Xref: utzoo comp.misc:9204 comp.sys.misc:2850 misc.wanted:9706 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!hercules!gilham From: gilham@csl.sri.com (Fred Gilham) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.misc,misc.wanted Subject: Re: Information wanted about Honeywell DPS-6 computer system Message-ID: Date: 11 Jun 90 17:21:50 GMT References: <3790@kitty.UUCP> Sender: usenet@csl.sri.com Followup-To: comp.misc Organization: Computer Science Lab, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA. Lines: 25 In-reply-to: larry@kitty.UUCP's message of 8 Jun 90 17:03:41 GMT I used these machines (DPS-6) at a previous job (with Underwriters Laboratories in Santa Clara, CA). DPS-6 machines use the GCOS operating system, a descendent of Multics, which contains built-in database functionality; for example, you can create multiple (alternate) indexes on the same file; you get operating-system-level record locking, etc. They also have built-in forms and other screen-formatting capabilities when used with Honeywell terminals. It is a very powerful system. It is not virtual memory, but it does support swapping if you set it up for that. It does support protected address spaces. You can get various application software such as the INFO 4th generation language. A company called Independent Computer Systems (I think they are in Phoenix) also sells canned applications. I would think inventory control would be a perfect application for these systems (I don't know what MRP is). You might want to contact Underwriters Laboratories in Mellville on Long Island. They used DPS-6 computers and may still do so. They are not on the internet. -- Fred Gilham gilham@csl.sri.com Are Saturday morning cartoons proof that adults hate kids? Answer: Yes. (From "Life in Hell")