B25 FAMILY OF UNIVERSAL WORKSTATIONS INTRODUCTION
(4 January 1987)
THE UNISYS B25 FAMILY OF UNIVERSAL WORKSTATIONS ARE:
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MODULAR,
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COMPACT,
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REAL-TIME,
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MULTI-TASKING,
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MULTI-USER,
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COST EFFECTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
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DESIGNED TO SPAN A WIDE RANGE OF USER REQUIREMENTS
LARGE ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING
CAPABILITIES
DEPARTMENTS IN LARGE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MEMBERS
SHARE COMMON DATA
SMALL BUSINESSES WHICH NEED A COMPLETE COMPUTER
SYSTEM
SECOND-TIME USER WHO HAVE OUTGROWN OTHER MICROCOMPUTER
CAPABILITIES
FIRST-TIME USER WITH NO PREVIOUS DATA PROCESSING
EXPERIENCE
B20 FAMILY TREE
FIRST GENERATION
B21 AND B22 INTRODUCED MAY 1982
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INTEL 8086 / 8088 BASED 8 MHz 8 BIT PROCESSOR
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MEMORY UP TO 640 KBytes
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DISK UP TO 80 MBytes
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CLUSTER CAPACITY UP TO 16 WORKSTATIONS
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CLUSTER SPEED UP TO 307 Kbps
SECOND GENERATION
B26 AND XE520 INTRODUCED MAY 1984
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INTEL 80186 BASED 8 MHz 16 BIT PROCESSOR
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MODULAR DESIGN
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WORKSTATION MEMORY UP TO 1 MByte
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XE520 MEMORY UP TO 4.6 MBytes
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WORKSTATION DISK UP TO 160 MBytes
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XE520 DISK UP TO 262 MBytes
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CLUSTER CAPACITY UP TO 32 WORKSTATIONS
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CLUSTER SPEEDS UP TO 1.8 Mbps
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CLUSTER AND APPLICATION PROGRAM COMPATIBILITY WITH PREVIOUS SYSTEMS
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WORKSTATION PROCESSOR PERFORMANCE INCREASE BY 2.5 TIMES
THIRD GENERATION
B28 INTRODUCED DECEMBER 1985
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INTEL 80286 BASED 8 MHz 16 BIT PROCESSOR
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INTEL 80287 5 MHz MATH COPROCESSOR
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WORKSTATION MEMORY UP TO 4 MBytes
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MODULAR DESIGN
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CLUSTER AND APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY WITH PREVIOUS B20 SYSTEMS
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CLUSTER CAPACITY UP TO 16 WORKSTATIONS
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CLUSTER SPEEDS UP TO 1.8 Mbps
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WORKSTATION PROCESSOR PERFORMANCE INCREASE BY 2 TIMES
XE520-T
INTRODUCED IN FEBRUARY 1986
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MULTIPLE INTEL 80186 BASED 8 MHz PROCESSORS
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MEMORY UP TO 13.8 MBytes
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DISK UP TO 2 GigaBytes
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CLUSTER AND APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY WITH PREVIOUS B20 SYSTEMS-
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CLUSTER CAPACITY UP TO 64 WORKSTATIONS
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CLUSTER SPEEDS UP TO 1.8 Mbps
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INTRINSIC 1/4" (QIC) TAPE
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WORKSTATION PROCESSOR PERFORMANCE INCREASE BY 2 TIMES
B27 INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 1986
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INTEL 80186 BASED 8 MHz 16 BIT PROCESSOR
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MEMORY UP TO 1 MByte
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DISK UP TO 160 MBytes
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MODULAR DESIGN
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LOWER COST CLUSTER WORKSTATION CONFIGURATION
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LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) OF 10 Mbps
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VIDEO DISPLAYS OF 132 CHARACTER BY 34 LINE
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HIGHER RESOLUTION VIDEO
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DISK ON THE DESK
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CLUSTER AND APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY WITH PREVIOUS B20 SYSTEMS
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CLUSTER CAPACITY UP TO 16 WORKSTATIONS
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CLUSTER SPEEDS UP TO 1.8 Mbps
FOURTH GENERATION
( NEW INTEL 80386 BASED WORKSTATION - 1987? )
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INTEL 80386 BASED 16 MHz 32 BIT PROCESSOR
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INTEL 80387 MATH COPROCESSOR
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INTERNAL 32 BIT ADDRESSING
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MORE MEMORY
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PROTECTED VIRTUAL ADDRESS MODE
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CONTINUE WITH MODULAR DESIGN
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NEW COMMUNICATIONS MODULES
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NEW DISK MODULES
B25 FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS
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MODULAR HIGH PERFORMANCE DESKTOP MICROCOMPUTER
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BASED ON INTEL iAPX 80X86 VLSI MICROPROCESSORS
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PROPRIETARY LOCAL BUS FOR MODULE CONNECTION
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INTRINSIC HIGH SPEED RS422 MULTI-USER CLUSTER NETWORK
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HIGH QUALITY MONOCHROME AND COLOR VIDEO DISPLAYS WITH GRAPHICS
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PROPRIETARY REAL-TIME, MULTI-TASKING OPERATING SYSTEM (BTOS)
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ENVIRONMENTAL SOFTWARE FACILITIES
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APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE FACILITIES
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DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FACILITIES
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TEXT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FACILITIES
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DATA COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE FACILITIES
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POWERFUL BTOS EXECUTIVE WITH CONSISTENT USER INTERFACE
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COMPREHENSIVE SET OF BTOS SYSTEM UTILITIES
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INDUSTRY STANDARD HOSTED MS-DOS OPERATING SYSTEMS
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LINE OF BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE FACILITIES
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SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY ACROSS B20 COMPUTER SYSTEMS
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EASY EXTENSIBILITY FOR CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS
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INTERLOCKING MODULAR HARDWARE DESIGN
B25 HARDWARE MODULES
B25 HARDWARE PRODUCT SUMMARY
CENTRAL PROCESSOR MODULES
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B26 CPU CT 80186 BASED (X-BUS)
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B27 CPU, B27 CLS UNISYS 80186 BASED (F-BUS)
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B28 CPU, B28 MCP CT 80286, W/ 80287 (X-BUS)
PROCESSOR MEMORY MODULES
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B26 256 256 KB RAM EXPANSION MODULE
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B26 512 512 KB RAM EXPANSION MODULE
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B28 1MB 1 MB RAM EXPANSION MODULE
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B27 512 512 KB RAM EXPANSION MODULE
DISK MODULES
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B25 M1 (X) DUAL FLOPPY
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B25 M4, B25 MX4 (X) 20 MB FIXED/FLOPPY, EXPANSION
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B25 MU5, B25 MX5 (X) 40 MB FIXED WITH CONTROL, EXPANSION
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B27 SF1, B27 SF4 (F) SINGLE, DUAL FLOPPY
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B27 M4, B27 MX4 (F) 20 MB FIXED/FLOPPY, EXPANSION
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B27 MC5, B27 MX5 (F) 40 MB FIXED ECC CONTROL, EXPANSION
VIDEO MODULES
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B25 D1, B25 D2 (X) 12 INCH, 14 INCH MONOCHROME
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B25 CD3 (X) 14 INCH COLOR
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B27 MD1, B27 MD2 (F) 12 INCH, 14 INCH MONOCHROME
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B27 CD3 (F) 14 INCH COLOR
GRAPHICS MODULES
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B25 GRA (X) MONOCHROME AND COLOR GRAPHICS
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B27 GRM, B27 GRC (F) MONOCHROME, COLOR GRAPHICS
KEYBOARDS / I-BUS MODULES
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B25 K1, B25 K2, B25 K3 STANDARD MULTILINGUAL KEYBOARDS
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B25 MOU TWO BUTTON MOUSE
DEPENDENT INTELLIGENT PROCESSOR MODULES
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B25 1PC (X) IBM PC COMPATIBILITY
DEPENDENT INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATIONS MODULES
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B25 FXC (X) X-BUS TO F-BUS CONVERTER
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B27 LN3 (F) 10 MBits LOCAL AREA NETWORK
TAPE MODULES
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B25 TS (X) 1/4 INCH (QIC) TAPE BACKUP
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B27 TS1 (F) 1/4 INCH (QIC) TAPE BACKUP
POWER MODULES
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B25 PS STANDARD POWER SUPPLY, 10 UNITS
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B25 PS1 HIGH POWER SUPPLY, 15 UNITS
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B25 LC LINE POWER CORD
WORKSTATION PRINTER SUMMARY
B25 FAMILY
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B 9251-1 230 CPS, PARALLEL DOT MATRIX
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B 9252 150 CPS, PARALLEL DOT MATRIX
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B 9253 120 CPS, PARALLEL DOT MATRIX
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AP 1300-20 35 CPS, SERIAL LETTER QUALITY
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AP 1302 35 CPS, SERIAL LETTER QUALITY
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AP 1303 20 CPS, SERIAL LETTER QUALITY
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AP 1305 80 COL, 55 CPS, SERIAL LETTER QUALITY
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AP 1311 COLOR, 160/40 CPS, PARALLEL DOT MATRIX
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AP 1314 80 COL, 200/40 CPS, DOT MATRIX
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AP 1351 COLOR, 200/110/35 CPS, PARALLEL DOT MATRIX
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AP 1354 132 COL, 200/40 CPS, DOT MATRIX
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AP 9208 8 PPM CUT-SHEET, NON-IMPACT
LINE OF BUSINESS HARDWARE SUMMARY
FINANCIAL LINE OF BUSINESS
VIDEO MODULES
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B25 D5, B25 D6 (X) 9 INCH MONOCHROME WITH OR W/O ARM
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B27 MD5, B27 MD6 (F) 9 INCH MONOCHROME WITH OR W/O ARM
DEPENDENT INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATIONS MODULES
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B25 TEM (X) TELLER EXTENSION MODULE
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B27 TEM (F) TELLER EXTENSION MODULE
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B25 DES NBS DES ENCRYPTION FOR B25/B27 TEM
KEYBOARDS / I-BUS MODULES
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B25 K4 NUMERIC FUNCTION KEYBOARD
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EF 4551 B25 K4 MAGNETIC CARD READER (MCR)
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EF 4552 B25 K1, K2, K3 MCR
CER MODULES
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I - 269 SWISS BANK MCR
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I - 281 (X) BNP HARD-ID
PRINTERS
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EF 4560 80 COL, 200 CPS DRAFT, DOT MATRIX
AIRLINES LINE OF BUSINESS
KEYBOARDS / I-BUS MODULES
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B25 ALC AIRLINES ALC TERMINAL BASED
CER MODULES
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I - 283 (F) SWISS AIR HARD-ID
B20 OPERATING SYSTEM (BTOS)
REAL-TIME OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORTING:
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CONCURRENT MULTI-TASKING APPLICATIONS
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INTRINSIC LOCAL AREA NETWORK ( CLUSTER NET )
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MULTI-USER RESOURCE SHARING
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MESSAGE BASED INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS USING EXCHANGES
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EVENT DRIVEN, PRIORITY SCHEDULING OF PROCESSES
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DYNAMIC MEMORY ALLOCATION AND PARTITIONING
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CENTRALIZED SYSTEM SERVICES
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COMPREHENSIVE FILE MANAGEMENT
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PASSWORD SECURED USER ACCESS CONTROL
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DYNAMIC EXTENSIBILITY
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CONTINGENCY ANALYSIS
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UNIFORM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
NATIONALIZATION TOOL KIT
ENVIRONMENTAL SOFTWARE FACILITIES
MS-DOS MANAGEMENT
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BTOS HOSTED MS-DOS 2.11
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PC EMULATOR MODULE
PC EMULATOR MODULE OPERATING SYSTEM
PC EMULATOR HOSTED MS-DOS 3.1
VIDEO MANAGEMENT
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CONTEXT MANAGER (CM)
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BTOS WINDOWS
EXTENDED MEMORY MANAGEMENT
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SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE ACCELERATOR (SPA)
TAPE MANAGEMENT
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QIC TAPE STREAMER BACKUP UTILITIES
BATCH PROCESSING
GRAPHICS HARDWARE MANAGEMENT
BTOS ENVIRONMENT
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE FACILITIES
LOW LEVEL LANGUAGE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
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MACRO-86 ASSEMBLER ( INTEL 8086 BASED )
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APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT 'LINKER' SYSTEM
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APPLICATION MAINTENANCE 'LIBRARIAN' SYSTEM
HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
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BASIC ANSI X3.60 1978 INTERPRETER AND COMPILER
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FORTRAN-77 ANSI X3.9 1978 COMPILER
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PASCAL ISO DRAFT 5 COMPILER
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COBOL LEVEL II ANSI X3.23 1974 COMPILER
APPLICATION DEBUGGING TOOLS
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COBOL LEVEL II ANIMATOR DEBUGGING TOOL
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MULTI-TASKING SYMBOLIC DEBUGGER
APPLICATION DESIGN TOOLS
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FONT (VIDEO) DESIGNER SYSTEM
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FORMS (VIDEO) DESIGNER SYSTEM
APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIES
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BTOS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT LIBRARY
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GRAPHICS DEVELOPMENT LIBRARY
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SORT/MERGE DEVELOPMENT LIBRARY
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MOUSE DEVELOPMENT LIBRARY
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FORMS DEVELOPMENT LIBRARY
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INDEXED SEQUENTIAL ACCESS METHOD FILE SYSTEM (ISAM) LIBRARY
DATA MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FACILITIES
COMPREHENSIVE FILE MANAGEMENT
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SEQUENTIAL ACCESS METHOD FILE SYSTEM (SAM) PROCEDURES
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RECORD SEQUENTIAL ACCESS METHOD FILE SYSTEM (RSAM) PROCEDURES
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DIRECT ACCESS METHOD FILE SYSTEM (DAM) PROCEDURES
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INDEXED SEQUENTIAL ACCESS METHOD FILE SYSTEM (ISAM) PROCEDURES
BTOS SORT/MERGE UTILITY
ENHANCED 'MULTIPLAN' ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEET SYSTEM
SYSTEM 'DRAW' GRAPHICS SYSTEM
BUSINESS GRAPHICS PACKAGE (BGP)
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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'DATA MANAGER' DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
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'DATA MANAGER' RUNTIME SYSTEM
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'R:BASE 4000' DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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'R:BASE 6000' DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
HOST INTEGRATION SYSTEMS
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FILE TRANSFER SYSTEM (FTS)
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DATA TRANSFER SYSTEM (DTS)
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'MICROVIEW' SYSTEM
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INTELLIGENT DISTRIBUTED EDITOR (IDE)
TEXT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE FACILITIES
BTOS EDITOR ( EDIT )
'WRITEone' WORD PROCESSING SYSTEM
PROFESSIONAL WORD PROCESSING SYSTEM ( PWP )
SECRETARIAL WORD PROCESSING SYSTEM ( SWP )
PWP/SWP WORD PROCESSING DICTIONARIES
'OFISforms' PRINTER FORMS DESIGN SYSTEM
DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC MAIL ( B-MAIL ) MANAGER
DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC MAIL ( B-MAIL ) TELEX/TWX MANAGER
DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC MAIL ( B-MAIL ) TERMINAL MAIL MANAGER
WORD PROCESSING DCA CONVERSION SYSTEM
DATA COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE FACILITIES
BURROUGHS POLL/SELECT PROTOCOL
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BURROUGHS POLL/SELECT GATEWAY
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PRINTER PASS-THROUGH SYSTEM SERVICE
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LINE MONITOR
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BURROUGHS MT983 TERMINAL EMULATOR
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BURROUGHS TERMINAL EMULATOR (ET1100)
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'INFOVIEW II' TERMINAL EMULATOR SYSTEM
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EXTENDED GRAPHICS TERMINAL (ANSI X3.64/TEK 4014)
ASYNCHRONOUS PROTOCOL
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ASYNCHRONOUS TERMINAL EMULATOR
TEKTRONIX PROTOCOL
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TEKTRONIX 4014 TERMINAL EMULATOR
PROPRIETARY NETWORKING PROTOCOLS
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'B-LAN' LOCAL AREA NETWORKING
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'B-NET' WIDE AREA NETWORKING
DATA COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
IBM BINARY SYNCHRONOUS (BSC) PROTOCOL
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3270 TERMINAL EMULATOR
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VIRTUAL TERMINAL INTERFACE (VTI)
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3270-PLUS TERMINAL EMULATOR
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2780/3780 RJE TERMINAL EMULATOR
IBM SYSTEMS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE (SNA) PROTOCOL
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PU.T2 CONTROLLER GATEWAY
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RJE TERMINAL EMULATOR
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3270 TERMINAL EMULATOR
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VIRTUAL TERMINAL INTERFACE (VTI)
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3270-PLUS TERMINAL EMULATOR
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PROGRAMMATIC INTERFACE MODULE (PIM)
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LU6.2 (APPC) EMULATOR
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DISPLAYWRITER (DISOSS) TERMINAL EMULATOR
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SNA/X.25 GATEWAY
X.25 PROTOCOL
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X.25 DATA TERMINATION EQUIPMENT (DTE) GATEWAY
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MULTI-MODE TERMINAL EMULATOR
BTOS CCITT X.25 CERTIFICATION STATUS
COUNTRY NETWORK
X.25 VERSION
FRANCE TRANSPAC
B20 X55
GERMANY DATEX-P
B20 X54
NETHERLANDS DATANET-1
B20 X54
PORTUGAL TELEPAC
B20 X55
PUERTO RICO TELENET
B20 X55
UNITED KINGDOM PSS
B20 X54
USA
UNINET B20 X54
RCA CYLIX B20 X55
TELENET B20 X55
TYMNET B20 X54
(REPORTED AS TESTED, NO CERTIFICATION)
ARGENTINA ARPAC
AUSTRALIA AUSTPAC
CANADA DATAPAC
CHILE
CHILEPAC
EUROPE EURONET
JAPAN
NTT DDX-P '80 KDD VENUS-P
MALAYSIA MAYPAC
MEXICO TELEPAC
LINE OF BUSINESS SOFTWARE FACILITIES
FINANCIAL LINE OF BUSINESS
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FINANCIAL SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE (FSA)
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FSA 'FINESSE' APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
MEDICAL LINE OF BUSINESS
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TOTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION (TPMS):
APPOINTMENTS MODULE
PATIENT ACCOUNTING MODULE
COMMERCIAL LINE OF BUSINESS
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BUSINESS LOGISTICS SYSTEM (BLS)
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RATE RETRIEVAL AND AUDIT SYSTEM
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RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
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VEHICLE PLANNING SYSTEM
AIRLINES LINE OF BUSINESS
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GENERIC AIRLINES LINE CONTROL (ALC) TOOL KIT
BTOS SYSTEM UTILITIES
( PARTIAL LISTING BY COMMAND )
'BACKUP VOLUME'
CREATE AN ARCHIVAL FILE FROM AN ENTIRE VOLUME
'CHANGE VOLUME NAME'
CHANGE A VOLUME NAME
'COMMAND FILE EDITOR'
ADD, MODIFY AND DELETE COMMANDS IN THE EXECUTIVE COMMAND
FILE
'COPY'
DUPLICATE THE CONTENTS OF A FILE TO ANOTHER FILE
'CREATE DIRECTORY'
CREATE A DIRECTORY WITH PASSWORD PROTECTION
'CREATE FILE'
CREATE A NEW FILE WITHOUT DEFINING ITS CONTENTS
'DELETE'
DELETE A FILE OR FILE LIST
'DUMP'
DISPLAY THE CONTENTS OF A FILE IN HEXADECIMAL VALUES
'EDIT'
ACCESS THE BTOS EDITOR UTILITY
'FILES'
DISPLAY THE NAMES AND ADDITION DATA OF FILES BY DIRECTORY
'FORMAT'
FORMAT THE TEXT OF FILE(S) INTO A PAGINATED PRINT
DOCUMENT
'LOGOUT'
END THE CURRENT SESSION
'PATH'
CHANGE THE CURRENT PATH (NODE, VOLUME, DIRECTORY,
PASSWORD)
'PLOG'
DISPLAY THE CONTENTS OF THE SYSTEM ERROR-LOGGING FILE
'PRINT'
ADD A FILE TO THE SCHEDULING QUEUE FOR SPOOLED PRINTING
'REMOVE DIRECTORY'
DELETE ONE OR MORE DIRECTORIES FROM A VOLUME
'RENAME'
CHANGE THE NAME OF ONE OR MORE FILES
'RESTORE'
RESTORE FILES TO A VOLUME FROM AN ARCHIVAL FILE
'RUN'
ACTIVATE A SPECIFIED USER PROGRAM
'SCREEN SETUP'
CHANGE ONE OR MORE SCREEN ATTRIBUTES
'SET TIME'
SET THE SYSTEM DATE AND TIME
'TYPE'
DISPLAY THE CONTENTS OF A FILE, ONE SCREEN AT A TIME
'VOLUME STATUS'
DISPLAY THE STATUS DETAILS OF A SPECIFIC VOLUME