CONTROL SYSTEM PROGRAMMING REMOTE COMPUTING AND DATA DISPLAY

Abstract

The increasing demands upon large digital computing facilities have necessitated the development and use of a system control program to provide for continuous automatic job processing. A comparative study of two current systems was conducted. The first, CDC FORTRAN 60, is described and its advantages and disadvantages are pointed out. This system was modified by the authors to incorporate a remote (satellite) operation in a time shared mode. The second system studied was the CDC COOP MONITOR system. This system, a more complex, sophisticated control system is like-wise discussed. Modifications to correct certain disadvantages of this system are shown, along with the programming necessary to provide for remote station operation in the COOP MONITOR environment. Several other programs which were developed by the authors to improve the computting center's capability are documented. These include; (1) A graph plotting routine utilizing CDC 1604/160 computers and a CDC 165/CalComp Plotter, (2) A large file merg sort routine, and (3) A data display 'Line Printer' routine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0479600

Entities

People

  • Dennis C. Glover
  • Robert Lee Hogg

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Automatic
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Consoles
  • Control Systems
  • Data Centers
  • Data Displays
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Indicator Lights
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Network Protocols
  • Plotters
  • Plotting
  • Simulators
  • Specifications
  • Standards

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space