Configuration control of data processing system units
    1.
    发明授权
    Configuration control of data processing system units 失效
    数据处理系统单元的配置控制

    公开(公告)号:US3680052A

    公开(公告)日:1972-07-25

    申请号:US3680052D

    申请日:1970-02-20

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: The disclosed data processing system, which includes plural processing units, plural storage units and plural input/output units, can be configured into various groups of interconnected units. In response to a single pattern of signals broadcast to configuration control registers in each unit, a particular unit can be disconnected from one group of units and connected to another group. This invention relates to a data processing system, and more particularly to a system including plural units which, in response to a single program instruction, can be configured into various interconnected groups of units.

    Abstract translation: 所公开的包括多个处理单元,多个存储单元和多个输入/输出单元的数据处理系统可以被配置成各种互连单元组。 响应于广播到每个单元中的配置控制寄存器的单个信号模式,特定单元可以从一组单元断开并连接到另一组。 本发明涉及一种数据处理系统,更具体地涉及一种包括多个单元的系统,其响应于单个程序指令可被配置成各种相互连接的单元组。

    VIRTUAL MEMORY TERMINAL
    7.
    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:CA1160351A

    公开(公告)日:1984-01-10

    申请号:CA379315

    申请日:1981-05-29

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: UK9-80-005 Virtual Memory Terminal A microprocessor controlled terminal (1) with keyboard input (4) and CRT display output (6) employs virtual memory and store management techniques to enable an operator to run any of a wide variety of different applications (e.g. text, image, graphics, data entry, reservation, payroll etc.) in the terminal. Application procedure records and data records relating to a selected application are copied as required from a local backing store (14) and/or over a communications link (9) from a main store (16) of central processing unit (12) into a dynamically managed region (20) of random access memory (RAM) (3) under control of primitive microprocessor control instructions permanently held in read-only store (10). In view of the virtual memory techniques employed, the backing store (14) and main store (16) appear to be logical extensions of RAM (3). The records copied to region (201 are contiguously stored as variable length segments in successive free storage locations and are chained together for subsequent access in a plurality of double-threaded chains. Previously marked procedure (and possibly data) are copied from region (20) into directly addressable fixed location (19) of RAM (3) and serve to configure terminal (1) to interact with data and procedure in region (20), in accordance with the requirements of the selected application. Contiguity of segments in region (20) is restored following disruption caused during running of the application. Storage management techniques provide for store-through of segments in RAM (3) to the backing store (14) and main store (16) and identifies segments within RAM (3) available for deletion from RAM on a least-recently-used basis to provide additonal space for new segments.

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