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Minicomputer

US4290113A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 1978
Grant dateSep 15, 1981
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Expiry dateNov 30, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F15/0258
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Minicomputer including a computing unit, numeral, function and clearing inputs, a fixed-program memory and selectively freely-programmable memories, and a readout or display unit including a selector switch for calculating and converting in two systems of units selectively connectible to the fixed-program memory and the computing unit, the fixed-program memory having means for storing and reading out conversion factors and, selectively inverse values thereof as well as a corresponding dimension, the fixed-program memory having a respective input connected to a factor selection unit and to a call-up unit for the dimension of the respective selected factor and inverse value, and having a respective output connected to the computing unit and to the readout or display unit.

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