On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969

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National Research Council (U.S.). Ad Hoc Panel on On-line Computers in Nuclear Research

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Produced by Mark C. Orton, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

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QC: Science: Physics

Subject

Online data processing

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eBook-No.

42613

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42613

Release Date

April 29, 2013

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.Chapter 1 THE TASKS AND THE COMPUTERS — A. INTRODUCTION — B. THE TASKS — C. THE COMPUTERS — 1. Introduction — 2. Rough Classification of Computers — D. MATCHING COMPUTERS TO TASKS — 1. Large Computers — 2. Small Computers — 3. Medium-Sized Computers — E. ON CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF COMPUTERS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT — 1. Word Length — 2. Number of Memory Words — 3. Cycle Time — 4. Direct Data Channels — 5. Priority Interrupts (Nested) — 6. Mass Storage — 7. Program Input Method — 8. Memory Protection — 9. Parity Check — 10. Ease and Cost of Interfacing — 11. Typewriters — 12. Index Registers — 13. Line Printers — 14. Plotters — 15. Cathode-Ray Tube Displays — 16. The Role of External Devices — 17. Time Sharing — 18. Software That Should Be Supplied by Manufacturer — 19. Note on the Cost of Programming
5. 5.Chapter 2 DATA-ACQUISITION SYSTEMS — A. INTRODUCTION — 1. History — 2. Possible Systems — 3. Small Computers as Satellites — B. A SMALL TIME-SHARED DATA-ACQUISITION SYSTEM BASED ON A PDP-7 COMPUTER — 1. Introduction — 2. Operational Features — 3. Hardware — 4. Lessons Learned from Operating Experience — 5. Costs — C. A SMALL SYSTEM BASED ON A PDP-8 COMPUTER — 1. History and Hardware — 2. Programming — 3. Lessons from Operating Experience — 4. Costs — D. A MEDIUM-SIZED ON-LINE COMPUTER SYSTEM — 1. Introduction — 2. Description of the System — 3. How the System is Used — 4. Present Status — 5. Lessons from Development and Testing Experience — 6. Cost — E. A LARGE SYSTEM BASED ON A SINGLE COMPUTER (THE YALE-IBM NUCLEAR-DATA-ACQUISITION SYSTEM) — 1. Introduction — 2. Description of the System — 3. Software System — 4. Costs — 5. General Comments on Experience with the System — F. MULTIPLE-COMPUTER SYSTEMS — 1. Introduction — 2. Two Equivalent Processors — 3. Lessons from Operating Experience — 4. Limitations on a Twin-Computer System — 5. New Directions — 6. Computer-Independent Data Bus System — 7. Costs — G. A PROCESS-CONTROL SYSTEM: THE BROOKHAVEN MULTIPLE SPECTROMETER CONTROL SYSTEM (MSCS) — 1. Introduction — 2. Description of System — 3. Lessons from Operating Experience — 4. Costs — H. RELATIONSHIP TO A REMOTE COMPUTING CENTER — 1. The Small Computer with a Fast Data Link to a Remote General Computing Facility — 2. Reasons for Lack of Popularity
6. 6.Chapter 3 A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES — A. THE NATURE OF THE DATA — B. BREAKDOWN OF DATA FOR ANALYSIS — C. TYPES OF COMPUTERS — D. SOME TOTAL COSTS — E. BREAKDOWN OF COSTS BY SYSTEMS — F. ROTATING MEMORY DEVICES — G. SYSTEMS ON-LINE WITH COMPUTING CENTERS — H. ANTICIPATED FUTURE EXPENDITURES — I. INVESTMENT IN ACCELERATORS, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND LABORATORY BUDGETS — J. PROCESS-CONTROL APPLICATION
7. 7.Chapter 4 SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON SYSTEM PLANNING — A. THE NEED FOR ON-LINE COMPUTER SYSTEMS — B. WHERE SHOULD LARGE-SCALE CALCULATIONS BE DONE? — C. EXERCISING ECONOMIC JUDGMENT IN PLANNING — D. ON THE UTILITY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPUTERS — E. GROWTH CONSIDERATIONS — F. SHORT SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS REGARDING SYSTEM PLANNING — 1. Planning and Procuring a Data-Acquisition System Today — 2. Large-Scale Computations and Computing Centers — 3. Remote Large Computing Center On-Line for Data Acquisition — 4. Buying versus Renting — 5. New Computer or Current Model? — 6. Importance of Software — 7. Utility of Modern Small Computers — 8. Utility of Disks and Drums — 9. Need for Adequate Peripheral Devices — 10. Peripherals (Brand X) — 11. Input-Output Bus Structures — 12. Necessity for Competence in Machine-Language Programming — 13. Manpower for Programming and Maintenance
8. 8.Appendix A TABLES OF PROPERTIES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPUTERS
9. 9.Appendix B BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR CHAPTER 3, A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURES

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