Large Scale Computations on a Virtual Memory Minicomputer
Joseph M. Norbeck, Phillip R. Certain · ACS symposium series · 1977
In October, 1976, the Chemistry Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison installed a Harris SLASH 7 computer system. The SLASH 7 is a virtual memory minicomputer and is equipped with 64K of high speed, 24 bit, memory; an 80 Mbyte disc storage module; a 9 track tape drive; and a high speed paper tape punch and reader. Other peripherals include two interactive graphics terminals, a 36" CALCOMP plotter, a 3'x4' data digitizing tablet, remote accessing capability for terminals and other departmental minicomputers and remote job entry (RJE) capability to the campus UNIVAC 1110. The SLASH 7 is a departmental resource for the faculty, staff and graduate students as an aid in their research. The computational and data processing needs of the department can be grouped into four main categories: (1) Real time data acquisition (2) Data reformatting and media conversion (3) Interactive data processing and simulation (4) Batch computing, including