Engineering:Honeywell System 700
The Honeywell System 700 is a family of discontinued 16-bit minicomputers from Honeywell, Inc..
The System 700 was introduced in 1972 and was intended for use as "key elements in a complete functional system rather than as small 'bare bones' central processors."[1]
As announced, the line comprises eight systems. Two systems use the older Honeywell 316 processor, and either the OP-16 or the BOS operating systems. The remaining six systems use the newer 716 processor, and the OS/700 operating system, which can be either disk- or memory-resident, or OP-16 or BOS. Systems came pre-configured as "a terminal control system, a peripheral control system, a multi-purpose system, a batch processing system, two sensor-based systems, a remote line concentrator and a remote message concentrator." A minimal system had a monthly rental as low as $1000 per month (equivalent to $6,100 in 2019), or could be purchased for $30,000 (equivalent to $183,000 in 2019).[1]
"Both hardware and software place emphasis on the real-time processing required for process control, data collection, and data communications environments."[2]
Processor
The 716 processor in the System 700 is backwards-compatible with the 316 and 516 processors, but adds features unavailable in these older processors. It is 20% faster than the DDP-516 and more than twice as fast as the H316.[2]
Users
The System 700 was the standard remote terminal for the US military's Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) systems, which were built around Honeywell 6000 series mainframe systems.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Minicomputer Communications Systems". IEEE Computer 5 (4): 58. July–August 1972. doi:10.1109/C-M.1972.216945. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/1641579. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Honeywell System 700 Report". Auerbach Guide to Minicomputers. Auerbach. 1975. pp. 209–213. ISBN 0-87769-211-4. https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_auerbachAumputers1975_31095575/page/n216/mode/1up. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ↑ Wadman, Kenneth W.. "WWMCCS System 700 Remote Terminal Test and Diagnostic Software Utilization". WWMCCS ADP Directorate. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA033092.pdf.
- Honeywell Information Systems (1972). Honeywell System 700 Programmers' Reference Manual, Document #70130072575A. Waltham, Massachusetts: Honeywell, Inc..
External links
- "Honeywell Launches a New Attack on Communications and Control Problems: System 700". Computerworld VI (19): 24-25. May 10, 1972. https://books.google.com/books?id=X4xBOrwFEpYC. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- "Big computer systems love Honeywell minicomputers". Computerworld VII (48): 8––9. November 28, 1973. https://books.google.com/books?id=5pBqgo-PJYgC. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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