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scavagna@lascar.puc.cl (Sergio Cavagnaro IIC) writes:
> Hello, I need urgently information about System A10 ( like its internal
> and external architecture, memory management, subsystem of input/output
> control, etc.)

That request covers a lot of ground.  Could you be a bit more specific?  Exactly
what do you need to know?  For what purpose?  In how much depth?  Unisys
publishes two complete reference manuals on the topic, one on A-Series
architecture in general and one on the specifics of the A10, so it would be
helpful to narrow the request a bit before I try to explain.  That done, I will
be glad to try to give some information on the software, and on the
architecture from a software point of view.  As for the hardware, well, I'm a
programmer (programmers don't change light bulbs, that's a hardware problem).

The A10 is one of the successors to the Burrough B6700.  The latter was well
described in Elliot Organick's book _Computer System Architecture: The B6700
Family_ (title may be slightly different), published by Academic Press as part
of an ACM series; it was still listed in the ACM publications catalog the last
time I looked.  Though 20 years old, it is still an excellent introduction to
the basic architecture.  If you can find a copy, I'd recommend that as the
starting point.

Edward Reid  (8*}>
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