IBM 5110, General Information And Physical Planning Manual

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Page 2: ...ies of IBM publications should be made to your IBM representative or the IBM branch office serving your locality A Reader s Comment Form is at the back of this publication If the form has been removed...

Page 3: ...IBM 5110 Computing System at your location At the back of this manual is a glossary that defines the data processing terms introduced in this manual Related Publications IBM 5110 APL Introduction SA2...

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Page 5: ...EATURES AND SERVICES FOR YOUR 5110 COMPUTING SYSTEM 29 Optional Features 29 APL and or BASIC Language 29 Additional Main Storage 29 Additional Diskette Drives 29 Diskette Sort 30 Expansion Feature 30...

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Page 7: ...formed business decisions businessmen require timely and accurate reports How can a small business with a limited staff cope with such critical demands for information Today the smal business can incr...

Page 8: ...ed to operate the 5110 One of your own employees who has little or no computer experience can be trained to operate this system effectively Application programs These programs are made available by IB...

Page 9: ...rograms without the need for rekeying Because the tapes and diskettes are removable the amount of data you can store on the magnetic media is limited only by the number of tapes and diskettes availabl...

Page 10: ...only A system with tape and diskette storage All of these systems can have a variety of input output options and special features The physical requirements for the 5110 Computing System are operating...

Page 11: ...ound for confident operation of the system Frequently an employee currently responsible for bookkeeping or other clerical duties can be expected to assume responsibility for operating the 5110 Some 51...

Page 12: ...Continuous system to operator communications The display screen provides communications between you and the 5110 As information is keyed on the keyboard you can visually verify the information on the...

Page 13: ...ions In other words data processing requirements have grown with business Data processing methods have had to change as well ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING The most recent innovations in data processing m...

Page 14: ...cord exists in a handwritten register or is a data file on a magnetic media Processing Both clerks must add input to obtain a sum and both the adding machine and the computer must operate according to...

Page 15: ...til required If orders are to be processed immediately processing begins as soon as the operator enters enough data for the 5110 to begin processing an order The system processes additional data as it...

Page 16: ...rage in whatever manner each particular data processing job requires Application Program Anapplicatiom program specifies distinct operations to be performed on specific input to obtain unique output A...

Page 17: ...t is told to do Because of this constant dependence on instructions the 5110 Computer follows program after program second after second hour after hour with unvarying accuracy The 5110 Computer can al...

Page 18: ...30 07 11 122620 CANNIZONI STUDIOS 063423 129 76 07 11 682030 RAYMONDS RAPID REPAIR 63 80 07 11 742950 SARATOGA VARIETY 29 72 07 11 014280 BAKER BRADLEY CO 43 50 07 11 872060 UNIVERSITY ELECTRIC 97 75...

Page 19: ...43 50 97 75 PAGE 001 JOURNAL AMOUNT 18 23CR 10 70CR I III III 234 77 285 99 28 93CR 1 I O Accts Receivable Transaction Register 07 11 I o o Versatility The number of different tasks the 5110 can do is...

Page 20: ...ata processing capabilities a 5110 Computing System provides what additional cost analysis inventory control and auditing procedures would you like to implement in your organization The responsibility...

Page 21: ...3 Printer THE 5110 COMPUTER The 5110 is a high level computer that is small without sacrificing function The various models of the 5110 allow you to select The APL BASIC or both programming languages...

Page 22: ...enter data from the keyboard Thus the elements of the BASIC language speak for themselves The name APL stands for A Programming Language The APL language is particularly well suited for scientific en...

Page 23: ...ytes second 4 000 bytes second 30 seconds The data stored on a tape cartridge can be protected from accidental erasure through a protect feature Also when you leave the 5110 you can take the tape cart...

Page 24: ...ette units to the 5110 Each diskette unit can have one or two diskette drives Therefore you can have from one to four diskette drives attached to your 5110 This provides you with a total online disket...

Page 25: ...I The diskette also allows you to exchange data with other systems such as IBM 3741 Data Station IBM System 32 IBM 3031 3032 Processor IBM System 34 The capability to exchange data with other systems...

Page 26: ...ter is capable of printing uppercase and lowercase characters numeric characters and special symbols The 5103 Printer prints in both directions thus reducing print time The 5110 has a print overlap ca...

Page 27: ...show some of the more common system configurations Tape Storage Systems 5110 Modell This configuration provides The APL and or BASIC language 16K to 64K bytes of main storage 204K bytes of online tape...

Page 28: ...5110 Model 1 with printer Th S cOnt guratiOn provides The APL and or BASIC language 161 to 641 bytes ain storage 2041 bytes ot online tape storage The abilitY to generate printed outPut 22...

Page 29: ...Auxiliary Tape OC JII This configuration provides The APL and or BASIC language 16K to 64K bytes of main storage 40BK bytes of online tape storage The ability to generate printed output IBM 5110 Compu...

Page 30: ...r and Diskette Unit This configuration provides The APL and or BASIC language 16K to 64K bytes of main storage 204K bytes of online tape storage The ability to generate printed output Up to 1 2 millio...

Page 31: ...on provides The APL and or BASIC language 16K to 64K bytes of main storage 204K bytes of online tape storage The ability to generate printed output Up to 4 8 million bytes of online diskette storage f...

Page 32: ...torage System 5110 Model 2 with Diskette Unit This configuration provides The APL and or BASIC language 16K to 64K bytes of main storage Up to 2 4 million bytes of online diskette storage two diskette...

Page 33: ...e diskette drives The ability to generate printed output From the previous system configurations examples you see that you can tailor your system to your own data processing needs In other words you c...

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Page 35: ...APL BASIC or both the APL and BASIC languages for your 5110 If you choose only one language initially you can add the other language later to upgrade your 5110 to both languages Additional Main Storag...

Page 36: ...with many systems that support the 2741 start stop data link control With this feature you can Enter data from the keyboard and transmit it to the host Enter data from the keyboard and store it for pr...

Page 37: ...er second using either EBCDIC extended binary coded decimal interchange code or the EBCDIC transparency The 5110 can communicate on switched point to point or nonswitched point to point channels or on...

Page 38: ...4 wire D3 facility Switched2 for attachment to the switched C2 facility Switched N etwork Backup with Auto Answer2 for attachment to a nonswitched channel as the primary facility and to a switched ch...

Page 39: ...mitting data to or receiving data from the external input output device 5 bit 6 bit plus parity 7 bit plus parity 8 bit The 5 bit 6 bit and 7 bit codes are compatible with input output devices that us...

Page 40: ...ither 8 bit binary code or 7 bit ASCII code according to the IEEE 488 1975 standard Audible Alarm You can use the Audible Alarm feature for many purposes for example to indicate an error to request op...

Page 41: ...ct order and install the application programs that fit your organization s data processing requirements Print Plot Program The Print Plot program provided in either APL or BASIC allows you to use the...

Page 42: ...ed performance Serviceability is a major component of your IBM 5110 Computing System Specially designed service techniques combined with built in features offer maximum reliability and availability Wi...

Page 43: ...our 5110 magnetic storage capacity and printing speed as new requirements arise With other options you can increase the function of your 5110 For example Communications allow you to send data to and r...

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Page 45: ...10 Computer The IBM 5110 Computer is supplied with a 6 foot 1 8 meter power cord Size 17 Inches 24 Inche 45 cm 7 61 cm 8 Inches 20cm V Weight With Built in Tape Unit Model 1 Without Built in Tape Unit...

Page 46: ...40 IBM 5106 Auxiliary Tape Unit The ISM 5106 Auxiliary Tape Unit is supplied with a 6 foot 1 8 meter power cord and a 2 foot O 6 meter signal cord Size Weight I 10 ne h e s 26 em I 20 b 9 kg...

Page 47: ...4 Diskette Unit is supplied with a 6 foot 1 8 meter power cord and a 4 foot 1 2 meter signal cable Size 29 Inches 74cm Weight With One Diskette Drive With Two Diskette Drives 116 Ib 53 kg 132 Ib 60 kg...

Page 48: ...e z 24 Inches 61 em Weight 55 Ib 25 kg ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS Operating Environment Dry Bulb Temperature Relative Humidity Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature Nonoperating Environment Dry Bulb Temperature...

Page 49: ...achine damage The ac voltage requirements for the 5110 5103 and 5106 are Frequency AC Voltage Tolerance Voltage Tolerance 60 hertz 1 100 115 Vac 10 50 hertz 1 100 200 235 Vac 10 The ac voltage require...

Page 50: ...ignal cables Unit 5106 Auxiliary Tape Unit 5114 Diskette Unit 5103 Printer Signal Cable Length 2 feet 0 6 meter 4 feet 1 2 meter 4 feet 1 2 meter The following illustration shows how the signal cables...

Page 51: ...pica unit p acenlents f 011ow i 9 a r illIIstrations 01 so t pic al IInit pia n ts...

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Page 53: ...lows IBM 1200 BPS Integrated Modem connected to a nonswitched communications channel in the United States and Canada four conductor cables with a type WE 283 B connector IBM 1200 BPS Integrated Modem...

Page 54: ...P 57 20240 2 or equivalent connector A maximum total cable length of 65 feet 20 meters can be used with the Parallel I O Adapter feature CUSTOMER SETUP The 5110 Computer is desinged with ease of custo...

Page 55: ...9 cm 48 Inches 121 9 cm Modell s or 2 s 5110 5114 48 Inches 121 9 cm 48 Inches 121 9 cm 48 Inches 121 9 em r Modell s or 2 s 5110 5114 5114 Modell s only 48 Inches 121 9 cm 28 Inches 71 1 cm 48 Inches...

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Page 57: ...a character Consists of eight adjacent bits character set The characters allowed by the APL or BASIC language customer support functions Programs that can be used to aid you in operating your system G...

Page 58: ...of statements that achieve a certain result sort To place the records in a data file according to some predefined order tape A media that is capable of storing data and information magnetically tape...

Page 59: ...code 30 customer support functions 6 data compression data processing data station 18 12 2 data phone digital service adapter 32 diskette 3 diskette drives 3 diskette sort 29 diskette storage 3 diske...

Page 60: ...ogram 3 print statement 16 printer 2 processing 2 processing unit 3 processor 18 program instructions 16 54 randomly access 18 read data 31 serial I O adapter 2 signal cord 40 start stop data link con...

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