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Hi,

could someone give me a clue what graphic adapter that is?

http://tinyurl.com/cv86mje

Regards

Wolfgang

Hi All,

One of my correspondents wrote and asked for help. He has a load of NCR Manuals: Programming, Product, Engineering and even some Hardware parts (Disk read/write heads from 656 disk units,  tape drives, cables, etc.) which he would like to give to good hands. Below you may find a partial list of it.

Those of you, who are really interested in obtaining some of the items, mentioned there, may ask his e-mail, sending request with motivation to my mailbox: webmaster@thecorememory.com. After having the artifact you were interested in, you may reasonably donate to The Core Memory Project using PayPal entry point on the main page of www.thecorememory.com.

Here is a partial list:

NCR

315
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- Hardware Programming Processor Description of the 315, 315-100 Central Processor Jul 1965, 69 pages
- Hardware Programming Processor Execution Times of 315 Interal commands
- Software CRAM Executive nov 1965, 84 pages
- Software Magnetic Tape Standard Tape Executive Program STEP Feb 1966, 35 pages
- Software General General Macros Dec 1965 ST-5008-57
- Software (CRAM MACRO) March 1966, 22 Macros
- Software (Tape Macro) Dec 1965, 17 Macros
- Software (CRAM-TAPE MACRO) June 1966, 2 Macros
- NCR TEST E51 Revision 5 15 pages
- 315 Programming Course fromGreenford 1966


Century
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- Technical Sales Information NCR Century Series  Software
- NEATVS RM-0233 Table Concepts JUl 1978
               Program Compilation
               Compiler Control Statements
               NEATVS Level 2 ST-9481-46 Oct 1978
               NEATVS Programming Language
- NEAT/3 Level 2 Introduction to Level Two
- NEAT/3 Level 2 Student Manual course no 420200 stock no EP-9871
- NEAT/3 Reference Manual June 1969
- OLCP reference Manual 1974


8000 Series
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- VRX to VRX/E  Student manual Course No. K43805   First Edition March 1986
- NCR IMOS NCR VRX COBOL Language Comparison August 1978
- NCR DPS COBOL 1979 (8130 and 8150 8200 8250)
- 656-Disc Workbook for training
- NCR 2270 Financial Teller Terminal (RM-0103-01) Mar 1980
                                   (RM-0103-02) Sep 1979
                                   (RM-0103-03) Dec 1979
- NCR Programming Standards March 1977
- NCR Interactive Operator Control System IOCS (Dec 1978)
- 9010-11 Student Manual Engineering
- RM-0649 Diagnostic programs
- M05 Processor based Systems Diagnostic program documentation dec 1978 release 8 603-9004719
- NCR I-8100 Series Diagnostics Programs RM-0649 RM-0649-01


9000 Series
===========

- ITX Operating System Reference Manual release 4 D1-0545-A
- ITX Operating System Reference Manual release 4 D1-0545-A Volume 3
- ITX/IRX RBS Student Manual
- Introduction to IRX Student Manual
- Introduction to IRX Reference
- IRX Implementation Student Manual
- IRX Implementation Reference
- NCR I-9010 ll Site preparation RM-0600-94
- NCR I-9010 Engineers Information
- MicroComputers System Field service Information RM-0648 M250-06-STD
- NCR 9300 Hardware Installation 315-0553600 Rev A (RM-0601-A44) Apr 1983
- NCR 9300 Sales and Marketing Guide
- IRX Reference Guide
- NCR 6530 Disk Drive RM-0143 ST-9126-25 Mar 1981 (15 pages)
- NCR 7649 General Purpose Peripheral Controller RM-0143-10 ST-9126-15 Jan 81 3 pages
- NCR 6420-P001 Input Output link adapter RM-0143-10 ST-9126-A21 Dec 1980 1 page
- NCR 646/647-P001 Input Output link adapter RM-0143-10 ST-9126-A22 Dec 19801 1 page
- NCR 7900 Model 1 General Description RM-0143-14 ST-9126-39 11 pages
- NCR 7900 Model 1 Functional Characteristics RM-0143-14 ST-9126-39 Feb 1981 9 pages
- NCR 7900 Model 1 Operator Information RM-0143-14 ST-9126-39 Feb 1981 16 pages
- NCR 6442 Matrix Printer General Description RM-0143-11 ST-9126-A38 8 pages
- NCR 6442 Matrix Printer Functional Characteristics RM-0143-11 ST-9126-A38 Dec 82 13 pages
- NCR 6442 Matrix Printer Operator Information RM-0143-11 ST-9126-A38 8 pages
- NCR 6441 Matrix Printer General Description RM-0143-11 ST-9126-40 Oct 1981 5 pages
- NCR 6441 Matrix Printer Functional Characteristics RM-0143-11 ST-9126-40 Oct 1981 28 pages
- NCR 6441 Matrix Printer Operator Information RM-0143-11 ST-9126-40 Oct 1981 8 pages
- NCR 6410 Matrix Printer General Description RM-0143-11 ST-9126-65 Jul 1981 6 pages
- NCR 6410 Matrix Printer Functional Characteristics RM-0143-11 ST-9126-65 Jul 1981 31 pages
- NCR 6410 Matrix Printer Operator Information RM-0143-11 ST-9126-65 Jul 1981 8 pages
- NCR 6430 Band Printer General Description RM-0143-11 ST-9126-A59 Sep 1983 6 pages
- NCR 6430 Band Printer Functional Characteristics RM-0143-11 ST-9126-A59 Sep 1983 19 pages
- NCR 6430 Band Printer Operator Information RM-0143-11 ST-9126-A59 Sep 1983 1 pages
- NCR 7649 General purpose peripheral controller General Description RM-0143-10 ST-9126-15 Jun 1983 3 pages
- NCR 7649 General purpose peripheral controller Functional Characteristics RM-0143-10 ST-9126-15 Jun 1983 19 pages
- NCR 7649 General purpose peripheral controller Operator Information RM-0143-11 ST-9126-15 Jun 1983 5 pages
- Century 8200 System Information Publicatins Index Dec 1978 2 pages
- NCR 8200 Quick Disc Pack Copy Utility Program Jan 1979 7 pages
- NCR 7887 OCR Wand Reader Operator Information RM-0143-09 ST-9126-69 Apr 1981 5 pages
- NCR 7887 OCR Wand Reader Operator Information RM-0143-09 ST-9126-69 Apr 1981 5 pages
- NCR 2600 Thermal Teleprinter General Description ST-9126-72 May 83 10 pages
- NCR 6442 Matrix Printer general Description ST-9126-A38 Jun 83 8 pages
- NCR 6442 Matrix Printer Functional Characteristics RM-0143-11 ST-9126-A38 Jun 83 25 pages
- NCR 6442 Matrix Printer Operator Information RM-0143-11 ST-9126-A38 Jun 83 11 pages
- NCR 7900 Model 1 General Description RM-0143-14 ST-9126-39 June 79 Pub 6.3 12 pages
- NCR 7900 Model 1 Functional Characteristics RM-0143-14 ST-9126-39 Jun 79 Pub 6.2  2 pages
- NCR 7900 Model 1 Operator Information RM-0143-14 ST-9126-39 June 79 Pub 6.3 34 pages
- NCR 6325 Magnetic Tape Subsystem general Description RM-0143-06 ST-9126-A31 May 83 Pub 12.0 4 pages
- NCR 6325 Magnetic Tape Subsystem Functional Characteristic RM-0143-06 ST-9126-A31 May 83 Pub 12.1 5 pages
- NCR 6325 Magnetic Tape Subsystem Operator Information RM-0143-06 ST-9126-A31 May 83 Pub 12.2 7 pages
- Peripheral Product Manual I Series Systems 1981 RM-0143
- Printers ST-9142-10 Sep 78 Pub 5 22 pages
- NCR 6440-0101 and 0102 Matrix Printer
- Disks RM-0182-02 ST-9142-10 feb 79 pub 4
- NCR 656 6560 6566 7640 6530
- Disks RM-0143-03 ST9126-50 Apr 79 pub 0 5 pages
- NCR 656 Disk Subsystem ST-9126-51 Apr 79 pub 1.0 10 pages
- NCR 656 Disk Subsystem Operator Information ST-9126-51 Apr 79 pub 1.1 4 pages
- NCR 6590 Disk Unit Contents ST-9126-21 Apr 79 pub 3.0
- NCR 6590 Disk Unit General Description RM-0143-03 ST-9126-21 Apr 79 Pub 3.0 7 pages
- NCR 6590 Disk Unit Operator Information RM-0143-03 ST-9126-21 Apr 78 Pub 3.2 3 pages
- NCR 6530 Disk Drive Contents RM-0143-03 ST-9126-25 Mar 80 pub 4.0
- NCR 6590 Disk Drive General Description RM-0143-03 ST-9126-25 Mar 80 Pub 4.0 8 pages
- NCR 7640/7642/7644 Flexible Disk Recorders Contents RM-0143-03 ST-9126-41 May 79 Pub 5
- NCR 7640/7642/7644 Flexible Disk Recorders Description RM-0143-03 ST-9126-41 May 79 Pub 5 5 pages
- NCR 7646 Flexible Recorder General Description Contents RM-0143-03 ST-9126-92 Dec 79 Pub 7 1 page
- NCR 7646 Flexible Recorder General Description Contents RM-0143-03 ST-9126-92 Dec 79 Pub 7 3 pages
- NCR 7646 Flexible Recorder Functional Characteristic Contents RM-0143-03 ST-9126-92 Dec 79 Pub 7.1 1 page
- NCR 7646 Flexible Recorder Functional Characteristic Contents RM-0143-03 ST-9126-92 Dec 79 Pub 7.1 2 pages
- NCR 7646 Flexible Recorder Operator Information RM-0143-03 ST-9126-92 Dec 79 Pub 7.2 1 page
- NCR 7646 Flexible Recorder Operator Information RM-0143-03 ST-9126-92 Dec 79 Pub 7.2 3 pages
- Easy Menu Symplex Software Systems
- BEST Manual ST-5018-69/73/76  October 1966
- RM-0601-75 NCR 7900 CRT  Hardware Installation and course
- RM-0603-74
- RM-0434 Hardware Installation
- 796-101 CRT Terminal Installation Instructions and Drawings pub
- 511-31400D dec 1978  (77834678 and 77614961)
- Control Data Corporation Cartridge Disk Drive Model 9427H Hardware
- Manual  (NCR 656)
- Hardware Installation RM-0601
- Engineering Bulletins
- Hardware Units Field Service Information ST-9003-05


Handbooks
=========

- NCR ITX photocopy
- NCR Century handbook for NEAT/3 (3 copies)
- NCR Century handbook for operators
- NCR Century handbook for Systems Analysts (2 red copies 1 green copy)
- NCR Century handbook for NEAT/3 Level 2
- VRX Information Handbook ( 2 copies)
- NCR Criterion 8500 RS1 Operator's Handbook (4 copies)
- NCR Century 8200 COBOL Pocket Reference (3 copies)
- VRX Operation Handbook
- CRAM Card Number Decoder
- NCR VRX OLPD Pocket Reference
- IMPACT/6 Systems Analyst Handbook
- NCR 7910 Display Terminal Customer Information Packet + Assembly Parts List


Level 2 Programming Course
=======================

- Neat Coding A Standard Reference System 1965 or earlier
- Introduction to Level Two   ST-9450-88 NEAT/3 Appendix Tab 3  Feb 1970
- NEAT/3 Level 2 Introduction to Level Two ST-9450-88
- GPMC Software Feference RM-0299   ST-9417-00 Oct 81 Replaces Pub 0 may 1980 ST-9417-20 Oct 78
- The Basics of Banking NCR Self Instruction Course Book 1
- Software Status Manual Supplement to ITX Software reference Manuals
- Application Customizer Software Reference RM-0185 Menu System Feb 1981


Brouchure
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- A New Generation NCR 9300
- 9000 ITX Family
- NCR 6099 File Subsystems
- NCR Marketine Bulletins June 1978
- Competition Bulletins may 1978
- NCR 399 System Information Programming Jan 1973
- Century Customer Information Bulletins


DATA GENERAL
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- Operating CS SYSTEMS A Guide for the System Developer 1977
- Text Editor User's Manual
- Inerative Cobol Programmers Reference


Digital
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- All In 1 Electronic Messaging Student Guide April 1985


IBM
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- DCF Document Composition Facility (Script v VS) Student Text  August 1982
- Ramis II  Quick reference Booklet Release 83.2
- Ramis II  Quick reference Booklet Release 85.3
- Ramis ll Course 101 Mathematica
- Ramis ll Course 102 Mathematica 2 copies
- IBM 3179 colour Disply Station Operator Guide uk
- A Fortran Programming Course 1970


PDP 11
======

- Macro 11 Programming Course Notes
- PDP11 04/05/10/35/40/45 Processor Handbook
- Brandons Applied Systems Practical Systems Design  circa 1974
- ADDS Multivision Basic Manual
- TRS Micro Computer System TBUG Z-80 Monitor and Debugging Aid.
 

The tunnels between the buildings at the NCR factory complex were truly amazing.  In the mid-sixties I received 340 printer training in the basement of building 26 at the corner of Patterson and K street.  At the time I rented an apartment off Brown Street not far from the NCR Credit Union.  It was winter and bitter cold outside.  I would enter the building across the street from the Credit Union and take the tunnels all the way across the complex coming out at building 26, staying nice and warm for the whole trip.  These two buildings were diagonally opposite from each other and as far as you could go and still be on NCR property.  It was always an adventure to make that trip each morning and then return each evening.  We would also take the tunnels to the auditorium of building 10 to watch 45 minutes of a movie during our lunch hour every day.  A whistle would blow and the screen would go black telling us it was time to go back to work.  Fond memories.

Great post Wally!  Brought back many memories of the Dayton factory complex.

Herb Fish

Here you'll find 3 links (youtube) to films about NCR Dayton Ohio History.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce3NkNcJhFs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeLpscfJIDc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc6QRJilZpc&feature=related

Have fun, watching them.
Regards Wally.

I started working at NCR in early 1970 when the factory was still going strong.  I worked in Bldg 26 on Patterson Blvd.  We used the tunnels to go to all the other buildings.  Some parts of the routes to the buildings 10, 11, 12 etc went on the factory floors and other parts were underground beneath the streets.  It was useful in bad weather when we went to the NCR lunchroom and to the daily movies shown at lunchtime in the auditorium.  I was saddened to see all the buildings gone and the large world headquaters function moved to Georgia and the University of Dayton taking over the headquarters building for research facilities.

[people]

Hello all.

Thank you for this forum. Like many others I have found this forum jogging things from my memory. I like the name CORE - although our own memories need refreshing often and after 25, 20, 30, 40 years, this forum is a good way to do it.

NCR was such a diverse company - and when I was with it in the 1970s and 80s was over 65,000 employees. I think the Topics could be widened to include some of the divisions of the company around the world that individuals may relate to better. Such categories as Regions (USDPG, PACIFIC, LAMEA, MEA, Europe); main product groups of Retail, Financial which played such an important part - and of course, R&D Labs, Engineering & Manufacturing facilities and Field Engineering.  There are many others areas of interest ranging from programming a Class 32 to the introduction and operations of Data Centres (Business Outsourcing??). Encryption, chip design, multi-byte addressing for Asian language computing (how DO you manage 30,000+ Chinese characters) - the list is massive. And NCR people did it.

Individuals relate to geographic regions, products, hardware, software - and other people. Anecdotes abound - and seriously fundamental developments and inventions that changed the world of IT should be remembered and celebrated. Yes, I am sure there are many scratchy memories  - no company can avoid the rough bits; but overall, what a stimulating and rewarding experience being associated with NCR    - The Cash as it was known in parts. Part of the BUNCH.

What a rich source of talent, skills and memories that make up the very being of who we are. No one who had spent 20 or more of their most productive years could fail to have been profoundly influenced by the company and individuals that we met - this should not be lost.

So please consider the range of topics. It is a bit like a systems analysis job determining the categories in a database - now let's see, topics and users - definitely Many to Many here. 

Hello everybody!

I am seeking a photo or other rendering of the National Cash Register Co building in Washington DC, 1219 K St NW.  it was built in 1938, the architect was E Burton Corning.

Best regards,
Aleksandrs

2. Case studies of the overhead of the task switching by Mr. Ikuo Akiyama in 1970;
    2.3 Former prototyping to eliminate too many save & restore operations on the NCR 315 RMC during late 1960s.

      Although I believe that Mr. Ikuo Akiyama is a right person to write this section, will you please, however, let me study his idea because
    I can not confirm his original document today. Thus, remembering his lecture and suggestion for us, I would like to deduce his trial to
    inspect the feasibility of ideas for improving the operational efficiency of the transaction processing on the NCR315 RMC.
      Mr. Ikuo Akiyama might have been focusing the reason why the task management makes the task switching so often. I suspect that
    there are several reasons, as following examples:
           i. The vacancy of resources for processing income transactions (request to be received, storage for transactions, or
              time to be expired).
           ii. The preemption for the higher priority task during the run of a lower priority task.
    I assume that he would test two features that are (1) the bundling of queues for incoming transactions and (2) the sending of job
    between tasks.
    a. Bundling of queues for incoming transactions.
       Mr. Ikuo Akiyama might focus to the benefit to manage the redundancy of the resource ‘Queue’ for the incoming transaction, as the
      operating system could not manage together independent resources like the DSA (Dynamic Storage Area) or the trigger of an expired
      time through separated queues. But, the old computer architecture did not accept such an idea to implement the multiple incoming
      queues structure for each task. Because such ideas used to require the manipulation of many index registers and consume much
      computing power.
       As you know well, the VRX operating system had released the feature of the Message Control System (MCS) to build the structure of
      the multi-queues on the Criterion computer system in late 1970s. The prototype of the MCS feature had been already studied by Mr.
      Ikuo Akiyama on the NCR 315 RMC originally during late 1960s. Although I have no exact information regarding the conceptual trigger for
      the VRX implementing the MCS, the rapid ITB (Internal Transferring Bus subsystem) architecture of Criterion would have caused the VRX
      design team easily to implement an idea to bundle queues for each task processing like the TOX development team had done in early
      1970s.
    b. Sending of job between tasks.
       Generally, the program has to be based on the scenario of the general processing purpose with initiating the extremity procedure for
      files to access, initializing data structures in the data section before getting any records in an input file and setting up the appropriate
      information into the proper data fields in each time getting a record. On the other hand, the transaction process has to be based on the
      scenario of the object oriented program that manages the life cycle of the processing independently by itself and does not require any
      premises like an input data structure that the receiving program can accept.
       Mr. Ikuo Akiyama might focus to the benefit to reduce any processing overheads of initialization and setup for the program. He made an
      idea to implement the task interface architecture like calling interface between subroutine modules that have their own index registers
      and data resources in each module. That is, the task interface has to be based on the connection of the control sequence. This idea is
      quite different from the data transfer interface or the event transfer interface between tasks. When I got his presentation of this idea in
      July, 1970, I was very surprised. Because I had believed that the task had to be independent from another task processing with the
      closed loop algorism internally. But his idea introduced the hopping procedure between tasks and the completed reentrant coding
      technology. I felt something new in the software architecture. This idea caused me to become happy to study the necessity of break-
      through as an engineer.

Best regards,
Katsuhiko

Ron,

I'm very intersest by the source code of startrek.
It was a super game.

Cheers