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London Atlas
Iain Stinson
Richard Williams & Partners Computer Specialists, 1973
CONTENTS
Preface
Foreword
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 History of the London Atlas
Chapter 3 An Informal Description of the Atlas Computer
INTRODUCTION
FASTER AND FASTER
MULTI -PROGRAMMING
VIRTUAL MACHINES
THE STORE OF ATLAS 1
THE ATLAS ONE-LEVEL STORE: HOW THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PROVIDED IT
THE 'REAL' STORES OF ATLAS
THE MILL
EXTRACODES
THE CONTROL UNIT
THE INPUT-OUTPUT PERIPHERALS
THE WAY THE USER USED ATLAS
A WALK THROUGH THE SUPERVISOR
A SURVEY OF THE SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON ATLAS
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS USED IN THIS BOOK
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