Computer Family Architecture Selection Committee Final Report. Volume I. Introduction.
Abstract
The Computer Family Architecture (CFA) Selection Committee was formed to evaluate computer architecture candidates for the purpose of selecting one as the basis for a family of software-compatible military computers. The military spends billions yearly for developing computer systems for tactical and strategic applications. The proliferation of incompatible computer instruction sets aggravates the problems of software development maintenance, documentation and training. A demonstrated approach to mitigating this problem is for the military to adopt a well-known, proven instruction-set architecture which can be implemented in advanced technologies as a family of software-compatible computers. Important benefits of this approach include open competition among military computer vendors to build CFA computers using their own hardware production techniques and the availability of a large, mature set of software development tools and associated programmer expertise. In pursuit of the CFA goals, a joint Army/Navy effort instituted to select a CFA and develop a Military Computer Family (MCF) using the CFA. An Army/Navy Selection Committee representing 10 Army and 17 Navy organizations was formed to evaluate and select architectures for the CFA. The CFA Selection Committee Final Report (Volumes II through IX) describes the work of the Selection Committee performed over the period October 1975 through August 1976. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA049468
Entities
People
- Aaron H. Coleman
- William E. Burr
- William Kolby Smith
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command