July 1976 Contents Volume 9Number 7 - IEEE Computer … Contents Volume9Number7 ARTICLES...

July 1976 Contents Volume 9 Number 7 ARTICLES Cover design: See page 2. CIRCULATION Computer Magazine i. published monthly by the IEEE Computer Soclety, S5B Naples PIae, Suite 301, Lone Beach, Caifomia 90803, (213) 438-9951. Annual subscription Included in Society member dues. Non. member pricess aealleble on equet. Single copy prices: members $3.00; non,members 06.00. This journal is ales a-alaidle in microtiche forn. UNDEUVERED COPIES: Address s11 correspondence regeading uns delloered copies of Cemputerto: IEEE Heed- quarters, Technicat Sen-ices, 345 Ent 47th Street, New York, New York 10017. POSTMASTER: Send form 3675 to Computer Megazine, IEEE Headquarters, Technical Senices, 345 Ent 47th Street. New York, New York 10017. Second class postage Is paid at New York, New York and at addOiOai mailing offces. Copyright Q 1976 by thb Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineem, Inc. ADVERTISING For Information about dlsplay, conterence, or classified advertising In Computer, con- tact Advertising Manager, Computer, 58S5 Naples Plaza, Suite 301, Long Beach, CA 90803; (213) 4389951. East Coasts Martin a Hart, Inc., 00 Main St.. Keyport, NJ 07735; (201) 739-00. Japan: Intemational Media Repensentatines, Ltd.: 1, ShlbhaKotohiracho Mlnatoku, Tokyo, Japanew 5023. EDITORIAL Reftr to Call for Papers section for menu. script submittal requiements. Unless othenwle stated, bylined articles, as well as products and services offred in New Products, New Applcatieons. Short Courses, ard The Repository, reflect the *uthor s or firm's opinion; Inclusion In this publication does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the IEEE or the Cornputer Society. SOCIETY SF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PUSLICAIOSNS July 1976 13 HYBRID COMPUTER SYSTEMS Guest Editor Robert M. Howe 15 HYBRID DIGITAUANALOG COMPUTER SYSTEMS J. Paul Landauer 26 SOFTWARE FOR HYBRID COMPUTATION-PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE Harriett B. Rigas 31 A QUANTITATIVE METHOD OF SPEED COMPARISON BETWEEN ANALOGIHYBRID AND DIGITAL COMPUTERS Robert M. Howe and J. Paul Landauer 37 HYBRID COMPUTATION 1976 AND ITS FUTURE Arthur /. Rubin and J. Bruce Mawson 55 A NEXT-GENERATION HYBRID COMPUTER SYSTEM G. F. Graber and E. J. Fadden 64 THE SECOND ASILOMAR WORKSHOP ON MICROPROCESSORS John Hiles go COMPUTER SOCIETY OFFICER AND GOVERNING BOARD NOMINEES DEPARTMENTS 3 Technical Editor Announcement 3 IEEE Computer Society Roster 4 Update 11 Letters to the Editor 66 Open Channel 68 New Products 71 New Literature 72 IC Announcements 73 New Applications 76 Repository 81 81 83 86 86 89 89 101 103 Editorial Schedule for Transactions Calendar Call for Papers Product Index Advertisers Index Short Courses Classified Ads Book Reviews The Bookshelf Reader Service Cards and Order Forms, p. 87 and 88. Coming Next Month: Computer Graphics and Man-Machine Interactions Editor and Publisher True Seaborn Assistant Editor Advertising Manager Art Director Production Marilyn Potes Dawn Peck Jay Simpson Ken Duckworth Technical Editor Jack D. Grimes Book Reviews Education New Products Open Channel Technical Sessions Francis P. Mathur David Irwin D. A. Michalopoulos James H. Haynes John E. Hiles PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Chairman Harlow Freitag IBM Geoffrey W. Gates Bell Labs Rex Rice Fairchild Semiconductor Ex Offlcio Editor-in-Chief Warren L. Semon Syracuse Univ. Rolland B. Arndt Sperry Univac Martin Graham UC Berkeley Jack L. Rosenfeld IBM Richard E. Merwin U.S. Army BMD Program Office Theodore H. Bonn Sperry Research Center Seymour Jeffery NBS Jack E. Shemer Xerox Corp. True Seabom IEEE Computer Society Robert A. Short Oregon State Univ. Jack D. Grimes Tektronix Paul deMaine Penn State Univ. D. A. Michalopoulos CSU, Fullerton Harold S. Stone Univ. of Massachusetts Raymond T. Yeh Univ. of Texas 1

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July 1976 Contents Volume 9 Number 7

ARTICLES

Cover design: See page 2.

CIRCULATIONComputer Magazine i. published monthlyby the IEEE Computer Soclety, S5B NaplesPIae, Suite 301, Lone Beach, Caifomia90803, (213) 438-9951. Annual subscriptionIncluded in Society member dues. Non.member pricess aealleble on equet. Singlecopy prices: members $3.00; non,members06.00. This journal is ales a-alaidle inmicrotiche forn. UNDEUVERED COPIES:Address s11 correspondence regeading unsdelloered copies of Cemputerto: IEEE Heed-quarters, Technicat Sen-ices, 345 Ent 47thStreet, New York, New York 10017.

POSTMASTER: Send form 3675 to ComputerMegazine, IEEE Headquarters, TechnicalSenices, 345 Ent 47th Street. New York,New York 10017. Second class postage Ispaid at New York, New York and at addOiOaimailing offces. Copyright Q 1976 by thbInstitute of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineem, Inc.

ADVERTISINGFor Information about dlsplay, conterence,or classified advertising In Computer, con-tact Advertising Manager, Computer,58S5 Naples Plaza, Suite 301, Long Beach,CA 90803; (213) 4389951. East CoastsMartin a Hart, Inc., 00 Main St.. Keyport,NJ 07735; (201) 739-00.Japan: Intemational Media Repensentatines,Ltd.: 1, ShlbhaKotohiracho Mlnatoku, Tokyo,Japanew 5023.

EDITORIALReftr to Call for Papers section for menu.script submittal requiements.Unless othenwle stated, bylined articles,as well as products and services offred inNew Products, New Applcatieons. ShortCourses, ard The Repository, reflect the*uthor s or firm's opinion; Inclusion In thispublication does not necessarily constituteendorsement by the IEEE or the CornputerSociety.

SOCIETY SF

NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONPUSLICAIOSNS

July 1976

13 HYBRID COMPUTER SYSTEMSGuest Editor Robert M. Howe

15 HYBRID DIGITAUANALOG COMPUTER SYSTEMSJ. Paul Landauer

26 SOFTWARE FOR HYBRID COMPUTATION-PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTUREHarriett B. Rigas

31 A QUANTITATIVE METHOD OF SPEED COMPARISON BETWEEN ANALOGIHYBRIDAND DIGITAL COMPUTERSRobert M. Howe and J. Paul Landauer

37 HYBRID COMPUTATION 1976 AND ITS FUTUREArthur /. Rubin and J. Bruce Mawson

55 A NEXT-GENERATION HYBRID COMPUTER SYSTEMG. F. Graber and E. J. Fadden

64 THE SECOND ASILOMAR WORKSHOP ON MICROPROCESSORSJohn Hiles

go COMPUTER SOCIETY OFFICER AND GOVERNING BOARD NOMINEES

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