Data General Eclipse
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The Data General Eclipse was a popular 16-bit minicomputer line introduced in the 1970s, known for its use in business, industrial, and scientific computing environments.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16-bit computer system
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minicomputer line ⓘ |
| architecture | 16-bit ⓘ |
| busArchitecture | proprietary Data General bus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| discontinuedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| era | third generation minicomputers ⓘ |
| formFactor |
cabinet system
ⓘ
rack-mounted system ⓘ |
| hasModel |
Eclipse MV/8000 (Eagle)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eclipse S/130 NERFINISHED ⓘ Eclipse S/140 NERFINISHED ⓘ Eclipse S/200 NERFINISHED ⓘ Eclipse S/230 NERFINISHED ⓘ Eclipse S/250 NERFINISHED ⓘ Eclipse S/280 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Data General MV/8000 design ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Data General Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | general-purpose minicomputer ⓘ |
| marketPosition |
competitor to DEC PDP-11
ⓘ
competitor to HP 21MX series ⓘ |
| notableFor |
multi-user time-sharing capability
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rugged industrial configurations ⓘ virtual memory support in some models ⓘ wide third-party software support ⓘ |
| notableIn | history of minicomputers ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
AOS
NERFINISHED
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AOS/VS NERFINISHED ⓘ DG-UX (on later Eclipse-based systems) NERFINISHED ⓘ RDOS NERFINISHED ⓘ RTOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Data General Nova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage |
Assembler
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BASIC ⓘ COBOL ⓘ FORTRAN NERFINISHED ⓘ PL/I (via compilers) ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor |
Data General AViiON (architectural successor line)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Data General Eclipse MV series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
multi-tasking
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multi-user operation ⓘ real-time processing ⓘ time-sharing ⓘ |
| typicalInputOutput |
card readers (on some installations)
GENERATED
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line printers GENERATED ⓘ serial terminals GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalStorage |
magnetic disk drives
ⓘ
magnetic tape drives ⓘ |
| usedIn |
business computing
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commercial data processing ⓘ industrial control ⓘ laboratory automation ⓘ process control ⓘ real-time applications ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ |
| wordSize | 16-bit ⓘ |
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