Herbert R. J. Grosch
Pages 1-2
In 30 years of computer design at Manchester University two systems stand out: the Mark I (developed over the period 1946-49) and the Atlas (1956-62). This paper places each computer in its historical context and then describes …
S. H. Lavington
Pages 4-12
Following a brief outline of the background of the MU5 project, the aims and ideas for MU5 are discussed. A description is then given of the instruction set, which includes a number of features conducive to the production of
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R. N. Ibbett, P. C. Capon
Pages 13-24
The 1100 series systems are Sperry Univac's large-scale mainframe computer systems. Beginning with the 1107 in 1962, the 1100 series has progressed through a succession of eight compatible computer models to the latest system …
B. R. Borgerson, M. L. Hanson, P. A. Hartley
Pages 25-43
The DECsystem 10, also known as the PDP-10, evolved from the PDP-6 (circa 1963) over five generations of implementations to presently include systems covering a price range of five to one. The origin and evolution of the hardware …
C. G. Bell, A. Kotok, T. N. Hastings, R. Hill
Pages 44-63
This paper describes the CRAY-1, discusses the evolution of its architecture, and gives an account of some of the problems that were overcome during its manufacture.
The CRAY-1 is the only computer to have been built to date
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Richard M. Russell
Pages 63-72
This paper discusses the design considerations for the architectural extensions that distinguish System/370 from System/360. It comments on some experiences with the original objectives for System/360 and on the efforts to achieve …
Richard P. Case, Andris Padegs
Pages 73-96
Robert L. Ashenhurst
Pages 98-102
