Data General MV series
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The Data General MV series was a line of 32-bit minicomputers introduced in the late 1970s that became widely used in commercial and technical computing environments for their performance and multiuser capabilities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
32-bit computer system
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minicomputer family ⓘ |
| architecture | 32-bit ⓘ |
| competitiveWith |
Digital Equipment Corporation VAX series
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IBM midrange systems ⓘ Prime Computer minicomputers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| cpuFamily | Data General Eclipse MV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
engineering applications
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timesharing workloads ⓘ transaction processing ⓘ |
| era | fourth generation minicomputers ⓘ |
| formFactor |
cabinet system
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rack-mounted system ⓘ |
| hardwareType | proprietary CPU and bus architecture ⓘ |
| instructionSet | Eclipse MV instruction set ⓘ |
| introduced | late 1970s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Data General Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | high-performance minicomputer ⓘ |
| networkCapabilities |
supported local area networks (via add-on hardware)
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supported terminal networks ⓘ |
| notableDocumentation | Data General MV series technical manuals ⓘ |
| notableIn | history of minicomputers ⓘ |
| notableModel |
Eclipse MV/10000
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Eclipse MV/20000 NERFINISHED ⓘ Eclipse MV/8000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
AOS
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AOS/VS NERFINISHED ⓘ RDOS (on some configurations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Data General Eclipse series
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Data General Nova series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryProgrammingLanguages |
BASIC
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C NERFINISHED ⓘ COBOL NERFINISHED ⓘ FORTRAN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor | Data General AViiON series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
multitasking
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multiuser access ⓘ virtual memory (on later models) ⓘ |
| typicalUseEnvironment |
business data processing
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scientific computing labs ⓘ university computing centers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial computing
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multiuser time-sharing ⓘ technical computing ⓘ |
| wordSize | 32-bit ⓘ |
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