A Comparison of the Existing Support Software Bases of the AN/GYQ-21 Architecture and the Current Military Architectures.

Abstract

A comparison of the support software bases of the four currently utilized military architectures and the AN/GYQ-21 (DEC PDP-11) is described. Approach taken in this evaluation is to model the software development process, hypothesize an ideal support software structure for the model and then apply that structure against each of the architectures in turn. The support software available for each architecture can then be listed and by estimating the development cost of each tool, the total software bases and deficiencies in dollars of each architecture determined. This evaluation is one of the major inputs to a life cycle cost analysis, reported separately, of 78 Army/Navy military computer based systems which attempts to determine the cost-effective approach to standardization of computer architectures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA060944

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  • H. Stone
  • James Wagner

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