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Sage IV
SAGE Computer Technology was a computer company based in Reno, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1981 by Rod Coleman, Bill Bonham and Bob Needham; it went through several name changes. The change from Sage computer came about when "Sage Software" in Maryland demanded cessation of use of the name Sage in the computer segment. * SAGE Computer Technology ::- created the Sage II and Sage IV computers based on the Motorola 68000 microprocessor. * SAGE Computer *Stride Micro **MicroSage Computer Systems (a wholly owned subsidiary, 1987) ::- created the Stride 420, Stride 440, Stride 460 (VMEbus, VME), 090428 entertainment.webshots.com Stride 660 and Stride 740 computers. SAGE IV The SAGE IV was released in 1983. 101014 thebattles.net Hardware: * Board0: CPU: Motorola 68000, MC68000 @ 8 MHz, 2× serial RS-232 ports 19.2 kbit/s, Parallel input/output (PIO) for printers, IEEE-488, GPIB, Floppy disk controller, Floppy disc controller, 512 KByte Dynamic random access memory, DR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sage Computer
The AN/FSQ-7 Combat Direction Central, referred to as the Q7 for short, was a computerized command and control system for Cold War ground-controlled interception used in the USAF Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense network. The name “AN/FSQ” derives from ''Army-Navy / Fixed Special eQuipment''. An advancement of the pioneering MIT Whirlwind II digital computer design, and manufactured by IBM as prime contractor, the AN/FSQ-7 was the largest discrete computer system ever built. Each of the 24 installed machines weighed 250 tons. The AN/FSQ-7 used a total of 60,000 vacuum tubes (49,000 in the computers) and up to 3 megawatts of electricity, performing about 75,000 instructions per second for networking regional radars. Primary functions Installations in the USAF Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense network were configured as duplex systems, using a pair of AN/FSQ-7 computers to provide fault tolerance. One was active at any time, the othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
