Abstract
On the Passing of MOBIDIC-B; M.D. Abrams and R. Rosenthal (p. 10) “The history, design, hardware configuration, instruction set and operating system of the MOBIDIC-B used in the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) computer research facility is described. … Two fundamental objectives were established early in the design phase: 1. extremely high reliability and ease of maintenance, and 2. portability. … MOBIDIC (Mobile Digital Computer) was built into a standard Army van with its own power supply.” [Editor’s note: The article describes in detail the functions of the system, which has been phased out at the time of this writing. It is surprising how many functions found in much later designs were found already in MOBIDIC. However, note that a truck was needed to ensure the portability of the system!]
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