Talk:Front-end processor

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front end processor is just a computer ,usually located at central computer site.it manages all data communication functions . the CPU and central processing unit of front end processor handles all the communication tasks what are the advantages of using a front end processor41.220.124.4 (talk) 12:17, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

the article, 'Front end processor' was linked to from an article about 'Input Method' (aka, "IME"), of the general sort used to input non-ASCII characters, such as the "CKJ" ones.

BUT - this 'Front end processor' article contains NOTHING about such (software) 'devices'. So, either the link in the Input Method' article should be deleted, or (better) this 'Front end processor' article should have a section added to cover this additional, somewhat distinct, meaning.

wwohler 05 Jan 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.190.65.97 (talk) 04:43, 6 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Front end on Gunkies[edit]

The term front end usually refers to a small computer attached to a large one (usually a mainframe). ...Initially, they were used to offload input/output work from the larger machine. (Hence the alternative terms I/O processor and peripheral processor.) Later, they came to be used to replace the complex (and expensive) front panels of larger machines.
The DL10 PDP-11 Data Link connects PDP-10 mainframes to PDP-11s used as communication front ends...

Jamplevia (talk) 00:45, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

maybe someday[edit]

DEC PDP-11 minicomputers could be configured as front-end processes for PDP-10 mainframes.^[1] A PDP-11 front-end processor could provide a PDP-10 ethernet connectivity via the Stanford Massbus Ethernet Interface Subsystem, MEIS (pronounced "maze" or "maize") which is the first cisco (later Cisco) product. Developed at Stanford University from 1982 to 1984 by Len Bosack and George Schnurle for PDP-10 computers.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "decsystem10 Operator's Guide (KL Series)" (PDF). bitsavers. Digital Equipment Corporation. 1977. Retrieved December 25, 2022. Additional PDP-11 based front-end processors, referred to as communications front ends, can be attached to the KL10B processor via the integrated DTE20 interface or DL10 data channel.
^ Alderson, Rich (January 12, 2011). "Does anyone still use (real) DEC line printers?". comp.sys.dec (Mailing list). Retrieved 23 December 2022. Stanford (...later 'cisco Systems) MEIS (Massbus-Ethernet Interface Subsystem)...
^ "MEIS Register Definitions" (PDF). bitsavers. Stanford University. July 25, 1984. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
^ Alderson, Rich. "TOPS-20 hardware trivia". alt.sys.pdp10 (Mailing list). Retrieved 23 December 2022. Specifically by Len Bosack (high level) and George Schnurle (detail).

Jamplevia (talk) 15:38, 26 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "decsystem10 Operator's Guide (KL Series)" (PDF). bitsavers. Digital Equipment Corporation. 1977. Retrieved December 25, 2022. Additional PDP-11 based front-end processors, referred to as communications front ends, can be attached to the KL10B processor via the integrated DTE20 interface or DL10 data channel.

[2] Alderson, Rich (January 12, 2011). "Does anyone still use (real) DEC line printers?". comp.sys.dec (Mailing list). Retrieved 23 December 2022. Stanford (...later 'cisco Systems) MEIS (Massbus-Ethernet Interface Subsystem)...

[3] "MEIS Register Definitions" (PDF). bitsavers. Stanford University. July 25, 1984. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

[4] Alderson, Rich. "TOPS-20 hardware trivia". alt.sys.pdp10 (Mailing list). Retrieved 23 December 2022. Specifically by Len Bosack (high level) and George Schnurle (detail).

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