Design of a Floppy Disk Drive Controller Interface for the 65070-11 Multiple Terminal Controller.
Abstract
The 1970's was to be the decade when AFLC would completely automate its transactions on a 'real time' basis through a program called the Advanced Logistics Systems. However, the system was never completed due to implementation difficulties. A part of that system was the Multiple Terminal Controller, which is a minicomputer, but which lacks storage capability to be used for most Air Force Applications. Based on the desire to use the Multiple Terminal Controller as a stand-alone system, this report develops an interface design for a floppy disk drive which will give the MTC secondary-storage and hence a stand-alone capability. The design of the interface is presented which encompasses the three general functions of I/O control, direct-memory access, and program interrupt. The design is fully documented in register transfer language and other logic expressions which are finally used to realize and implement the design. While the software used to test the design is presented, the report does not discuss the software required to integrate the design into an operating system. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA039721
Entities
People
- Michael J. Varner
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology