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Distributed systems interface
Using the communications facilities of the Micas system. Factfinder permits text transfer. Messages may be displayed or printed at arbitrary Factfinder substations, either internally within an office or via a private line at a remote site. (Mini-Computer Systems
Ltd, Park House, Park Street, Maidenhead, Berks., UK. Tel: Maidenhead (0628) 71411) []
Text processor Electronic Product Associates Inc., USA, have developed Text, which is a text processor that executes on the EPA 68b microcomputer. It has a 16k RAM, one floppy-disc unit, one CRT and a printer. Text accepts lines of source text interspersed with lines of format control information, and formats the text into a printable paginated document with a user-designated style. The capabilities include left and right justification, automatic word hyphenation, page headings, page footings, including page numbers, indenting~ centering, single, double or triple spacing of lines, footnotes and bibliography references. The text stream that is processed by Text is free-format. This means that the typist, with the aid of the EPA Text Editor, can type the document text in any format that is inconvenient (i.e. one word per line or very long lines or a combination of both), and Text will format the output as desired. To update documents, the typist, with the aid of the text editor, enters the modifications, and Text formats the new document (including new pagination, etc.). Once typed, the document text is stored on floppy discs, and can be recalled or modified at any time. To reduce printing time, Text allows the user to output only the pages that have been modified.
(Electronic Product Associates Inc., 1157 VegaStreet, San Diego, CA 92110, USA. Tel: (714) 276-8910.
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Distributed systems interface Distributed networks of HewlettPackard Series II computers can now use multileaving remote job entry to interface to IBM 360/370 mainframes.
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Using the M RJ E/3000 software, it or receive the output from the HP users can submit jobs to and retrieve 3000 workstation without needing to job output from IBM 360/370 comknow IBM-compatible host commands. patible host systems that use HASP II It is also possible to monitor host actior ] ES2 job entry subsystems. With vity, since M R] E/3000 recognizes and transmits HASP II and J ES2 console the HP DS/3000 networking system, individuals on local and remote HP 3000 commands. Any HP 3000 terminal may be used in the HASP or J ES console systems can be serviced at the same mode. time through a single MRJ E/3000 site. MRJE/3000 can be operated in the Any or all of the HP 3000 terminals HP 3000 multiprogramming environcan be used to queue automatically ment. Seven job input streams, seven jobs for transmission, whether or not print streams, seven punch streams, and the HP 3000 workstation is actively one interactive HASP or ] ES console connected to the remote IBM host. stream can be interleaved on the same M RJ E/3OO0 commands are simple communications line. With MRJ E/3000, enough for someone unfamiliar with a single HP 3000 can simultaneously Computers to use, but are also suitable for experienced users. communicate with multiple IBM 360/ Individuals can simultaneously share 370-compatible hosts at rates of up to common job control language files for 9 600 bit/s per line. Multiple lines can program preparation and submission. also be connected between one HP 3000 and a single host. (Hewlett-Packard Jobs can be submitted from any HP 3000 input device or file with output Ltd, King Street Lane, Winnersh, directed to one or more user-selected Wokingham, Berks., UK. Tel: Wakingoutput devices or files. The user may ham 784774, Tx: 847178) [] submit a job, display its status, cancel
BASIC processor
A n intelligent cassette terminal has been developed for online cassette data interchange with most manufacturers' mainframe computers. The NCR 9761-3 is microcomputercontrolled and preprogrammed for the appropriate protocols and applications. It will write or read from cassettes produced on any NCR terminal or minicomputer, and transmit or receive data from synchronous or asynchronous communications lines. The transmission rates are: synchronous, over BPO lines, 600-2 400 bit/s; inhouse, 6009 600 bit/s; asynchronous, over BPO lines, 75-2 400 bit/s; inhouse, 75-9 600 bit/s. The main protocols available are teletypewriter and IBM 2780. (NCR Ltd, 206 Mary/ebone Road, London N Wl 6L Y) []
Two separate language processors with reentrant capabilities comprise the Harris BASIC-V language processor, which is suitable for time-sharing applications; it is consistent with the BASIC standard X3.60:1978. In the incremental mode, BASIC-V acts as an interpreter. It processes and analyzes each line as it is entered for syntactic errors. This allows changes to be made without the whole program having to be reprocessed each time a change is tested. The compiler mode may be used once a program is developed in the incremental mode to optimize the use of memory space and obtain higher execution speeds. BASIC-V permits the chaining of very large programs. By taking advantage of virtual memory, it also allows large complex programs to be written and run without chaining; very large complex data structures, such as arrays (both string and numeric) of up to 255 dimensions, can be handled. (Computer
Systems Division, Harris Systems Ltd, PO Box27, 145 Farnham Road, Slough, Berks. SL 1 4XD, UK.
Tel: Slough 34666)
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Ltd, Park House, Park Street, Maidenhead, Berks., UK. Tel: Maidenhead (0628) 71411) []
Text processor Electronic Product Associates Inc., USA, have developed Text, which is a text processor that executes on the EPA 68b microcomputer. It has a 16k RAM, one floppy-disc unit, one CRT and a printer. Text accepts lines of source text interspersed with lines of format control information, and formats the text into a printable paginated document with a user-designated style. The capabilities include left and right justification, automatic word hyphenation, page headings, page footings, including page numbers, indenting~ centering, single, double or triple spacing of lines, footnotes and bibliography references. The text stream that is processed by Text is free-format. This means that the typist, with the aid of the EPA Text Editor, can type the document text in any format that is inconvenient (i.e. one word per line or very long lines or a combination of both), and Text will format the output as desired. To update documents, the typist, with the aid of the text editor, enters the modifications, and Text formats the new document (including new pagination, etc.). Once typed, the document text is stored on floppy discs, and can be recalled or modified at any time. To reduce printing time, Text allows the user to output only the pages that have been modified.
(Electronic Product Associates Inc., 1157 VegaStreet, San Diego, CA 92110, USA. Tel: (714) 276-8910.
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Distributed systems interface Distributed networks of HewlettPackard Series II computers can now use multileaving remote job entry to interface to IBM 360/370 mainframes.
vol I no 5 october 1978
Using the M RJ E/3000 software, it or receive the output from the HP users can submit jobs to and retrieve 3000 workstation without needing to job output from IBM 360/370 comknow IBM-compatible host commands. patible host systems that use HASP II It is also possible to monitor host actior ] ES2 job entry subsystems. With vity, since M R] E/3000 recognizes and transmits HASP II and J ES2 console the HP DS/3000 networking system, individuals on local and remote HP 3000 commands. Any HP 3000 terminal may be used in the HASP or J ES console systems can be serviced at the same mode. time through a single MRJ E/3000 site. MRJE/3000 can be operated in the Any or all of the HP 3000 terminals HP 3000 multiprogramming environcan be used to queue automatically ment. Seven job input streams, seven jobs for transmission, whether or not print streams, seven punch streams, and the HP 3000 workstation is actively one interactive HASP or ] ES console connected to the remote IBM host. stream can be interleaved on the same M RJ E/3OO0 commands are simple communications line. With MRJ E/3000, enough for someone unfamiliar with a single HP 3000 can simultaneously Computers to use, but are also suitable for experienced users. communicate with multiple IBM 360/ Individuals can simultaneously share 370-compatible hosts at rates of up to common job control language files for 9 600 bit/s per line. Multiple lines can program preparation and submission. also be connected between one HP 3000 and a single host. (Hewlett-Packard Jobs can be submitted from any HP 3000 input device or file with output Ltd, King Street Lane, Winnersh, directed to one or more user-selected Wokingham, Berks., UK. Tel: Wakingoutput devices or files. The user may ham 784774, Tx: 847178) [] submit a job, display its status, cancel
BASIC processor
A n intelligent cassette terminal has been developed for online cassette data interchange with most manufacturers' mainframe computers. The NCR 9761-3 is microcomputercontrolled and preprogrammed for the appropriate protocols and applications. It will write or read from cassettes produced on any NCR terminal or minicomputer, and transmit or receive data from synchronous or asynchronous communications lines. The transmission rates are: synchronous, over BPO lines, 600-2 400 bit/s; inhouse, 6009 600 bit/s; asynchronous, over BPO lines, 75-2 400 bit/s; inhouse, 75-9 600 bit/s. The main protocols available are teletypewriter and IBM 2780. (NCR Ltd, 206 Mary/ebone Road, London N Wl 6L Y) []
Two separate language processors with reentrant capabilities comprise the Harris BASIC-V language processor, which is suitable for time-sharing applications; it is consistent with the BASIC standard X3.60:1978. In the incremental mode, BASIC-V acts as an interpreter. It processes and analyzes each line as it is entered for syntactic errors. This allows changes to be made without the whole program having to be reprocessed each time a change is tested. The compiler mode may be used once a program is developed in the incremental mode to optimize the use of memory space and obtain higher execution speeds. BASIC-V permits the chaining of very large programs. By taking advantage of virtual memory, it also allows large complex programs to be written and run without chaining; very large complex data structures, such as arrays (both string and numeric) of up to 255 dimensions, can be handled. (Computer
Systems Division, Harris Systems Ltd, PO Box27, 145 Farnham Road, Slough, Berks. SL 1 4XD, UK.
Tel: Slough 34666)
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