Eclipse 16-bit and 32-bit minicomputers
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Eclipse 16-bit and 32-bit minicomputers were a popular line of mid-range computer systems from Data General that offered powerful multi-user and multitasking capabilities for business and technical applications in the 1970s and 1980s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | minicomputer line ⓘ |
| architecture |
16-bit
ⓘ
32-bit ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Data General Nova instruction set (extended) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitiveWith |
DEC PDP-11
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DEC VAX NERFINISHED ⓘ HP 3000 series NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM midrange systems ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
multi-user operation
ⓘ
multitasking ⓘ |
| formFactor |
cabinet systems
ⓘ
rack-mounted systems ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | popular mid-range multi-user systems in the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| introducedInDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| inUseInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Data General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | mid-range computer systems ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
disk and tape subsystems
ⓘ
hardware memory protection ⓘ multi-terminal support ⓘ privileged and user modes ⓘ support for high-level languages ⓘ virtual memory support (on later models) ⓘ |
| notableModelFamily |
Eclipse MV series (32-bit)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eclipse S/130 series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Data General AOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Data General AOS/VS NERFINISHED ⓘ Data General RDOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerType | minicomputer-class power consumption ⓘ |
| predecessor | Data General Nova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| successor | Data General AViiON (as later DG systems) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedLanguage |
BASIC
ⓘ
COBOL NERFINISHED ⓘ FORTRAN NERFINISHED ⓘ PL/I variants ⓘ assembly language ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
engineering computation
ⓘ
laboratory data acquisition ⓘ time-sharing systems ⓘ transaction processing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
business applications
ⓘ
technical applications ⓘ |
| usedInIndustry |
banking and finance
ⓘ
education and research ⓘ government ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ |
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