Honeywell 400 Series - Page 3

PREFACE
This
manual
furnishes
general
information
and
specific
reference
material
for
customer
executives,
system
analysts,
operators,
programmers,
and
others
interested
in
punched
card
subsystems
available
with
the
Series
400/
600/
6000
Information
Processing
Systems
and
the
DATANET
communications
systems.
The
first
section
will
satisfy
the
needs
of
those
who
want
only
a
highlight
of
what
the
subsystems
do.
Section
H
describes
in
detail
the
functional
capabilities
of
the
subsystems.
This
chapter
will
be
of
prime
interest
to
system
operators
and
furnishes
background
information
for
programmers.
Detailed
descriptions
of
operating
controls
are
found
in
Section
III.
The
individual
subsystems
and
the
unique
features
of
each
are
described
in
Appendix
A.
When
the
subsystems
are
being
used
with
a
Series
400
system,
the
term
"processing
system"
refers
to
the
Central
processor;
for
the
Series
600/6000,
the
term
refers
to
the
Input/
Output
Controller.
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1968, 1973,
Honeywell
Information
Systems
Inc.
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No.:
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