IBM 1800 Data Acquisition and Control System
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The IBM 1800 Data Acquisition and Control System (DACS) was a process control variant of the IBM 1130 with two extra instructions (CMP and DCM), extra I/O capabilities, 'selector channel like' cycle-stealing capability and three hardware index registers.[1]
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Manufacturer | IBM |
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Type | real-time minicomputer (SCADA system) |
Release date | 1964 |
Predecessor | IBM 1130, IBM 1710, IBM 7700 |
Related | IBM 1500 educational minicomputer |
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IBM announced and introduced the 1800 Data Acquisition and Control System on November 30, 1964, describing it as "a computer that can monitor an assembly line, control a steel-making process or analyze the precise status of a missile during test firing."[2]