On-Line Vehicle Maintenance Data Management: Model System Software and Data Base Documentation

Abstract

The VIMS development model operates on a Data General Nova 800 minicomputer with 32,768 16-bit words of core memory. In addition, the model requires a local CRT, local line-printer or high speed line-printer, disk, tape drive, and teletype console. Although it is not required by the model, a floppy disk unit is available for fast loading of the operating system. The Real-Time Disk Operating System (RDOS) Revision 2 of May 1973 directly supports the system devices listed in Table I. The local CRT and line printer described in Table II are not supported by RDOS and require MITRE-generated software described in Appendix IV. The model's primary I/O device, the Delta Data CRT, is a buffered unit which provides storage capacity for up to 3072 alphanumeric and control characters. With a screen size of 2160 characters, the buffer's size is large enough to store multiple page formats. This gives the unit the ability to process multiple page transactions rapidly.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA019127

Entities

People

  • J. B. Czulada
  • J. M. Bergstrom

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Management
  • Databases
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Models
  • Nomenclature
  • Object Code
  • Oil Filters
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.