Computer Family Architecture Selection Committee Final Report. Volume VI. Life Cycle Cost Models.

Abstract

This report describes the mathematical information, input data, and results of a methodology and two life-cycle requirements models for comparing computer architectures with respect to life-cycle costs: the Top Down (TD) model and the Bottom-Up (BU) model. The methodology and models were formulated to help the Army and Navy select a single computer architecture for a software-compatible family of military computers for the 1980's. Three candidate architectures were compared: The IBM System/370, the Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-11, and the Interdata 8/32.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA049487

Entities

People

  • Aaron H. Coleman
  • Allen T. Irwin
  • Giles Thomas
  • John J. Cornyn
  • William Svirsky

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Data Processing
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Operating Systems
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procurement
  • Software Development

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis