programmed computer

designed

to

relieve the Series

6000

central processors

of

data communications control functions. Handles simulta-

neous communications with approximately

200

teletype-

writers

at

110 bps,

or

32 remote batch terminals

at

2400

bps,

or

16 broad-band lines

at

40,800 bps, or with various

mixes

of

the three classes. Controls all interaction with

remote terminals, including line control, message buffering,

and code conversion. Includes either 16,384

or

32,768

18-bit words

of

core storage with a I-microsecond cycle

time. Has a repertoire

of

98 single-address instructions.

Operates in binary mode on data fields

of

6, 9, 18,

or

36

bits.

Has

16 priority interrupt levels, each with 16 sublevels.

The DATANET 355 bypasses the Series 6000 I/O Multi-

plexers and connects directly

to

one or more System

Controllers via an ICA355 Intercomputer Adapter with up

to four memory ports. A maximum

of

three DAT ANET

355's can be used in a Series 6000 system. In systems

equipped with dual DATANET 355 processors, an optional

line

Transfer Device permits either manual or program-

controlled switching

of

the communications lines from one

DATANET 355

to

another. Card readers, printers, MICR

sorter-readers, disk subsystems, and a teletypewriter control

console can be connected directly to the DATA

NET

355 if

desired.

A DATANET 355 can be equipped with up

to

three

High-Speed Line Adapters and up

to

six Low Speed Line

Adapters. Each High-Speed

line

Adapter (HLA) is a com-

munications controller

that

can be equipped with up to 32

sub channels and can control up to 32 lines; both single-line

and dual-line subchannels are available in various models to

handle transmission speeds up to 50,000 bps in synchro-

nous mode, 9600 bps in

BSC

mode, and 1800 bps in

asynchronous mode. Local terminals can be connected

directly

to

an 'HLA subchannel. Each Low-Speed Line

Adapter (LLA) is a time-division multiplexer

that

can be

equipped with

up

to

52

independent subchannels and can

control up to 52 terminals operating

at

110 bps

or

below,

or 26 terminals operating

at

up to 150 bps,

or

17 terminals

operating

at

up

to

30"0

bps.

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Terminals supported by the DATANET 355 and the

associated software include the Honeywell Series 100 com-

puters, the 765/775/785 VIP display terminals, the

IBM

System/360 and

370

computers and BSC-mode terminals,

the GE TermiNet

300

teletypewriter, the

IBM

2741, the

Teletype Model 28, 33, 35, and 37 terminals,

and

other

compatible devices. The supported codes are ASCII,

EBCDIC, Baudot, and

IBM

Selectric.

DA

T ANET 305: A stored-program communications proces-

sor designed

to

handle basic communications control func-

tions (line control, message buffering, code conversion,

etc.) in smaller Series 6000 systems. The DATANET 305

interfaces with the central processor via a data channel

on

an Input/Output Multiplexer. A maximum

of

two DATA-

NET 305's can

be

used in a system, and they can be

combined with DATANET 355 and/or DATANET

30

front-end processors. The DATANET 305 has a word

length

of

18 bits (or 2 bytes), a repertoire

of

78 single-

address instructions, and a 16,384-word core memory with

a 7-microsecond cycle time; its functional specifications are

very similar

to

those

of

the venerable DATANET 30.

The DAT ANET 305 is now offered in ten fixed system

configurations. The various models are capable

of

control-

ling up to

20

low-speed asynchronous lines at

up

to 300

bps, up

to

8 voice-grade synchronous lines

at

2000 or

2400

bps, or various combinations

of

low-speed and voice-grade

lines. The low-speed lines can accommodate

GE

TermiNet

300,

IBM

2741, or Teletype Model 33, 35,

or

37 teletype-

writers, and the voice-grade lines can accommodate Honey-

well

Series 100 computers used

as

remote batch terminals

or Honeywell 775

or

785 VIP display terminals.

SOFTWARE

GECOS

6000: This integrated operating system is the basis

for all

of

the Series 6000 software. Usable on all Series

6000 hardware configurations,

it

controls concurrent local

batch processing, remote batch processing, on-line trans-

action processing, and time-sharing. GECOS

6000

is an

improved version

of

the GECOS III operating system

that

has been performing effectively in Honeywell Series

600

installations for several years.

GECOS

6000

handles local and remote batch jobs in

the

same manner except for the input and

output

routines they

use. User jobs can enter the system simultaneously from

multiple local and remote peripherals. A System Scheduler

can be used

to

classify, validate, and schedule a number

of

incoming

job

streams.

Users

can assign priorities

to

their

jobs-including an option

to

defer processing until a later

time. Each incoming job is placed in the job queue in

accordance with its relative priority; for jobs without

pre-assigned priorities, GECOS calculates priorities on the

basis

of

their resource requirements ..

The allocation phase

of

GECOS

6000

assigns peripheral

equipment

and

core storage

to

each activity

of

a

job

in

accordance with it'i priority and resource requirements.

Storage

is

allocated in 1024-word blocks. All blocks

allocated to an activity must be contiguous, and GECOS

performs storage compaction operations when necessary

to

ensure effective storage utilization. Lower-priority jobs are

"swapped"

out

of

core storage when necessary

to

make

room for high-priority activities. When the required storage

has been allocated

-to it, each activity

is

placed in the

dispatcher queue, a dynamic list

of

all the activities in core

which are ready for execution.

All

activities are executed under the

supervISIOn

of

the

GECOS

6000 dispatcher. The dispatcher attempts

to

keep

as

many system components

as

possible in simultaneous use

by continually transferring control

to

the highest-priority

activity that can effectively utilize the processor and/or

peripheral subsystems.

All

input/output

operations are per-

formed under the control

of

the GECOS File and Record

Control routines, which provide the usual facilities for

logical record processing and error handling.

The execution

of

an activity or

job

may terminate either

normally or abnormally under GECOS 6000. Upon normal

termination, GECOS writes an accounting record on the

System Output File, itemizing the system resources used

by

the activity. Successive compilations

of

the same type are

automatically run

as

a single activity

to

avoid repetitive

de-allocation and re-allocation

of

the same system

resources. Abnormal termination occurs when an activity

tries

to

execute an illegal operation;

it

can be accompanied

by a memory dump and/or by special abort actions speci-

fied

by

the programmer.

GECOS 6000 includes an

output

collection mechanism and

an

output

disbursing function. The

output

fdes generated

by all activities are collected within the GECOS fde system

and then batched on multiple printers and/or card punches.

Printing and punching are performed concurrently with

the

processing

of

other

jobs and entry

of

still other jobs into

the system. GECOS can handle a maximum

of

63 concur-

rent jobs.

GECOS 6000 is designed for use in

both

single-processor

and multiprocessor configurations. In mUltiprocessor

systems, the dispatcher collects activities for all processors

from a single queue. All processors can execute both GECOS

and user programs,

but

only the one designated to be the

control processor responds to interrupts.

Remote access

is

a featured capability

of

GECOS 6000 in

each

of

its processing dimensions: batch, transaction, and

time-sharing. The communications control functions are

performed by DATANET 305, 355, or

30

Communications

Processors. Any Series

6000

program

that

can be entered

at

the central computer site can also be entered remotely via

either a Series

100

batch terminal

or

a keyboard terminal.

A Communications

Mass

Store Link permits remote batch

terminals

to

communicate directly with mass storage via a

DATANET 355, bypassing the central processor and main

storage. A Transaction Processing System causes the sub-

mission

of

transactions from remote terminals to trigger the

loading and execution

of

the appropriate application pro-

grams.

NETWORK PROCESSING SUPERVISOR: The Series 6000

NPS

is

a compatible extension

of

the Remote Terminal

Supervisor (formerly called GERTS) used with the earlier

Series 600 computers.

It

controls these five types

of

remote

processing, in any combination: remote batch, transaction

processing, time-sharing, message switching (NPS/355

only), and direct program access. The fully extended

version, called NPS/355, runs

on

a Series 6000 system

equipped with one or more DATANET 355 Communica-

tions Processors and a disk storage subsystem. Subsets

of

NPS

are available for use with a DATANET 305

or

DATANET 30. In each case, portions

of

the

NPS

reside in

both the central processor and the communications proces-

sor.

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TIME-SHARING: The GECOS 6000 Time-Sharing System,

iil

connection with a DATANET 305, 355,

or

30 Communi-

cations Processor, provides time-sharing computing service

to multiple users

at

remote terminals. The system resources

allocated

to

time-sharing can be dynamically varied under

operator control. The time-sharing executive, operating

as

a

single

slave

activity under GECOS, suballocates storage and

subdispatches the processor to the programs

of

individual

time-sharing users.

It

also performs various services for the

time-sharing programs, including I/O control,

fIle

creation,

cataloging, storage protection, and resource accounting.

GECOS

6000 Time-Sharing users have a choice

of

five

programming languages: Extended BASIC, FORTRAN,

JOVIAL, ALGOL, and

ABACUS

(which causes the time-

sharing terminal to function

as

a desk calculator). Time-

sharing users can also communicate directly with batch-

mode software facilities, permitting the development and

testing

of

COBOL programs from remote terminals. A Text

Editor permits terminal users

to

create a body

of

text, edit

it, save

it,

retrieve

it,

and print

it

in a specified format. Data

Query is a system

that

permits selective retrieval

of

data

from a data base structured and maintained by I-D-S. The

Time-Sharing Debug/Trace program facilitates analysis and

debugging

of

time-sharing programs from remote terminals.

The Time-Sharing Activity Report program provides

dynamic management reports showing the status and usage

of

the time-sharing subsystem.

An

extensive library

of

time-sharing application programs

is

also available

to

Series

6000 users.

A time-sharing batch mode enables terminal users

to

create

jobs, enter them in the batch

job

stream for processing,

check their status, and receive

all

or

part

of

the resulting

output at their terminals. Also available to time-sharing

users are a conversational debugging facility, a file inspec-

tion and maintenance facility, a conversational

fIle

manage-

ment subsystem, media conversion routines, and a large

library of application programs. The Time-Sharing System

has

an

open~nded

design

that

enables users

to

add

commands

or

subsystems, or

to

replace the standard time-

sharing executive with one

of

their own design.

FILE SYSTEM: The GECOS 6000 File System provides

powerful

me

management capabilities, including multilevel

user catalogs,

fIle

sharing, and access control. The system

employs a hierarchical, "tree-structured" design. A System

Master Catalog lists the various User Master Catalogs, and

each user may in

tum

define one

or

more levels

of

subcatalogs. Users may permit general sharing

of

their

fIles

or specify individual users who may access them,

on

either

a read/write

or

read only basis. Password access control can

be imposed

at

any

or

all levels

of

the

me

structure. From

the programmer's viewpoint,

all

me

processing

is

performed

at the logical level, with

GECOS

handling all physical I/O

operations.

If

desired, users can request

that

their

fIles

be

stored on specific types

of

devices. The File System

will

accommodate ftles organized under the

I-D-S

concept,

described below.

FILE MANAGEMENT SUPERVISOR:

FMS

provides a

number

of

new facilities to aid in the management

and

utilization

of

permanent fIles. It provides a variety

of

fIle

protection features designed

to

ensure the security

of

critical files.

FMS

also permits two

or

more programs

to

access a single data base concurrently, facilitates restoration

of

ftles from backup copies, permits program testing with-

out the creation

of

special test ftles, and provides dynamic

accounting

of

mass storage usage.

INTEGRATED DATA STORE:

I-D-S

is

a GE-developed

technique for describing, creating, and managing a data

base.

It

provides a convenient method for describing and

processing complex information structures through mean-

ingful association

of

the contents

of

the data records. This

record association

is

achieved through the use

of

chains,

which provide cross-reference linkages between the records.

A chain contains all the information about a particular

function (e.g., all the purchase order records for a specific

order). Each chain contains one master record and any

number

of

detail records. A single record may be a member

of numerous chains,

and

a master record in one chain can

be

a detail record in another. A data base organized in this

manner can

be

conveniently interrogated by all functions

of

the business, with each individual data item stored only

once and linked

to

all

the

logically related items.

I-D-S

uses a set

of

COBOL-like statements

to

describe,

create, and process a data base. The

I-D-S

language is

processor- and device-independent.

It

permits a single data

base

to

reside in a mixture

of

random-access storage

devices.

I-D-S

provides

me

protection for concurrent users

of

the same data base

and

automatically maintains a journal

that provides an audit trail. A set

of

related utility routines

facilitates initialization, loading, and unloading

of

the data

base as well

as

recovery and restarting.

An

I-D-S

data base can be accessed from remote terminals

by means

of

the Data Query System.

Users

can retrieve

specific information without concerning themselves with

the characteristics

of

the ftle structures. The Data Query

System receives and analyzes inquiries from terminals,

retrieves the requested information, and transmits the

resulting output to the requesting terminal, a cen tral-site

printer, and/or a permanent fIle.

INDEXED-SEQUENTIAL PROCESSOR: ISP supports the

widely used indexed-sequential

fIle

organization and access

method, which permits mass-storage ftles

to

be accessed in

either random

or

sequential fashion. For each logical file,

ISP maintains a data ftle and an independent key file, which

serves

as

an index. The key ftle may be placed on a faster

mndom-access device

to

speed up the access process. ISP

records are blocked

into

320-word pages, and the data

records within a page can be up to 256 words in length. The

key field can be located anywhere in the data record and

is

unrestricted in length. ISP should facilitate the conversion

of indexed-sequential programs written for other computer

systems by making

it

unnecessary

to

redesign the associated

files

or data bases.

TOTAL ON-LINE TESTING: TOLT

is

an on-line test and

diagnostic system

that

runs under GECOS 6000. Its objec-

tive

is

to

improve the system's reliability and availability

through the use

of

on4ine preventative and corrective

maintenance techniques. TOLT monitors and

saves

all error

status information, makes periodic surveillance checks

of

various hardware modules, and calls in specific diagnostic

tests and on-line troubleshooting programs. TOLT and

GECOS

6000 are designed to take full advantage

of

the

various maintenance facilities

of

the Series 6000 hardware:

programmable voltage margins, programmable timing

strobes, history registers, programmable channel wrap-

arounds, parity and sequence checks, snapshot channel

hardware, and a fault register.

The Honeywell Error Analysis and Logging System

(HEALS)

is

a software system that works in conjunction

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with TOL T, GECOS, and the Series 6000 fault recovery

hardware.

It

manages and reports on the error monitoring,

detection, logging, analysis, and recovery functions.

COBOL: The Series 6000 COBOL compiler

is

a new

implementation

of

the full American National Standard

(ANS) COBOL language.

It

provides the maximum level

of

each

of

the functional modules

of

ANS COBOL, including

the Sort, Report Writer, and Segmentation facilities,

as

well

as

certain extended capabilities. Computational formats

include decimal, single- and double-precision binary integer,

and single- and double-precision floating point. In addition,

packed decimal and ASCII data handling capabilities are

provided for Models 6040, 6060, and 6080, which have the

Extended Instruction Set. Extensions include

an

expanded

COPY

facility

and

a source-language debugging feature. The

COBOL

compiler operates under GECOS

6000

in a full

multiprogramming environment.

FORTRAN: The series 6000 FORTRAN compiler is

designed for operation under GECOS 6000 in local batch,

remote batch,

or

time-sharing mode.

It

combines the

features

of

the earlier GE-600 Batch and Time-Sharing

FORTRAN compilers. The language is FORTRAN IV,

consisting

of

the full American National Standard

FORTRAN language plus numerous useful extensions.

Among the extensions are arrays

of

up

to

seven dimensions,

nonstandard returns from subroutines, multiple entry

points, ENCODE and DECODE (for memory-to-memory

conversions), generalized expressions, octal format conver-

sion, NAMELIST, a PARAMETER statement, and an

extended TYPE statement. The compiler offers a variety

of

input and

output

options and promises exceptionally fast

compilation-up

to

20,000 statements per minute.

ALGOL: The series 6000 ALGOL compiler operates under

GECOS

6000

and permits programs to be compiled and

executed in local batch, remote batch, or time-sharing

mode.

It

encompasses the ALGOL-60 language, including

recursive processing and dynamic storage allocation. Useful

extensions include extended-precision real (floating-point)

numbers, an extended integer division operator, debugging

aids, segmentation facilities, character-handling capabilities,

and a set

of

input/output

functions for both physical and

logical records.

BASIC:

Series 6000 Extended BASIC is a fast, one-pass,

conversational compiler

that

operates under the GECOS

6000 Time Sharing System.

It

implements an improved

version

of

the easy-to-learn BASIC language. Language

facilities include built-in mathematical functions, a matrix

package, a string manipulator,

BCD

ftle input/output, sub-

routine CALL, formatted printing, and chaining.

JOVIAL: The Series 6000 JOVIAL compiler is an imple-

mentation

of

the U.S.

Air

Force J3 programming language

as

described in

AFM

100-24.

It

runs under GECOS 6000

and permits programs

to

be developed and executed in

time-sharing

as

well

as

local and remote batch environ-

ments. JOVIAL data formats include integer, fixed-point,

floating-point, Boolean status, literal, bit-string, byte-string,

characteristic, mantissa, and table entry. The JOVIAL

language enables the programmer

to

utilize the Series

6000

machine registers, assembly-language instructions, and other

specific hardware characteristics.

PL/I:

The Series 6000

PL/l

compiler runs under GECOS

6000 on systems with

at

least

131

K words

of

memory. The

language conforms to the American National Standard

which

is

currently in preparation. The full ASCII character

set is used, and the smaller Series

6000

BCD

character set

can also be utilized through transparency features.

PL/l

programs can utilize subroutines written in other Series

6000 programming languages, and programs written in

other languages can call

PL/l

subprograms.

GENERAL MACRO ASSEMBLY PROGRAM:

GMAP

is

a

two-pass assembler

that

translates programs from symbolic

assembly language into absolute or relocatable binary

machine language. The symbolic instructions permit full

utilization

of

the Series 6000 hardware facilities, and a large

complement

of

pseudo-instructions provides control

of

location counters, symbol definition, data generation, pro-

gram linkages, conditional assembly, and the assembler

output.

GMAP

also provides facilities for defining, catalog-

ing, and calling user-defined macros. Series 6000

GMAP

operates under GECOS

6000

and

is

upward-compatible

with Series

600

GMAP

under GECOS III.

UTILITY PROGRAMS: Routines available for the Series

6000 include a Sort/Merge program

that

can utilize any

combination

of

mass storage

or

magnetic tape units, a Bulk

Media Conversion

(BMC)

program designed to handle high-

volume input or

output

transcription functions, a System

Editor

that

generates and maintains various types

of

library

files, and a Utility program for copying, comparing, posi-

tioning, and printing tape or mass storage ftles.

The Conversion Aids Programming System (CAPS)

is

a

library

of

routines designed

to

facilitate conversions

to

Series 6000 systems from Honeywell,

IBM,

or UNIVAC

computers. COBOL program translators, tape

fIle

conver-

sion routines, and program flow analyzers are available for

Honeywell Series 200, Honeywell Series

400,

IBM

System/360, and UNIVAC Series 70 programs. These rou-

tines should significantly reduce the time required

to

convert and test COBOL programs and their associated data

files. A translation routine is also available for programs

written in

MAP

assembly language for the Series 400.

APPLICATION PROGRAMS: The Series 6000 application

programs currently available from Honeywell include:

Accounting and Report Generation System

Advanced Numerical Control APT (ANC-APT)

Bank Information System Network (BISNET)

Biomedical Statistical Programs

Civil

Engineering Package

dataBASIC (time-sharing data base management)

Document Entry Subsystem

Inventory Management System

Linear Programming System (LP 6000)

MATHPAC System

Parts Explosion System

PERT/COST

PERT/TIME

Production Scheduling and Con trol

Proof and Transit System

SIMSCRIPT (simulation language)

TIme-Series Forecasting Program

Also available

to

Series 6000 users

is

an extensive library

of

time-sharing programs in the following categories: engineer-

ing, business and finance, geometric and plotting, optimiza-

tion and networks, mathematics, curve fitting and

regression, statistical, demonstration, educational and

tutorial, and utility and information.

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PRICING

EQUIPMENT: The following configurations are typical

of

the Series

6000

systems

that

are expected

to

be widely

installed.

All

are fully supported

by

the GECOS 6000

software.

All

necessary control units and features are

included in the indicated prices, and the quoted prices

include equipment maintenance.

TYPICAL MODEL

6030

SYSTEM: Consists

of

Model 6030

Central Processor,

98K

words

of

core storage, I/O Multi-

plexer with 8 channels, console, DSS180 Disk Storage

Subsystem with 6 drives (166 million characters), six

MTH502 Magnetic Tape Units (80/160KC) and single-

channel control, PRT300 Train Printer, CRZ201 Card

Reader, and CPZ201 Card Punch. Monthly rental and

purchase prices are $24,846 and $1,089,590, respectively.

TYPICAL MODEL

6040

SYSTEM: Same

as

above, with

Model 6040 Central Processor in place

of

Model 6030.

Monthly rental and purchase prices are $26,211 and

$1,152,990, respectively.

TYPICAL MODEL

6050

SYSTEM: Consists

of

Model 6050

Central Processor, 196K words

of

core storage, I/O Multi-

plexer with 9 channels, System Control Center,

DSS

190

Disk Storage Subsystem with 4 drives (533 million char-

acters), twelve MTH505 Magnetic Tape Units (133/266KC)

and dual-channel control, two PRT300 Train Printers, two

CRZ201 Card Readers, and CPZ201 Card Punch. Monthly

rental and purchase prices are $44,944 and $1,972,990,

respectively.

TYPICAL MODEL

6060

SYSTEM: Same

as

above, with

Model 6060 Central Processor in place

of

Model 6050.

Monthly rental and purchase prices are $46,519 and

$2,046,190, respectively.

TYPICAL MODEL

6070

SYSTEM: Consists

of

Model

6070

Central Processor, 196K words

of

core storage, I/O Multi-

plexer with

11

channels, console, DSS190 Disk Storage

Subsystem with 6 drives (800 million characters), twelve

MTH505 Magnetic Tape Units (133/266KC) and dual-

channel control, three PRT300 Train Printers, two CRZ201

Card Readers, and CPZ201 Card Punch. Monthly rental and

purchase prices are $63,362 and $2,794,740, respectively.

TYPICAL MODEL

6080

SYSTEM: Same

as

above, with

Model 6080 Central Processor in place

of

Model 6070.

Monthly rental and purchase prices are $65,252 and

$2,882,540, respectively.

SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT: The Honeywell Series

6000

is

being marketed

as

a fully "bundled" system. The equip-

ment prices listed in this report include all the Honeywell

software and all normal educational courses and profes-

sional assistance.

CONTRACT TERMS: All Series 6000 equipment is avail-

able on a I-year, 3-year,

or

5-year lease. The basic rental

agreement entitles the customer to use the equipment

during a Principal Period

of

Maintenance (pPM) consisting

of

the same 9 consecutive hours each day, Monday through

Friday. Unlimited operation with appropriate maintenance

will

be provided

on

Monday through Friday for a premium

of

50%

of

the basic maintenance rate. Unlimited operation

with appropriate maintenance will be provided

on

Satur-

days and/or Sundays

at

a premium

of

20%

of

the basic

maintenance rate for each day. Preventive maintenance will

be performed outside

the

PPM

for a premium

of

10%

of

the

basic maintenance rate

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EQUIPMENT PRICES

Rental Rental

Purchase

Monthly

(1-year (5-year

Price

Maint.

lease)

*

lease}

*

6030/6040

PROCESSORS & CORE

STORAGE

CS6032

6030

Central

System

with

65K

words"

521,800

1,091

11,235

10,054

CS6033

6030

Central

System

with

98K

words"

619,300

1,295

13,335

11,935

CS6034

6030

Central

System

with

131

K

words'

•

716,800

1,500

15,435

13,813

CS6042

6040

Central

System

with

65K

words"

585,200

1,226

12,600

11,288

CS6043

6040

Central

System

with

98K

words"

682,700

1,430

14,700

13,157

CS6044

6040

Central

System

with

131

K

words'

*

780,200

1,634

16,800 15,036

IC6001

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

Channel

14,630

31

315

278

6050/6060

PROCESSORS & CORE

STORAGE

CS6053

6050

Central

System

with

98K

words··

877,700

1,838

18,900

16,916

CS6054

6050

Centra

I

System

with

131

K

words·

•

950,900

1,994

20,475

18,323

CS6055

6050

Central

System

with

163

K

words·

•

1,024,000

2,145

22,050

19,735

CS6056

6050

Central

System

with

196"

'Nards'·

1

,097,100

2,310

23,625

21,142

CS6057

6050

Central

System

with

22&,,-

vvvrds··

1,170,300

2,451

25,200 22,540

CS6058

6050

Central

System

with

262

K

words'

•

1,243,400

2,607

26,775

23,961

AM6051

Memory

Extension;

upgrades

CS6058

to

393K

words

and

to

407,000

300

9,350

8,050

Extended

Addressing

AM6052

Extends

AM6051

to

524K

words

359,000

250

8,250

7,125

CS6063

6060

Central

System

with

98K

words··

950,900

1,994

20,475

18,323

CS6064

6060

Central

System

with

131

K

words··

1,024,000

2,145

22,050

19,735

CS6065

6060

Central

System

with

163K

words·'

1,097,100

2,301

23,625

21,142

CS6066

6060

Central

System

with

196K

words··

1,170,300

2,451

25,200

22,540

CS6067

6060

Central

System

with

229K

words·'

1,243,400

2,607

26,775

23,961

CS6068

6060

Central

System

with

262K

words"

1,316,600

2,757

28,350

25,373

AM6061

Memory

Extension;

upgrades

CS6068

to

393K

words

and

to

407,000

300

9,350

8,050

Extended

Addressing

AM6062

Extends

AM6061

to

524K

words

359,000

250

8,250

7,125

PM6050

Additional

6050

Central

Processor

268,200

575

5,775 5,166

PM6060

Additional

6060

Central

Processor

341,400

731

7,350

6,578

IM6000

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

with

8

channels

219,500

468

4,725

4,226

IC6001

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

Channel

14,630

31

315

278

PM6051

Upgrades

PM6050

to

Extended

Addressing

12,000

0

275 235

PM6061

Upgrades

PM6060

to

Extended

Addressing

12,000

0

275 235

IM6001

Upgrades

IM6000

to

Extended

Addressing

19,000

0

440

380

6070/60S0

PROCESSORS & CORE

STORAGE

CS6074

6070

Central

System

with

131

K

words··

1,277,600

2,731

27,510

24,617

CS6076

6070

Central

System

with

196K

words··

1,667,600

3,569

35,910

32,135

CS6078

6070

Central

System

with

262K

words··

1,960,200

4,193

42,210

37,774

AM6071

Memory

Extension;

upgrades

CS6078

to

393K

words

and

to

474,000

400

11,000

9,500

Extended

Addressing

AM6072

Extends

AM6071

to

524K

words

383,000

300

8,800

7,600

AM6073

Additional

262K

words

(maximum

of

2

per

AM6072)

766,000

600

17,600

15,200

CS6084

6080

Central

System

with

131

K

words"

1

,365,300

2,919

29,400

26,313

CS6086

6080

Central

System

with

196K

words·'

1,755,400

3,763

37,800

33,831

CS6088

6080

Central

System

with

262K

words·'

2,047,900

4,381

44,100

39,470

AM6081

Memory

Extension;

upgrades

CS6088

to

393K

words

and

to

474,000

400

11,000

9,500

Extended

Addressing

AM6082

Extends

AM6081

to

524K

words

383,000

300

8,800

7,600

AM6083

Additional

262K

words

(maximum

of

2

per

AM6082)

766,000

600

17,600 15,200

PM6070

Additional

6070

Central

Processor

302,400

645

6,510

5,822

PM6080

Additional

6080

Central

Processor

390,100

833

8,400

7,518

IM6000

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

with

8

channels

219,500

468

4,725 4,226

IC6001

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

Channel

14,630

31

315

278

PM6071

Upgrades

PM6070

to

Extended

Addressing

14,000

0

330

285

PM6081

Upgrades

PM6080

to

Extended

Addressing

14,000

0

330

285

IM6001

Upgrades

IM6000

to

Extended

Addressing

19,000

0

440

380

•

Rental

prices

include

equipment

maintenance

.

••

Central

System

includes

Central

Processor,

1

or

2

System

Controllers

(as

required

by

memory

size),

and

1

I/O

Multiplexer

with

8

channels.

SEPTEMBER

1972

©

1972

DATAPRO

RESEARCH

CORPORATION

7OC-480-11 n

Computers

MASS

STORAGE

Bulk

Store

Subsystem:

BSCOOl

Basic

Bulk

Store

Control

Honeywell

Series

6000

EQUIPMENT PRICES

BSF002

BSS

System

Control

Port

(1

required

for

each

System

Controller

BMCOOl

BMC002

BMUOOl

DSS181

DSU181

ADC181

DCH181

DFE181

DSS190

DSU190

ADC190

DCH190

AFE190

in

the

system)

Memory

Unit

Control

(maximum

of

8

per

BSC001)

Additional

Channel

(connects

a

BMCOOl

to

a

second

BSC001)

Bulk

Memory

Unit;

1,048,576

bytes

(maximum

of

4

units

per

BMC001)

Disk

Storage

Subsystem;

83

million

chars.

Disk

Pack

Drive;

27.6

million

chars.

Additional

Data

Channel

(Switched)

Dual

Simultaneous

Channel

Additional

Disk

File

Electronics

Disk

Storage

Subsystem;

182.8

million

chars.

Disk

Pack

Drive;

91.4

million

chars.

Additional

Data

Channel

(Switched)

Dual

Simultaneous

Channel

Additional

Disk

File

Electronics

INPUT/OUTPUT

UNITS

7-Track

Magnetic

Tape

Units:

MTH200

7.5/21

KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH300

7.5/21

/30KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH201

15/42KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH301

15/42/60KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH372

30/83KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH373

30/83/120KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH501

15/42/60KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH504

25/70/100

KC,

200/556/800

bpi

9-Track

Magnetic

Tape

Units:

MTH402

10/28KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH403

1

0/28/40KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH404

20/56KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH405

20/56/80KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH492

40/111

KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH493

40/111/160KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH502

80/160KC,

800/1600

bpi

MTH505

133/266KC,

800/1600

bpi

Magnetic

Tape

Control

Units:

MTC330

7-Track,

1

x8,

all

speeds

MTC334

7-Track,

2x16,

all

speeds

MTC400

7/9-Track,

lx8,

all

speeds

MTC404

7/9-Track,

2x16,

all

speeds

MTC501

9-Track,

1

x8,

for

MTH502

&

MTH505

MTC502

9-Track,

2x16,

for

MTH502

&

MTH505

Features

for

MTC501

&

MTC502

Tape

Controls:

ADC500

Additional

Data

Channel

(non-simultaneous)

MTF503

7-Track

Tape

Unit

Adapter

(permits

up

to

2

MTH501

or

MTF504

MTF505

MTF506

PTS200

CRZ201

CPZ201

PRT201

PRT300

MTH504

units

on

an

MTC501,

or

up

to

4

on

an

MTC502)

Series

6000

Six-Bit

to

ASCII

Code

Translator

Series

6000

Six-Bit

to

E

BCD

IC

Code

Translator

EBCDIC

to

ASCII

Code

Translator

Paper

Tape

Subsystem

(includes

500-cps

reader,

150-cps

punch,

and

control)

Card

Reader

&

Control;

900

cpm

Card

Punch

&

Control;

300

cpm

Printer

&

Control

Train

Printer

&

Control

Additional

Print

Train

Cartridge

Unit

Record

Controls

&

associated

I/O

units:

URCOOl

Integrated

URC

with

3

URAOOl

Adapters

URC002

Free-Standing

URC

with

3

URAOOl

Adapters

URFOOl

Additional

Data

Channel

(maximum

of

3

per

URCOOl

or

URC002)

•

Rental

prices

include

equipment

maintenance.

Purchase

Price

41,800

3,600

10,800

10,800

178,000

101,200

20,680

8,800

44,000

20,240

162,800

28,600

8,800

44,000

26,400

13,300

18,400

22,300

27,100

35,700

40,700

20,460

25,740

13,300

18,400

22,300

27,100

35,700

40,700

20,460

25,740

42,800

65,700

46,200

70,600

28,600

74,800

8,800

15,400

1,000

1,100

1,100

39,200

26,800

34,000

57,700

75,090

3,090

46,000

53,000

8,800

©

1972

DATAPRO

RESEARCH

CORPORATION

Monthly

Maint.

95

5

15

15

300

350

72

30

152

70

563

99

30

153

91

49

67

82

100

128

147

87

110

49

67

82

100

128

147

87

110

78

120

85

129

74

196

30

38

0

0

0

215

316

305

Time

&

Mat'ls.

100

120

10

Rental

(1-year

lease) *

1,320

110

330

330

5,500

2,392

489

208

1,040

478

3,848

676

208

1,040

624

338

463

556

676

853

978

484

608

338

463

556

676

853

978

484

608

1,030

1,570

1,113

1,695

676

1,768

208

360

26

26

26

1,082

1,596

1,924

109

1,320

1,540

220

data

pro

70

Rental

(5-year

lease) *

1,140

95

285

285

4,750

2,142

437

187

931

426

3,442

603

187

931

562

302

416

499

603

764

874

432

546

302

416

499

603

764

874

432

546

920

1,404

998

1,518

603

1,581

187

324

23

23

23

967

1,430

1,721

99

1,140

1,330

190

SEPTEMBER

1972

datapro

70

Honeywell Series 6000

EQUIPMENT PRICES

INPUT/OUTPUT

UNITS

(continued)

URF002

Data

Channel

Expansion

(required

with

second

U

RF001)

URF003

Multiplexer

Adapter

(required

if

more

than

4

devices

are

connected

to

a U

RC001

or

URC002

or

if

PRT203

and

PRT303

Printers

are

intermixed)

URA001

Additional

Device

Adapter

(required

for

every

device

above

3

on

a

URC001

or

URC002)

CRZ301

Card

Reader;

1050

cpm

CRF301

51-Column

Card

Adapter

(for

CRZ301)

CRF302

ASCII

Feature

(for

CRZ301)

CPZ300

Card

Pu

nch;

100-400

cpm

CPF302

ASCII

Feature

(for

CPZ300)

PRT203

Line

Printer;

1100

Ipm

(drum)

PRT303

Line

Printer;

1200

Ipm

(train)

PTC308

Standard

BCD

Print

Train

(for

PRT303)

PTC303

ASC

II

Print

Train

(for

P

RT303)

Data

Entry

Subsystem:

DEC6000

Data

Entry

Controller

DHC600

Document

Handler

Channel

for

MRS200

or

DRD200

DHC601

Document

Handler

Channel

for

DR

0236

ICP600

Interconnecting

Port

(for

DEC6000;

provides

additional

access

to

memory)

MRS200

MICR

Reader-Sorter;

12

pockets,

1200

dpm

OPT311

Transposition

Check

Digit

(for

M

RS200)

OPT312

Endorser

Stamp

Option

(for

MRS200)

BFR200

COC-5

Bar

Font

Recognition

(for

MRS200)

DRD200

Optical

Document

Reader;

1200

dpm

MSM200

Mark-Sense

Capability

(for

OR0200)

CRM200

300-cpm

Card

Reader

(for

DRD200)

DRD236

MICR

Reader-Sorter;

16

pockets,

1625

dpm

236-2

Multilevel

E-13B

Recognition

(for

DR

0236)

236-3

Endorser

(for

DRD236)

236-4

Expansion

Unit

(permits

up

to

16

additional

pockets

on

DRD236)

236-5

Expansion

Module

(4

pockets,

for

DRD236)

C08030

Master

Console

C08031

Auxiliary

Console

ST8030

Console

Storage

Cabinet

SC6000

System

Control

Center

RD6000

Remote

Display

for

SC6000

PSC200

Manual

Peripheral

Switch

Console

(includes

one

OPT510

switch)

OPT510

Manual

Common

Peripheral

Switch

Unit

THS200

Manual

Tape

Unit

Switch

for

37.5/75

ips

Units

THS202

Manual

Tape

Unit

Switch

for

150

ips

Units

DATANET

355

COMMUNICATIONS

PROCESSOR

SPA355

Processor,

I/O

Conteol,

&

16K

Memory

SPB355

Processor,

I/O

Control,

&

32K

Memory

ICA355

Intercomputer

Adapter,

including

1

port

ICP355

Additional

lntercomputer

Adapter

Port

CPH355

High-Speed

Common

Peripheral

Adapter

CPM355

Medium-Speed

Common

Peripheral

Adapter

HDA355

High-Speed

Device

Adapter

HLA355

High-Speed

Line

Adapter

HSC351

High-Speed

General-Purpose

Channel

with

Automatic

Call

Unit

HSC355

High-Speed

General-Purpose

Channel

HSC356

Broad-Band

Channel;

19,200

to

50,000

bps

HSA355

Two

Asynchronous

Channels;

E

IA

RS-232

HSA357

Two

Asynchronous

Channels;

Current

Interface

HSC358

Asynchronous

Channel;

MIL

Std.

188C

BSC355

Binary

Synchronous

Channel

with

CRC

HSS355

Two

Synchronous

Channels

HSS3S1

Two

Synchronous

Channels

with

ACU

LLA352

Low-Speed

Line

Adapter;

50,

75,

100,

200

bps

LLA353

Low-Speed

Line

Adapter;

50,75,110,200

bps

LLA354

Low-Speed

Li

ne

Ada

pter;

75,

110, 150,

300

bps

*

Rental

prices

include

equipment

maintenance.

Purchase

Price

13,200

4,100

13,200

18,500

1,900

7,100

16,800

6,000

35,400

60,200

3,550

3,500

116,000

4,800

4,800

4,560

82,400

4,500

4,640

20,600

47,900

4,000

9,980

96,600

19,320

10,120

5,060

15,180

19,800

18,600

1,490

65,500

2,000

7,850

1,910

3,540

3,540

88,320

146,400

11,040

4,560

13,200

3,600

10,320

30,000

3,360

3,120

4,320

3,120

2,650

3,190

3,920

3,600

3,800

24,800

24,800

24,800

SEPTEMBER

1972

©

1972

DATAPRO

RESEARCH

CORPORATION

Monthly

Maint.

15

10

15

70

5

22

90

20

220

235

5

5

250

5

5

15

452

16

27

113

263

23

56

564

72

65

13

47

32

32

2

221

10

15

3

10

10

192

318

35

15

43

12

33

129

16

15

14

10

9

10

19

12

12

105

105

105

7OC-480-110

Computers

Rental

Rental

(1-year

(5-year

lease) * lease) *

330

285

110

95

330

285

485

420

50

43

125 105

440

380

110

95

990

855

1,650

1,425

120

109

120

109

2,496

2,236

104

94

NA

94

99

88

2,278

2,038

109

98

120

107

572

510

1,310

1,175

109

98

276

246

NA

1,997

NA

400

NA

209

NA

104

NA

314

463

411

426

380

34

31

1,650 1,425

110

95

192

172

47

42

87

78

87

·78

1,914

1,711

3,172

2,839

239 213

99

88

286

255

78

68

224

198

650

577

73

62

68

57

94

83

68

57

60

50

70

60

85

75

78

68

83

73

530

473

530

473

530

473

7OC·480·11 p

Computers

Honeywell Series 6000

EQUIPMENT PRICES

DATANET

355

COMMUNICATIONS

PROCESSOR (continued)

LLA355

Low-Speed

Line

Adapter;

110,134.5,150,300

bps

LSC351

Low-Speed

Channel

Package;

ACU

Interface

LSC355

Low-Speed

Channel

Package;

E

IA

Interface

LSC357

Low-Speed

Channel

Package;

Current

Interface

LSC358

Low-Speed

Channel

Package;

MIL

Std.

188C

CMA355

Computer

Monitor

Adapter

(required

on

each

DATANET

355

in

dual

configuration)

PSA355

Peripheral

Subsystem

Adapter

L

TD354

Line

Transfer

Device

(for

up

to

6

lines)

LEF355

Line

Expansion

Function

(maximum

of

14

per

L

TD354)

DCA355

Direct

Connect

Capability

-

Asynchronous

DCS355

Direct

Connect

Capability

-

Synchronous

NPC355

Network

Processor

Control

Console

and

Adapter

DHC600

Document

Handler

Channel

for

MRS200

or

DRD200

DHC601

Document

Handler

Channel

for

DR

0236

DATANET

305

COMMUNICATIONS

PROCESSOR

DCP301

For

12

low-speed

lines

(up

to

300

bps)

DCP302

For

2

synchronous

lines

(up

to

4800

bps)

for

remote

batch

terminals

DCP303

For

12

low-speed

lines

(up

to

300

bps),

plus

2

synchronous

lines

(up

to

4800

bps)

for

remote

batch

terminals

DCP304

For

20

low-speed

lines

(up

to

300

bps)

DCP305

For

4

synchronous

lines

(up

to

4800

bps)

for

remote

batch

terminals

DCP306

For

4

synchronous

lines

(up

to

2400

bps)

for

VIP

775/785

terminals

DCP307

For

8

synchronous

lines

(up

to

2400

bps)

for

remote

batch

terminals

DCP308

For

12

low-speed

lines

(up

to

150

bps),

plus

3

synchronous

lines

(up

to

2400

bps)

for

VIP

775/785

terminals

DCP309

For

8

low-speed

lines

(up

to

150

bps),

3

synchronous

lines

(up

to

2400

bps)

for

remote

batch

terminals,

and

2

synchronous

lines

(up

to

2400

bps)

for

VIP

775/785

terminals

DCP310

For

12

low-speed

lines

(up

to

150

bps),

plus

6

synchronous

lines

(up

to

2400

bps)

for

remote

batch

terminals

MOTOR/G

EN

ERATORS

MG8030

31.3

KVA,

60

cycles,

208/440

volts

MG8031

62.6

KVA,

60

cycles,

440/480

volts

MG8033

62.6

K

VA,

50

cycles,

380

volts

MG8034

62.6

K

VA,

60

cycles,

208

volts

OPT825

Power

Sequencer,

60

cycles

OPT826

Power

Sequencer,

50

cycles

*

Rental

prices

include

equipment

maintenance.

Purchase

Price

24,800

3,920

3,600

2,450

3,920

11,000

13,200

58,140

7,612

440

968

6,160

4,800

4,800

52,800

44,000

70,000

61,000

55,000

56,100

68,100

71,000

75,000

77,000

12,600

15,100

16,100

15,100

800

990

©

1972

DATAPRO

RESEARCH

CORPORATION

datapro

70

Rental Rental

Monthly

(1·year (5·year

Maint.

lease)

*

lease)

*

105

530

473

19

85

75

18

80

70

12

55

45

19

85

75

30

260 235

43

285

255

185

1,580 1,415

18

180

165

10

10

5

23

20

45

150

130

5

104

94

5

NA

94

160

1,248

1,113

123

1,040

931

249

1,872

1,674

182

1,540

1,330

163

1,380

1,190

166

1,410

1,220

231

1,960

1,690

246

2,080

1,800

263

2,230

1,930

270

2,290

1,980

34

291

260

41

354

317

44

374 333

41

354

317

19

17

24

21

SEPTEMBER

1972

datapro 7OC-480-11 k

Computers

70

Honeywell Series 6000

EQUIPMENT PRICES Rental Rental

Purchase

Monthly

(1-year (S-year

Price

Maint.

lease) * lease) *

6030/6040

PROCESSORS &

CORE

STORAGE

CS6032

6030

Central

System

with

65K

words"

521,800

1

,091

11,235

10,054

CS6033

6030

Central

System

with

98K

words'

•

619,300

1,295

13,335

11,935

CS6034

6030

Central

System

with

131

K

words"

716,800

1,500

15,435

13,813

CS6042

6040

Central

System

with

65K

words"

585,200

1,226

12,600

11,288

CS6043

6040

Central

System

with

98K

words"

682,700

1,430

14,700

13,157

CS6044

6040

Central

System

with

131

K

words"

780,200

1,634

16,800

15,036

IC6001

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

Channel

14,630

31

315

278

C08030

Master

Console

19,800

32

463

411

C08031

Auxiliary

Console

18,600

32

426

380

ST8030

Console

Storage

Cabinet

1,490

2

34

31

6050/6060

PROCESSORS &

CORE

STORAGE

CS6053

6050

Central

System

with

98K

words"

877,700

1,838

18,900

16,916

CS6054

6050

Central

System

with

131

K

words'

•

950,900

1,994

20,475

18,323

CS6055

6050

Central

System

with

163

K

words'

•

1,024,000

2,145

22,050

19,735

CS6056

6050

Central

System

with

196K

words"

1,097,100

2,301

23,625

21,142

CS6057

6050

Central

System

with

229K

words"

1,170,300

2,451

25,200

22,540

CS6058

6050

Central

System

with

262K

words"

1,243,400

2,607

26,775

23,961

CS6063

6060

Central

System

with

98K

words"

950,900

1,994

20,475

18,323

CS6064

6060

Central

System

with

131

K

words"

1,024,000

2,145

22,050

19,735

CS6065

6060

Central

System

with

163K

words"

1,097,100

2,301

23,625

21,142

CS6066

6060

Central

System

with

196

K

words'

•

1,170,300

2,451

25,200

22,540

CS6067

6060

Central

System

with

229K

words"

1,243,400

2,607

26,775

23,961

CS6068

6060

Central

System

with

262K

words"

1

,316,600

2,757

28,350

25,373

PM6050

Additional

6050

Central

Processor

268,200

575

5,775

5,166

PM6060

Additional

6060

Central

Processor

341,400

731

7,350

6,578

IM6000

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

with

8

channels

219,500

468

4,725

4,226

IC6001

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

Channel

14,630

31

315

278

C08030

Master

Console

19,800

32

463

411

C08031

Auxiliary

Console

18,600

32

426

380

ST8030

Console

Storage

Cabinet

1,490

2

34

31

6070/6080

PROCESSORS &

CORE

STORAGE

CS6074

6070

Central

System

with

131

K

words'

•

1,277,600

2,731

27,510

24,617

CS6076

6070

Central

System

with

196K

words'

*

1,667,600

3,569

35,910

32,135

CS6078

6070

Central

System

with

262K

words'

*

1,960,200

4,193

42,210

37,774

CS6084

6080

Central

System

with

131

K

words

* *

1,365,300

2,919

29,400

26,313

CS6086

6080

Central

System

with

196K

words"

1,755,400

3,763-

37,80()'

33,831

CS6088

6080

Central

System

with

262K

words'

*

2,047,900

4,381

•

44,100

39,470

PM6070

Additional

6070

Central

Processor

302,400

645

6,510

5,822

PM6080

Additional

6080

Central

Processor

390,100

833

8,400

7,518

IM6000

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

with

8

channels

219,500

468

4,725

4,226

IC6001

Additional

I/O

Multiplexer

Channel

14,630

31

315

278

C08030

Master

Console

19,800

32

463

411

CP8031

Auxiliary

Console

18,600

32

426

380

ST8030

Console

Storage

Cabinet

1,490

2

34

31

MASS

STORAGE

DSS167

Removable

Disk

Subsystem;

90

million

chars.

140,200

424

3,484

3,120

ADU167

Additional

Disk

Unit;

30

million

chars.

29,700

90

738

660

ADC167

Additional

Data

Channel

(Switched)

8,480

16

203

182

DFP167

Data

File

Protect

(required

on

DSS

167)

2,390

4

57

52

STC167

Stack

Command

(required

on

DSS167)

750

1

17

15

DSS170

Removable

Disk

Subsystem;

220

million

chars.

264,100

797

6,198

5,548

CHOOll

High-Speed

File

Channel

(required

for

DSS170)

41,300

80

822

733

DSS180

Disk

Storage

Subsystem;

83

million

chars.

101,200

350

2,392

2,142

DSU180

Disk

Pack

Drive;

27.6

million

chars.

20,680

72

489

437

ADC180

Additional

Data

Channel

(Switched)

8,800

30

208

187

DCH180

Dual

Simultaneous

Channel

44,000

152

1,040

931

DFE180

Additional

Disk

File

Electronics

20,240

70

478

426

DSS190

Disk

Storage

Subsystem;

266

million

chars.

162,800

563

3,848

3,442

DSU190

Disk

Pack

Drive;

133

million

chars.

28,600

99

676

603

ADC190

Additional

Data

Channel

(Switched)

8,800

30

208

187

DCH190

Dual

Simultaneous

Channel

44,000

153

1,040

931

AFE

190

Additional

Disk

File

Electronics

26,400

91

624

562

DSU270

Disk

File

Unit;

15.3

million

chars.

26,000

138

931

832

DFE270

Disk

File

Electronics

Unit

25,000

59

712

640

DSC270

Disk

Storage

Control

45,000

101

1,310

1,175

ADC270

Additional

Data

Channel,

Simultaneous

15,000

34

437

390

*

Rental

prices

include

equipment

maintenance

.

••

Central

System

includes

Central

Processor,

1

or

2

System

Controllers

(as

required

by

memory

size),

and

1

I/O

Multiplexer

with

8

channels.

APRIL

1972

©

1972

DATAPRO

RESEARCH

CORPORATION

7OC-480-111

Computers

Honeywell Series

6000

EQUIPMENT PRICES

INPUT/OUTPUT

UNITS

7-Track

Magnetic

Tape

Units:

MTH200

7.5/21KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH300

7.5/21/30KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH201

15/42KC.

200/556

bpi

MTH301

15/42/60KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH372

30/83KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH373

30/83/120KC,

200/556/800

bpi

9-Track

Magnetic

Tape

!Jnits:

MTH402

1

0/28KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH403

10/28/40KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH404

20/56KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH405

20/56/80KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH492

40/111

KC,

200/556

bpi

MTH493

40/111/160KC,

200/556/800

bpi

MTH502

80/160KC,

800/1600

bpi

MTH505

133/266KC,

800/1600

bpi

Magnetic

Tape

Control

Units:

MTC330

7-Track,

1x8,

all

speeds

MTC334

7-Track,

2x16,

all

speeds

MTC400

7/9-Track,

1

x8,

all

speeds

MTC404

7/9-Track,

2x16,

all

speeds

MTC501

9-Track,

1x8,

for

MTH502

&

MTH505

MTC502

9-Track,

2x16,

for

MTH502

&

MTH505

CRZ201

Card

Reader

&

Control;

900

cpm

CPZ201

Card

Punch

&

Control;

300

cpm

PRT201

Printer

&

Control

PRT300

Train

Printer

&

Control

Additional

Print

Train

Cartridge

PSC200

Manual

Peripheral

Switch

Console

(includes

one

OPT510

switch)

OPT510

Manual

Common

Peripheral

Switch

Unit

THS200

Manual

Tape

Unit

Switch

for

37.5/75

ips

Units

THS202

Manual

Tape

Unit

Switch

for

150

ips

Units

DATANET

355

COMMUNICATIONS

PROCESSOR

SPA355

Processor,

I/O

Control,

&

16K

Memory

SPB355

Processor,

I/O

Control,

&

32K

Memory

ICA355

I

ntercomputer

Adapter,

including

1

port

ICP355

Additional

I

ntercomputer

Adapter

Port

CPH355

High-Speed

Common

Peripheral

Adapter

CPM355

Medium-Speed

Common

Peripheral

Adapter

HDA355

High-Speed

Device

Adapter

HLA355

High-Speed

Line

Adapter

HSC351

High-Speed

General-Purpose

Channel

with

Automatic

Call

Unit

HSC355

High-Speed

General-Purpose

Channel

HSC356

Broad-Band

Channel

HSA355

Two

Asynchronous

Channels;

110

to

1800

bps

HSS355

Two

Synchronous

Channels;

2000

to

9600

bps

HSS351

Two

Synchronous

Channels;

with

Automatic

Call

Unit

on

one;

2000

to

9600

bps

LLA355

Low-Speed

Line

Adapter

LSC355

Four

Low-Speed

Channels;

110

to

300

bps

DATANET

305

COMMUNICATIONS

PROCESSOR

DCP301

12

Low-Speed

Communication

Lines

DCP302

2

Medium-Speed

Communication

Lines

DCP303

12

Low-Speed

and

2

Medium-Speed

Communication

Lines

MOTOR/GENERATORS

MG8030

31.3

KVA,

60

cycles,

208/440

volts

MG8031

62.6

KVA,

60

cycles,

440/480

volts

MG8033

62.6

KVA,

50

cycles,

380

volts

MG8034

62.1?

KVA,

60

cycles,

208

volts

OPT825

Power

Sequencer,

60

cycles

OPT826

Power

Sequencer,

50

cycles

*

Rental

prices

include

equipment

maintenance.

Purchase

Price

13,300

18,400

22,300

27,100

35,700

40,700

13,300

18,400

22,300

27,100

35,700

40,700

20,460

25,740

42,800

65,700

46,200

70,600

28,600

74,800

26,800

34,000·

57,700

75,090

3,090

7,850

1,910

3,540

3,540

88,320

146,400

11,040

4,560

13,200

3,600

10,320

30,000

3,360

3,120

4,320

3,120

3,600

3,800

24,480

3,600

52,800

44,000

79,200

12,600

15,100

16,100

15,100

800

990

Monthly

Maint.

49

67

82

100

128

147

49

67

82

100

128

147

87

110

78

120

85

129

74

196

316

305

Time

&

Mat'ls.

15

3

10

10

192

318

35

15

43

12

33

129

16

15

14

10

12

12

105

18

160

123

249

34

41

44

41

Rental

(1-year

lease) *

338

463

556

676

853

978

338

463

556

676

853

978

484

608

1,030

1,570

1,113

1,695

676

1,768

1,596

1,924

109

192

47

87

87

1,914

3,172

239

99

286

78

224

650

73

68

94

68

78

83

530

78

1,248

1,040

1,872

291

354

374

354

19

24

NOTE:

This

price

list

reflects

the

increases

of

4%

or

5%

in

monthly

rental

prices,

7.5%

in

maintenance

charges,

and

6%

in

mainframe

purchase

prices

which

became

effective

on

December

15,

1971.

©

1972

DATAPRO

RESEARCH

CORPORATION

datapro

70

Rental

(5-year

lease) *

302

416

499

603

764

874

302

416

499

603

764

874

432

546

920

1,404

998

1,518

603

1,581

1,430

1,721

99

172

42

78

78

1,711

2,839

213

88

255

68

198

577

62

57

83

57

68

73

473

68

1,113

931

1,674

260

317

333

317

17

21

APR

I L

1972