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Honeywell Series
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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,
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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
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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
$24,846 $26,211 $44,944 $46,519 $63,362 $65,252
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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

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