IBM 4020 Military Computer
The IBM 4020 Military Computer[1] was a Cold War era military computer. Two of them were used in the two IBM AN/FSQ-31 SAC Data Processing Systems.
Details:[1]
- Instruction rate : Up to 400,000 instructions per second
- Cycle time : 2.5 microseconds
- Word size : 48 bits + 2 parity bits
- Core storage : up to 131,072 words
- operates in parallel mode
- 69 instructions
- single address instructions
- Add or subtract : 2.5 microseconds (fixed point)
- Add or subtract : 7.7 to 26 µs (floating point)
- Multiply : average 24 µs (24 bit precision fixed point)
- Multiply : 5 to 74 µs (floating point)
- Multiprocessing with Automatic Priority
The instruction format includes:[1]
- 7 bit op code
- 2 bit real data indicator
- 3 bit byte displacement
- 3 bit mode selector
- 1 sign bit
- 8 bit 'byte activity'
- 1 bit Double index flag
- 1 bit Indirect address flag
- 4 bit index register selection
- 18 bit address.
Man-machine communications included a light-gun to indicate an area of interest on a visual display unit.[1]
Circuit logic packaging was based on 7 types of Q-pacs each holding 1 to 4 circuits. Transistors and semiconductor diodes were soldered to the outside of the Q-pac encapsulation for ease of cooling and replacement.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e The IBM 4020 Military Computer - General Information (PDF). IBM Federal Systems Division. October 31, 1959.
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