1 10 106 https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/7ff5edb2f08d783b6dba99ab6cb7f711.jpg 8ed6f3e3cb9884d19b1b0c607c1d5a6c https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/b3886aaeec28e27ef06d888eb559f37e.png 28ce30e0bd7d86f5aca56a32a5b6e20e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northern Electric—Nortel Networks Collection Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/Nortel_Logo.png" alt="Nortel_logo" width="25%" height="25%" border="0" /> The collection is dedicated to the corporate history of  Northern Electric and Manufacturing, Northern Electric, Northern Telecom, Bell-Northern Research, and Nortel Networks. Description An account of the resource Northern Electric and Manufacturing Company was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1895. It's main business was the manufacturing of telephone equipment for Bell Telephone Company of Canada. In 1914, the Northern Electric and Manufacturing Company merged with the Imperial Wire and Cable Company of Montreal to form the Northern Electric Company.  Although the new company's main business continued to be telecommunication equipment, Northern Electric also ventured into consumer electronics market manufacturing radios, television sets, console radio-phonographs, hi-fi amplifiers, and so on. In 1971, Northern Electric and Bell Canada formed Bell-Northern Research (BNR) — an Ottawa-based telecommunications research and development company. Around the same time, Northern Electric introduced its first electronic  PBX (Private Branch Exchange — a private telephone network used within a company or organization) named the SG-1. Four years later, BNR introduced the  SL-1 PBX  which was the world's first all-digital PBX aimed at medium-sized businesses.  In 1976, Northern Electric Company changed its name to Northern Telecom Limited and the company focused its operations exclusively on fully digital telecommunications products.  Northern Telecom was the first company in its industry to deliver a complete line of fully digital telecommunications products. Its SL-1 became the world’s most successful PBX and, by 1991, the company  was the world’s largest PBX supplier offering its Meridian communication systems line. In 1998, the company's name was changed to Nortel Networks to emphasize its focus on networking solutions for telecommunication over the Internet and other communications networks. In 2009, the company filed for bankruptcy protection. Abbreviations: <ul> <li>BNR: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.</li> <li>WC: W. Clipsham</li> <li>NT: Northern Telecom</li> <li>NOR: Nortel Networks</li> <li>WEC: Western Electric Company</li> <li>WB: items donated by Walter Banks</li> <li>KB: items donated by Keith Brickman</li> <li>HB: items donated by Henry Wiebe</li> <li>GR: items donated by Greg Reynolds</li> <li>ZS: items donated by Zbigniew Stachniak</li> <li>JM: items donated by John Morden</li> <li>RR: donated by Robert Roden</li> <li>SC: items donated by Stanley Chow</li> <li>DC: items donated by David Cuddy</li> </ul> HARDWARE <ul> <li>Digital Multiplex Switching System DMS-100 schematic diagram, Northern Telecom, 1979-1980 [SC]</li> <li>BNR XMS (eXtended Multicomputer System) workstation with two built-in 8" floppy drives [SC]</li> <li>BNR XMS workstation (prototype?)</li> <li>Two external 8" floppy diskette drives for the BNR XMS workstation[SC]</li> <li>Northern Telecom/Nortel Passport 50 DS1 MVPE module, [GR]</li> <li>Nortel Networks Passport 50 E3A FP module, [GR]</li> <li>Nortel Networks Passport 50 OC3S FP module, [GR]</li> <li>Nortel Networks Passport 50 CP module, [GR]</li> <li>Nortel's 1 MEG Modem, NTEX35AA, [ZS]</li> <li>Nortel Display Phone</li> <li>Northern Electric paper calculator, 1973 [JM]</li> <li>Dual NAND silicon microcircuit, Northern Electric, 1960s? [RR]</li> <li>Northern Telecom Alex videotex terminal, 1988</li> <li>Northern Telecom Displayphone telephone and data terminal, 1981</li> <li>Northern Telecom Displayphone 220 telephone and data terminal, 1987</li> <li>Nortel Europa smartphone [DC]</li> </ul> Corporate Documents <ul> <li>Northern Electric Company incorporation documents (original), 1914. [Nortel]</li> <li>Northern Telecom worldwide senior management structure, May 1983, [KB]</li> <li>Northern Telecom Inc., Major Business Units, May 1, 1985, [KB]</li> <li>Northern Electric Organization structure, September 1972. [KB]</li> <li>A file of Northern Telecom and BNR Human Resources publications and documents, 1979-1988</li> </ul> NEWSLETTERS and MAGAZINES <ul> <li>Northern Circuit, Northern Electric, Spring 1965. [KB]</li> <li>Northern News, Northern Electric, vol. 44, no. 7 (1969). [JM]</li> <li>The Networks, Northern Electric, September 1973. [JM]</li> <li>telesis, BNR issues: vol. 3, no. 2 (1973) [WB]; vol. 4, no. 3 (1975); vol 4., no. 1 (1976) [WC]; vol. 5, no. 2 (1977) and no. 9 (1978) [WB]; vol. 6, no. 1 (1979) [WB]; vol. 8, no. 4 (1981); vol. 12, no. 1 and 2 (1985) [WC, DC]; issues 92, 93 (1991), 98 (1994). [WC]</li> <li>the, Northern Electric, Ottawa, issue 2 (1969), 4, 5 (1970). [WC]</li> <li>Miscellany, BNR, vol. 2, 3 (1987), 4, 5 (1988), 6, 7 (1989). [WC]</li> <li>Printed Circuit, Northern Telecom at Bramalea vol. 18, no. 7 (1991). [JM]</li> <li>Lachine Journal, Northern Telecom at Lachine, no. 5 (1992). [JM]</li> <li>Network news, Northern Telecom, May 1992. [JM]</li> <li>Between-Us, Northern Telecom at Lachine and Laurentian no. 4 (1993). [JM]</li> <li>Protel Technical Notes, BNR, Language Development Group; issues: vol. 1, nr. 1--7, 1980.</li> <li>Data Packet, Data Networks Division, Northern Telecom, vol. 2, issue 3 )198?) [WC]</li> </ul> MANUALS, USER GUIDES, REPORTS, PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL 1940-1949 <ul> <li>No. 1 Crossbar Dial Telephone System, Photographs, Educational Bulletin No. 2.5, WEC, December 1947. [HW]</li> </ul> 1950-1959 <ul> <li>No. 5 Crossbar Dial Telephone System, Completion of a Call, Educational Bulletin No. 2.5 B-1, WEC, April 1954. [HW]</li> <li>The Step-By-Step Dial Telephone System, Telephone System Training, Lesson No. 3, No. 2.5 B-1, WEC, June 1954. [HW]</li> </ul> 1960-1969 <ul> <li>E.H. Lanham, A Brief Story of the Growth, Evolution, and Expansion of Telephone Systems from the Magneto Era to the Present, Technical Memorandum TM 8161-2-64, Northern Electric, December 31st, 1964.</li> <li>Toronto Works, Telephone Directory, Northern Electric Company, Switching Division, 1 November 1966 [WBr] 1 Nov. 1966. [HB] Preliminary Version, IPSA (29 November, 1970) [WK].</li> </ul> 1970-1979 <ul> <li>Time to switch... SP-1 electronic switching systems, Northern Electric, October 1973. [JM]</li> <li>Datapac: Standard Network Access Protocol, Trans-Canada Telephone System, 30 November, 1974. [WC]</li> <li>Datapac: Overview, Trans-Canada Telephone System, 1974? [WC]</li> <li>Datapac: Four papers presented to the Third International Conference on Computer Communications, Toronto, Canada (August 1976). [WC]</li> <li>An Introduction to GRAPPLE Programming, ver. 4.21, BNR 13490, July 1974. [WB]</li> <li>GRAPPLE Console Users Manual, ver. 1.0, BNR(?), 18 June, 1975. [WB]</li> <li>GRAPPLE Language Reference Manual, ver. 5.10, BNR 13500, June 1975. [WB]</li> <li>Datapac: Standard Network Access Protocol Specification, Trans-Canada Telephone System, 1976. [WC]</li> <li>Datapac: Four papers presented to the Third International Conference on Computer Communications, Toronto, August 1976, Trans-Canada Telephone System, 1976. [WC]</li> <li>W. Clipsham, SL10 Data Network Processor: General Description, BNR, Issue 1, September 1976. [WC]</li> <li>D. Drynan, SL10 Data Network Processor: Trunk System, BNR, February 1977. [WC]</li> <li>Integrated Software Engineering System: Cost-Benefit Analysis, BNR, November 1978. [WC]</li> <li>Integrated Software Engineering System: Overview, BNR, November 1979. [WC]</li> <li>Integrated Software Engineering System: System Requirements Specification, BNR, November 1979. [WC]</li> </ul> 1980-1989 <ul> <li>Introducing a major advancement in the evolution of the telephone: Displayphone, promotional brochure, Northern Telecom, April 1981 [DC]</li> <li>Does your telecommunications system give you access to your internal database? Displayphone promotional brochure, Northern Telecom, 198? [DC]</li> <li>SL-1 Displayphone promotional brochure, Northern Telecom, 198? [DC]</li> <li>Displayphone User Guide, Northern Telecom, February 1982 [ZS]</li> <li>Displayphone User Guide, Northern Telecom, issue 3 [ZS]</li> <li>Displayphone 220 User Guide, Northern Telecom, 1987 [ZS]</li> <li>ALEX Installation Guide, Northern Telecom, issue 1 [ZS]</li> <li>DMS-100 System Description, BNR, 1986. [SC]</li> <li>Writing Handbook, BNR, 1987. [WC]</li> <li>DPN: Data Networking System Reference Handbook, Northern Telecom, 1986. [WC]</li> <li>DMS-100/200 NT-40 Instruction Set, BNR, 1987. [SC]</li> <li>H. Johnson, Object-Oriented Programming in PROTEL (draft), BNR, 1988. [SC]</li> <li>H. Johnson, An Object-Oriented Language Based on PROTEL (draft), BNR, 1989. [SC]</li> <li>DPN-100: Data Networking Reference Handbook, Northern Telecom, 1988. [WC]</li> <li>B. Baker, Multiprocessing Core for DMS, BNR, 1989. [SC]</li> <li>Telephony, BNR, Technical Educational Department, 198?</li> <li>Meridian M4020 Integrated Terminal: Bringing integrated data and voice to the desktop, Northern Telecom, 1985. [DC]</li> </ul> 1990- <ul> <li>DPN-100/500: Data Networking General Description, Release 1.0, BNR, February 11, 1990. [WC]</li> <li>DPN: Data Networking System, BNR, October 1990. [WC]</li> <li>Advaced Telephone Terminals Design: Driving the Development of Next-Generation Terminals, Nortel-Northern Telecom, July 1997. [DC]</li> </ul> PAPERS and OTHER PUBLICATIONS <ul> <li>W.A. Depp and W.H.T. Holden, Circuits for Cold Cathode Glow Tubes, Bell Telephone System Technical Publications, Monograph B-1685, compliments of Northern Electric, 1949. Originally published in Electrical Manufacturing, vol. 44, pp. 92-97 (1949).</li> <li>J.H. Felker, Typical block diagram for a digital computer, Bell Telephone System Technical Publications, Monograph 2046, compliments of Northern Electric, 1952. Originally published in Transactions of American Institute of Electrical Engineers, vol. 71, part 1 (1952), pp. 175-182.</li> <li>Datapac and the SL-10 Packet Switching System: Selected Published Papers, 1976-79, BNR.</li> <li>M. Fridrich and W. Older, Helix: The Architecture of the XMS Distributed File System, reprint with the permission from IEEE Software (May 1985). [SC]</li> <li>N. Gammage and L. Casey, XMS: A Rendezvous-Based Distributed System Software Architecture, reprint with the permission from IEEE Software (May 1985). [SC]</li> <li>Northern Telecom: The Anatomy of Transformation, 1985--1995, Nortel/Northern Telecom (November 1996). [WC]</li> <li>H. Johnson, PROTEL A programming Language for Large Real-Time Applications, publisher: ? (1984).</li> <li>SINC Network Description, SINC Technical Document, Bell/BNR SINC Design Team (October 31, 1974). [WC]</li> <li>DPN Technical Papers 1985-1986, BNR. [WC]</li> <li>W.W. Clipsham, F.E. Glave, and M.L. Narraway, Datapac Network Overview, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Communication, P.K. Verma (ed), Toronto. 3-6 August 1976; the material includes memos and slides prepared for the presentation. [WC]</li> <li>The BNR Network (197?) [WC]</li> <li>I. Cunningham, Host to Network Protocol for the Bell-Northern Research Network, version 1.2, BNR (October 1973). [WC]</li> <li>B. Clipsham et al, First Level Protocol for a Data Switch, version V, August 14, 1972, CASE: R3777. [WC]</li> <li>C.C. Martel, I.M. Cunningham, and M.S. Grushcow, The BNR Network: A Canadian Experience with Packet Switching Technology, BNR. [WC]</li> <li>N. Dam, D. Schenkel, and W.Prater, Micro-SNAP - An X.25 Microcomputer System, MSNAP-BNR (197?) [WC]</li> <li>B. Hobbs, Chrysalis: Transforming The Way We Do Business, Northern Telecom S321 (September 19, 1991). [JM]</li> <li>32 photographs of the Northern Telecom constructions at 8200 Dixie Rd. taken between February 23 and December 8, 1987. [JM]</li> <li>Four photographs of the Northern Electric Calgary Cable Plant, 19?? [JM]</li> <li>Various promotional Nortel Networks brochures, 1995--2003. [ZS]</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource BNR XMS Workstations Subject The topic of the resource computer hardware: workstation Description An account of the resource Historical Context (by Z. Stachniak) In 1971, Bell Canada and Northern Electric (renamed Northern Telecom in 1976) established Bell-Northern Research (BNR) -- a common telecommunications research and development entity. BNR played a crucial role in Northern's evolution into a leading global provider of fully digital telecommunications solutions. In 1975, Northern launched the BNR-designed SL-1 -- the first digital switching system in commercial service. Four years later, Northern introduced the DMS-100 digital switch, which seamlessly integrated switching and transmission capabilities (DMS: digital multiplex switch). The widespread adoption of the DMS-100 propelled Northern to the forefront of the global telecommunications industry. The experience gained during the design of the DMS-100 prompted BNR to establish a Computing Technology Development Group in 1979. As described in [2], the group's objectives were: <ul> <li>creating the foundational computing components for Northern Telecom's future products;</li> <li>developing tools essential for software development for these products;</li> <li>exploring emerging computing technology trends and ensuring a continuous flow of relevant technologies into BNR's operations.</li> </ul> Initially, the Computing Technology Development Group, informally referred to as the XMS group, was comprised of Peter Cashin, who previously led the original core development team for the DMS computer systems, Neil Gammage (systems software: OS and systems), Jean Jervis (systems software: OS), Ragui Kamel (software: compilers), Bill Williams (software architecture), and Rick Workman (hardware/software integration). Shortly thereafter, Liam Casey (distributed software architecture) and Kerry Zoehner (file systems) joined the group. Over time, the XMS group expanded to include more than 100 engineers primarily based in Ottawa. The primary task of the group involved researching and defining hardware and software architectures that could form the basis of a distributed computing network to support the development of future BNR products. The resulting architecture, named XMS (eXtended Multicomputer System), was defined as a cluster of processing nodes (such as workstations, file servers, communication servers, printing servers, etc.) interconnected by a single high-speed local area network and operated under concurrent software. As articulated in [2], "XMS creates a single, powerful system from loosely coupled microcomputers. Programs work together across nodes, making systemwide resource management transparent and distributed-system design simpler." Detailed information regarding both the hardware and software architectures of XMS can be found in [1] and [2]. The first XMS system was deployed at BNR in 1981. It was the XMS Software Development Environment (SDE) whose main purpose was to provide the computing facilities and resources essential for supporting XMS-based projects. The system comprised several XMS personal workstations, a file server, a print server, and a communications server. The majority of XMS SDE software was developed using BNR Pascal. This language, an extension of UCSD Pascal (designed at the University of California, San Diego), incorporated ADA-like tasks and concurrency features implemented in XMS. Alongside XMS system software and the BNR Pascal, the SDE environment featured a robust file system called Helix and an array of software development utility programs, including: <ul> <li>editors: text and graphics editors,</li> <li>software development tools: compilers, assemblers, dissassemblers, linkers, etc.,</li> <li>analysis tools: debuggers, profilers, test tools, cross referencers, etc.</li> <li>document preparation package: support for text and graphics, spellcheckers, index generator,</li> <li>LAN communication: messaging and bulletin board,</li> <li>IBM communication: passthrough and file transfer,</li> <li>project management tools: source management, problem database and project tracking.</li> </ul> The XMS was a proprietary platform. Although built from commercially available components, initially it could not take advantage of commercially available software, or engaging external development groups. In response, the XMS group developed a facility called Distributed Unix (or DUX), enabling the loading and execution of Unix applications within the XMS system. The SDE offered a robust and adaptable environment for software development. It also demonstrated the effectiveness of the XMS platform when combined with suitable software. As emphasized in [1], "A major benefit of the deployment of XMS SDE systems has been the designer's ability to both develop and test systems on the same hardware." According to data provided in [2], by 1985, approximately 2,000 workstations in 25 XMS networks were operational across 15 geographic locations spanning from California to Europe. However, despite numerous successful applications of the XMS platforms, such as the Nortel Meridian PBX family, significant factors ultimately led to the decline of XMS developments at BNR. In the February 2024 interview for the Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, University of Auckland, Peter Cashin summarized the root cause of the disbanding of the XMS group in the late 1980s as follows:   The [XMS] project was technically successful... We thought we had a better solution    than Unix, with nice multi-computer inter-process  messaging...    But the writing was on the wall, the use of C and Unix was spreading, and the    commercial computing industry was going to be able to supply the needs for    telecom. The necessity for our own hardware was gone, and the advantages    of our own systems software was shrinking. It was a computer industry opportunity,    and Nortel made the decision that it  was not getting into the computer business. The XMS Workstations The XMS SDE systems utilized workstations designed at BNR by John Perry. These workstations were conceived to function as development platforms as well as the foundation for future products. Over the course of the XMS project, four distinct models were developed. Each of these models was built around a microprocessor from the Motorola 68000 family. Initially, all XMS prototypes and models 1 and 2 featured the Motorola 68000-x microprocessors. However, in later iterations, models 3 and 4 incorporated the Motorola 68010 and 68020 CPUs. For external storage, the workstations initially relied on 8" floppy drives but later also incorporating a 10M-Byte Winchester hard disk. User interaction was facilitated through a standalone video display terminal, which provided both keyboard input and display. <table> <tbody> <tr> <th>Model</th> <th>CPU</th> <th>ROM</th> <th>RAM</th> <th>external storage</th> <th>display/ keyboard</th> <th>exp. slots</th> </tr> <tr> <td>0</td> <td>MC6800-06</td> <td>65,536 bits MM2716 eproms</td> <td>4 SIP-like memory cards 294,912 bits each, AM9016 RAMs</td> <td>two 8" floppy disk drives</td> <td>external terminal</td> <td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>MC6800-08</td> <td>137,072 bits HN462732G eproms</td> <td>4 memory cards 1,179,648 bits each, HM4864-2 RAMs</td> <td>two 8" floppy disk drives</td> <td>external terminal</td> <td>8</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Table: Technical specifications of one of the XMS prototypes ("model 0") and of model 2. Museum Holdings <ul> <li>XMS prototype ("model 0",  second image below),</li> <li>XMS Model 2 (first image below),</li> <li>8" floppy disk drive (x 2) for XMS mode 1,</li> <li>other related items are listed in the Nortel archive.</li> </ul> Bibliography [1] Gammage N. and Casey, L., XMS: A Rendezvous-Based Distributed System Software Architecture, IEEE Software, vol. 2, no. 3 (1985), pp. 9-19. [2] Kamel, R.F., Software Development in a Distributed Environment: The XMS System, In: Conradi, R., Didriksen, T.M., Wanvik, D.H. (eds) Advanced Programming Environments, Springer LNCS, vol 244 (1987), pp. 126-141. [3] Cashin, P. and Carpenter, B.E., An Overseas Experience with Hypertext and Packet Switching, CDMTCS-577, Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand (February 2024). Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1980s, North America, Europe https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/b40c4cdb35070285640f1a1b4f6474cc.jpg 3cac084f16b42ca424f52b52d09b1bd8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource D.G.A. Electronics D156-SS Single Board Computer Subject The topic of the resource hardware: single board computer Description An account of the resource Historical context: D.G.A. ELECTRONICS LTD. was founded by Doug Atkinson in 1977 in Toronto, Ontario, as an electronics design firm. It specialized in the development of custom computer hardware and software including single board computers. The D.G.A. ELECTRONICS  D156-SS specifications: <ul> <li>CPU - Motorola 6802, 8-bit</li> <li>RAM - eight 14-pin sockets; two populated with HM472114 1024 x 4-bit memory chips</li> <li>ROM - two 24-pin EPROM sockets</li> <li>buss architecture: STD</li> <li>ports/connectors: serial and parallel, expansion buss connectors</li> <li>manufacturing data: 1980</li> </ul> <h2></h2> <h2>      MICROPROCESSOR BASED EMBEDDED CONTROL SYSTEMS      AUDIO/VIDEO SWITCHING      RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS      SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT      MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS      INFRARED DEVICE CONTROL</h2> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived D.G.A. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Images for Computer Hobby Movement in Canada Exhibit https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/5a07f13b82cb9a9661b4dd8db66814b8.jpg 3f3cb6c8b1c008e25021cb67a1287f3e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dynalogic Collection Description An account of the resource Dynalogic Corporation was among the first Canadian microcomputer manufacturers. Founded by C. Murray Bell in 1973 in Ottawa, it initially focused on the design of floppy disk systems and interfaces for minicomputers and desk-top calculators. In 1975, Dynalogic embarked on the design of a firmware controlled, microprocessor-based floppy disk system that could be interfaced with a range of minicomputers via the industry standard RS-232C interface. The result of these design and development efforts--the Series 7000 DynaTermDisk--was shown at the 1975 Canadian Computer Show. In 1976, the company moved into the general-purpose computer market. On October 1, 1976, it announced the Dynalogic Microcomputer System (DMS) -- an advanced microcomputer that employed Motorola's 6800 processor. The DMS was among the earliest microcomputers with built-in floppy disk drives. It operated under a sophisticated proprietary DYNAMO operating system (designed by Donald C. Lindsay). The first DMS was delivered to Algonquin College of Technology in Ottawa in fall of 1976. Other DMS systems were sold in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. In 1981, Bytec Management Corp. took over Dynalogic. In the same year the work had begun on the design of a portable desktop microcomputer--the Hyperion--and continued in a new Bytec subsidiary called Dynalogic Info-Tech. The Hyperion was unveiled at the 1982 spring Comdex computer show in Atlantic City as the "most powerful, portable, business computer in the world'' compatible with the IBM PC. The first Hyperions were manufactured in January of 1983 and retailed at US $4,955. The sales continued throughout 1983 and 1984 in Canada and the U.S. Acquisition: The objects in the collection have been donated by Walter Banks, Murray Bell, Diane Bruce, Dan Cohow, Robert S. Elliot, Terence Gordon, Don C. Lindsay, Brian Mahoney, Dennis Mullin, and Zbigniew Stachniak. HARDWARE <ul> <li>Dynalogic Microcomputer System (DMS), model 7042B</li> <li>Dynalogic Microcomputer System (DMS), model 7042C</li> <li>Dynalogic Microcomputer System (DMS), model 7082</li> <li>Dynalogic disk drive system, model 4002B</li> <li>Hyperion microcomputer</li> <li>Hyperion Ex [Hyperion expansion unit]</li> <li>Acoustic Cups for Hyperion [data communication]</li> <li>HyperRam [Hyperion memory module by Technovation]</li> <li>Hyperaccess (by Technovation)</li> </ul> SOFTWARE <ul> <li>DYNAMO 2.0/DO/32K, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 21 November 1977</li> <li>DYNAMO 2.0/D1/24K, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 21 November 1977</li> <li>DynaBASIC 2.0/AO, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 21 November 1977</li> <li>Dynalogic Advanced Programming Package, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1977</li> <li>Forms Entry, Source, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 25 January, 1978</li> <li>Dynalogic Advanced Programming Package 2.0, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 May 1978</li> <li>DYNAMO 2.3, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 July 1978</li> <li>DynaBASIC I 2.1/E4, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 March 1979</li> <li>DynaBASIC I 2.1/E5, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 March 1979</li> <li>Structured DynaBASIC I Preprocessor 1.0, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 31 May 1979</li> <li>DYNAMO 2.4, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 31 March 1979</li> <li>DYNAMO 3.1, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 October 1979</li> <li>DMS Utility Programs, 1979</li> <li>DYNAMO 3.1, Diagnostic Programs, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 July 1980</li> <li>IN:SCRIBE [for the Hyperion], Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp., 1982</li> <li>IN:TOUCH [for the Hyperion], Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp., 1982</li> <li>LOTUS 123 [for the Hyperion], Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp. and Lotus Development Corp., 1983</li> <li>LOTUS 123, System Backup for the Hyperion, Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp. and Lotus Development Corp., 1983</li> <li>LOTUS 123, utility software for the Hyperion, Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp. and Lotus Development Corp., 1983</li> <li>LOTUS 123 PrintGraph for the Hyperion, Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp. and Lotus Development Corp., 1983</li> <li>LOTUS 123 Tutorial for the Hyperion, Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp. and Lotus Development Corp., 1983</li> <li>DOS, EDLIN [DOS 1.25 for the Hyperion], Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp. and Microsoft Corp., 1982, 1983</li> <li>Hyperion DOS(2.11), ver. 00, rev. 00, Compterm Inc., 1 July 1984</li> <li>BASICA, Assembler [for the Hyperion], Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp. and Microsoft Corp., 1982, 1983</li> <li>Aladin [for the Hyperion], Bytec Management Corp. and ADI America Inc., 1983</li> <li>Various Hyperion related software</li> <li>Source codes of various Dynalogic software including DYNAMO operating system</li> </ul> MANUALS, GUIDES, REPORTS <ul> <li>Dynalogic Microcomputer System Manual, release 1.1, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 December, 1976, printed between 12 October and 1 December, 1976</li> <li>MICRO BASIC I, USERS MANUAL, Ryan-McFarland Corp., 1976</li> <li>How to use DYNAMO, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 November, 1977</li> <li>How To Use The EDITOR, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 December, 1977</li> <li>MICRO BASIC I, reference card, Ryan-McFarland Corp. and Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1977(?)</li> <li>How To Use DYNAMO, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 16 January, 1978</li> <li>How To Use DYNAMO: User Manual, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 July, 1978</li> <li>Advanced Programming Package, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 May, 1978</li> <li>How To Use The EDITOR, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 October, 1978</li> <li>Structured DynaBASIC I Preprocessor, preliminary blurb, version 1J, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1979</li> <li>How To Use DynaBASIC I, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 February, 1979</li> <li>How to Use the Laboratory Microcomputer System (LMS), Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 March, 1979</li> <li>Structured DynaBASIC I Preprocessor, preliminary blurb, version 1F, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 5 March, 1979</li> <li>R2.4PAK: Interface from DynaBASIC I to DYNAMO R2.4 addendum to How to Use DynaBASIC I, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 May, 1979</li> <li>How To Use DynaSCRIPT, Preliminary, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 25 May, 1979</li> <li>How To Use DynaMENU Application Program Shell, Preliminary, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., June 1979</li> <li>How to use DYNAMO, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 October, 1979</li> <li> Dynalogic Microcomputer System (DMS) Model 7042B Documentation Package, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 October, 1979</li> <li>How To Use DynaSCRIPT, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 November, 1979</li> <li> Disk Controller PCB, schematic diagrams and board layouts, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 7 Nov.--4 Dec., 1979</li> <li>How To Use DynaSORT, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 7 December, 1979</li> <li>Additional SCRED Features, SCRED Addendum, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd.(?), 18 December, 1979</li> <li>DMS Memory Tests, SCRED Addendum, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 January, 1980</li> <li>DYNAMO Operating System: Introduction to the Source, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., March 1980</li> <li>How To Use The LSI-11 DynaSTOR, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 2 September 1980</li> <li>Floppy Diskette Controller (FDC) Product Specification, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 30 June 1980</li> <li>Style Manual for Assembler Programming, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd.(?), 12 January, 1981</li> <li>How To Use DYNAMO: User Manual, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 16 February, 1981</li> <li>How to Use DynaBASIC D, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 February, 1981</li> <li>Floppy Diskette Controller (FDC) To Dynalogic Microcomputer System (DMS) Interface Specification, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 March 1981</li> <li>How To Use The LSI-11 DynaSTOR, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1 May 1981</li> <li>Hyperion, IN:TOUCH, Guide, ver. 00, published by Dynalogic Info-Tech Corporation, 1 June, 1983</li> <li>Hyperion, IN:TOUCH, Guide, ver. 00, rev. 01, Dynalogic Info-Tech Corporation, published by Bytec Management Corp., 10 October, 1983</li> <li>Hyperion, IN:SCRIBE Guide, ver. 00, published by Dynalogic Info-Tech Corp., 1 June, 1983</li> <li>Hyperion, IN:SCRIBE Guide, ver. 00, rev. 01, published by Bytec Management Corp., 1 August, 1983</li> <li>Hyperion, Multiplan, Electronic Worksheet, Microsoft Corp. and Dynalogic Info-Tech Corporation, 1982</li> <li>Hyperion, Setup Guide, ver. 00, rev. 04, published by Bytec Management Corp., 8 August, 1983</li> <li>Hyperion User Guide MS-DOS/EDLIN, ver. 00, rev. 04, published by Bytec Management Corp., 5 September, 1983</li> <li>Hyperion Programmer Guide, ver. 00, rev. 03, published by Bytec Management Corp., 1983</li> <li> LOTUS 123 User's Manual for the Hyperion Business Computer, Lotus Development Corp., Release 1A, 1983</li> <li>LOTUS 123 Quick Reference for the Hyperion Business Computer, Lotus Development Corp., Release 1A, 1983</li> <li>Hyperion Technical Reference Guide, Bytec Management Corp., ver. 00, rev. 00, 15 November, 1983</li> <li>Hyperion Aladin Guide, Bytec Management Corp.(?), 1983</li> <li>Hyperion DOS(2.11) Guide, ver. 00, rev. 00, Compterm Inc., 1 July 1984</li> <li>Acoustic Cup Installation Instructions, 2 pages</li> </ul> CORPORATE DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>Introduction to: word processing software, note by (?) 26 September, 1976, 3 pages</li> <li> D.M.S. Release 2.0 Specifications (preliminary), Dynalogic Corporation Ltd. (?), 16 March, 1977, 3 pages</li> <li>Memo on Bubble/CCD Possibilities , Dynalogic Corporation Ltd. (?), 24 January, 1978, 3 pages</li> <li>Converting to DYNAMO 2.1 (preliminary), Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 1978(?), 1 page</li> <li>Mount/Dismount Questions , note, D. Lindsay(?) 16 January 1979, 2 pages</li> <li>DIFFERENCES: DYNAMO 2.4 from 2.3, note by D. Lindsay (?), 13 March, 1979, 3 pages [in DYNAMO source]</li> <li>Memory Swapping for DynaBASIC-D note, D. Lindsay(?) 9 August, 1979, 3 pages</li> <li>DIFFERENCES: DYNAMO 3.1 from 2.4, note by D. Lindsay (?), 28 September, 1979, 7 pages [in DYNAMO source]</li> <li>DYNALOGIC Ethernet , note by (?) 2 January 1980, 2 pages</li> <li>DIFFERENCES: DYNAMO 4.0 from 3.1, note by D. Lindsay (?), 16 February, 1980, 8 pages [in DYNAMO source]</li> <li>Engineering Project Codes, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd., 2 September 1980, 10 pages</li> <li>DYNAMO: Chronology and Statistics , Donald C. Lindsay, three versions dated: February 1981 [included in DYNAMO Source], 2 pages; August 1981, 3 pages; May 1982, 3 pages</li> <li>Proposal to Mitel: Voice Mail, Dynalogic Corporation, 28 August 1981, 5 pages</li> <li>DIFFERENCES: DYNAMO 4.1 from 4.0, note by D. Lindsay (?), 14 August, 1981, 2 pages; another note dated 27 August, 1981, 2 pages</li> <li>DIFFERENCES: DYNAMO 4.2 from 4.1, note by D. Lindsay (?), 18 March, 1982, 1 page</li> <li>A letter to F. Mozer by D. Lindsay regarding Voice Mail, 1 October, 1981, 2 pages</li> <li>A letter from F. Mozer to D. Lindsay regarding Voice Mail, 25 October, 1981, 1 page</li> <li>Technical Evaluation: Context Management Systems, memo by D. Lindsay, file context 3, 29 March, 1982, 1 page</li> <li>Product Definition -- DYNACOM 2000 Series, rev. 1, Dynalogic, January(?) 1982(?), 17 pages</li> <li>Hyperion Editor Key Mapping , memo by P. Matthews to G.K. Holman, 3 September, 1982</li> <li>Status of Hyperion Editor Project, 4 October, 1982 to 23 January, 1983, 5 notes by D. Lindsay (?)</li> <li>A letter from Maurice Jolicoeur, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Bytec, to Hyperion owners regarding the change of company name from Dynalogic to BYTEC -- HYPERION Division, July (?) 1983</li> <li>A formal announcement of the merger of Bytec Management Corp. and Comterm Inc. to form Bytec-Comterm Inc., January(?) 1984</li> </ul> PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS <ul> <li>Dynalogic Microcomputer System, System Summary [for series 7032/7042 DMS], brochure, 2 pages, 1977(?)</li> <li>DYNAMO Diskette Operating System, Software Summary, brochure, 2 pages, 1977(?)</li> <li>DynaBASIC I Compiler, Software Summary, brochure, 2 pages, 1977(?)</li> <li>Laboratory Microcomputer System System Summary, Dynalogic, 2 pages, 1979</li> <li>DYNAMO Diskette Operating System Software Summary, Dynalogic, 2 pages, 1979</li> <li>DynaBASIC I Compiler Software Summary, Dynalogic, 2 pages, 1979</li> <li>DynaBASIC L Compiler, Dynalogic, 2 pages, 1979</li> <li>Structured DynaBASIC Preprocessor, Dynalogic, 2 pages, 1979</li> <li>Advanced Programming Package (APP), Dynalogic, 2 pages, 1979</li> <li>Software Licensing Policy, Dynalogic, 1 page, 1979</li> <li>Price List: Dynalogic Microcomputer System (DMS), 2 pages, 1979</li> <li>Price List: Dynalogic Licensed Software and manuals, 1 page, 1979</li> <li>Hyperion, The Most Powerful, Portable, Business Computer in the World promotional brochure, Dynalogic Info-Tech, 1982(?), 2 pages [shows an older production model of Hyperion]</li> <li>Hyperion, The Most Powerful, Portable, Business Computer in the World promotional brochure, Dynalogic Info-Tech, 1982(?), 8 pages [shows an older production model of Hyperion]</li> <li>Hyperion, Making Decisions Has Never Bees So Easy promotional brochure, Dynalogic Info-Tech, 1982(?), 8 pages [shows the final production model of Hyperion]</li> <li>Hyperion, Making Decisions Has Never Bees So Easy promotional brochure, Dynalogic Info-Tech, 1982(?), 2 pages</li> <li>Hyperion, promotional brochure [possibly] distributed during the 1982 spring Comdex computer show in Atlantic City, booth number 1843, Dynalogic Info-Tech, 1982(?), 5 pages</li> <li>Hyperion: Tested Software, July/August 1983, published by Compterm Inc. [list of software available for the Hyperion], 6 pages</li> <li>A letter from Stephen J. McGill, Vice President, Percom Publishing, to Hyperion owners regarding the introduction of the Hyperion PC Magazine, 1983(?)</li> <li>Hyperion price list from Compumart, Ottawa, 2 pp (198?)</li> <li>Hyperion retail price list, Ottawa, 2 pp (May 1983)</li> </ul> ORAL HISTORIES <ul> <li>Interview with Murray Bell, Ottawa, October 2000 (analogue cassette recording)</li> </ul> BOOKS, RESEARCH PAPERS, ARTICLES, NEWS LETTERS <ul> <li>B. Foster and B. Southern, A College Microcomputer Facility, BYTE April 1978, pp. 90--96</li> <li>D.C. Lindsay, DYNALOGIC LOG, 3 volumes, 1976--1983</li> <li>D. Thomas, The Sale of a New Machine, Quest, November 1983, pp. 32d--32n</li> <li>D. Thomas, Knights of the New Technology. The Inside Story of Canada's Computer Elite, Key Porter Books, 1983, pp. 165--183></li> <li>R. Laver, Random Excess: The Wild Ride of Michael Cowpland and Corel, Viking Penguin, 1998, pp. 44--51</li> <li>Z. Stachniak, The Making of the MCM/70 Microcomputer, IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol. 25, issue 2 (April-June 2003), pp. 62--75</li> <li> THUG TIPS The Official Newsletter of the Toronto Hyperion Users Group (THUG) , Toronto, November 1985</li> <li> HUGO NEWS: Newsletter for the HYPERION USERS GROUP OF OTTAWA, Ottawa, 1985--1988</li> <li>Various newspaper and magazine articles on Dynalogic</li> <li>Hyperion PC magazine, vol. 1, nr. 1 (1984)</li> </ul> OTHER <ul> <li>M6800 Linking Loader Reference Manual, M68PRM(D), Motorola Inc., October 1976</li> <li>M6800 Programming Reference Manual, M68PRM(D), Motorola Inc., November 1976</li> <li>M6800 Co-Resident Assembler Reference Manual, M68CRA(D), Motorola Inc., November 1976</li> <li>M6800 Micro Assembler Reference Manual, M68ASM(D), Motorola Inc., February 1977</li> <li>DYNAMO 2.0: Material for Blurb, note by D. Lindsay, 7 September 1977</li> <li>M6800 Resident Assembler Reference Manual, M68CRA(D2), Motorola Inc., May 1979</li> <li>Micro BASIC I Users Manual, Ryan-McFarland Corp., 1976</li> <li>Document folder, Dynalogic Corporation Ltd</li> <li>Design drawing of the Hyperion case (by David Kelly?), color photocopy</li> <li>LOTUS 123 Customer Assurance Plan, Bytec Management Corp., 1983</li> <li>Purchase receipt for Hyperion issued by Le magasin Xerox, Montreal, 25 October, 1984</li> <li>Hyperion pin</li> <li>Assorted paper documents related to custom software developed for the DMS system.</li> <li>Various source codes of Dynalogic software for the DMS systems</li> <li>Various Aladin related documents</li> </ul> Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/dynalogic_logo.jpg" alt="MCM_logo" width="15%" height="15%" border="0" /> The collection documents the microcomputer development activities at Dynalogic Corp. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Zbigniew Stachniak Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hyperion EX chassis Subject The topic of the resource computer hardware: extension module Description An account of the resource Historical Context In 1973, C. Murray Bell incorporated Dynalogic Corporation in Ottawa to design, develop, and manufacture floppy disk drive systems that could be interfaced with a range of computers and programmable calculators. The floppy diskette systems shipped up to mid-1975 had hardwired controllers designed to work with specific computers. This solution was costly since different computer models typically required different floppy drive controllers that would have to be designed and assembled. In 1975, the company entered the microprocessor market with its release of a firmware controlled, microprocessor-based floppy disk system that could be interfaced with a range of computers. The new floppy drive system could be programmed to operate with a specific computer instead of building a dedicated controller to provide such functionality. The system was unveiled at the 1975 Canadian Computer Show & Conference. In the following year, the company moved into the general-purpose computer market. On October 1, 1976, it announced the Dynalogic Microcomputer System (DMS) — an advanced microcomputer that employed the Motorola 6800 processor. The DMS was among the earliest microcomputers with built-in floppy disk drives. It operated under a sophisticated UNIX-style proprietary DYNAMO operating system. In 1981, Bytec Management Corp. took over Dynalogic, renamed it Dynalogic Info-Tech, and initiated the work on the design of a portable desktop microcomputert — the Hyperion. The computer was unvailed at the 1982 spring Comdex computer show in Atlantic City as the ``most powerful, portable, business computer in the world'' compatible with the imensly popular IBM PC introduced in August of 1981. Because the Hyperion was designed to be IBM PC compatible,  hardware configurations of both the Hyperion and the IBM PC were similar. However, in March 1983, soon after the Hyperion appeared on the market, IBM released an improved version of its PC—the XT—with new hardware features such as an internal hard drive and eight expansion slots, features not offered by the Hyperion. To remain competitive, Bytec Management Corp.—the manufacturer of the Hyperion—announced the Hyperion EX expansion chassis the following month. The Expansion Chassis provided room for up to seven IBM compatible expansion cards, and a 5, 10, or 20 Mbyte hard disk. The EX expansion chassis directly connected to the Hyperion's expansion connector located at the back of the computer.  It not only provided so needed hard drive storage and expansion slots but it also allowed the use of sophisticated operating systems such as QNX. The Hyperion EX was released in late 1983. The data concerning the unit in the museum's collection is given below. Model number: 4001 Serial number:  437 Manufacturing date: October, 1984 Installed hardware: <ul> <li>20 Mbyte MiniScribe hard drive,</li> <li>Mountain hard drive controller card,</li> <li>512 Kbytes RAM card,</li> <li>US Robotics MICRO-LINK 2400 modem card, Rev. 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Title A name given to the resource Screaming Tomato BBS artwork Subject The topic of the resource computeer art Description An account of the resource Artwork created for the Screaming Tomato BBS operated by Mistigris computer art group (1994—1998) founded in Vancouver BC. https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/bb2f8affdf5304abfa4161750c3f2911.jpg 485110937ebe12af1e46b28a28cc9120 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TPUG Magazine Description An account of the resource TPUG Magazine was an official publication of the Toronto PET Users Group. It was published monthly or semimonthly between February 1984 and and September 1986. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource I.P. Sharp Associates APL Collection Description An account of the resource I.P.Sharp Associates (IPSA) was formed in 1964 in Toronto as a software company by eight individuals including founding president Ian Sharp. From an exclusively Canadian company, it had evolved into an international software and communications firm. The company was actively involved in the development of the APL programming language from the language's introduction in mid 1960s. In 1969, IPSA offered its first commercial APL time-sharing system to customers in Canada and the United States. Since then, the company was continuously improving its dialect of APL known as SHARP APL. The software served as the operating and information processing environment for the I.P. Sharp's on-line time-sharing service. In the early 1970s, the access to IPSA's computer facilities were extended into Europe via trans-Atlantic cable. The I.P. Sharp network offered the company's communications capability, its on-line SHARP APL software and application program environment as well as public databases and libraries. In mid 1970s, IPSA introduced its own internally developed packet-switching network in Europe, and later world-wide. By the early 1980s, IPSA was best known for its reliable, high-performance, world-wide time-sharing system IPSANET -- one of the largest and most advanced in the world. By the end of the 1980s, IPSANET was available in over 800 cities in 80 countries and territories. IPSA had wholly-owned subsidiaries in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA, and West Germany. The company maintained one of the world's largest collections of on-line business-oriented data. Access to IPSANET was via a phone line which was a local call to a mainframe computer located at IPSA's computer center in Toronto. The network was successfully used by many international companies world-wide. Its success was due to its extent and reliability, its contents and services. Since mid 1980s, data could also be retrieved from the I.P. Sharp Online Service using a personal computer and downloaded efficiently for local analysis and processing by user programs or popular software such as LOTUS 1-2-3, VisiCalc, or Compu Trac. In 1987, I.P. Sharp was acquired by Reuters Holdings PLC. In 1993, a newly established software company Soliton Associates Ltd. of Toronto completed the acquisition of assets related to the APL software business from Reuters Information Services (Canada) Ltd, including SHARP APL software. In 2010, Soliton Associates Ltd of Toronto donated a large number of documents and other objects related to IPSA to York University Computer Museum. The donated technical manuals, corporate documents, photographs, books, journals, and newspapers once belonged to vast IPSA archives and technical library that were dismantled after the acquisition of the company by Reuters. For reasons of completeness, The Soliton SHARP APL Collection is supplemented with IPSA objects donated by other individuals and organizations. Abbreviations: <ul> <li>IPSA: I.P. Sharp Associates</li> <li>SAL: Soliton Associates Limited</li> <li>RISL: Reuters Information Services (Canada) Limited</li> <li>WK: items donated by William Kindree (former IPSA employee)</li> <li>RB: items donated by Robert Bernecky (former IPSA employee)</li> <li>RP: items donated by Roland Pesch (former IPSA employee)</li> <li>RPr: items donated by Richard Procter (former IPSA employee)</li> <li>GR: items donated by Gord Ramer (former MCM employee)</li> <li>DM: items donated by David Markwick (former IPSA employee)</li> <li>DSH, PHa: items donated by David Stewart Hosier and Paul Hansuld (former IPSA employees)</li> </ul> SOFTWARE <ul> <li>SAPL370, IPSA [RB]</li> <li>SHARP APL/PCX ver. 1, SHARP APL Release 17, IPSA, 1985 (3 5.25" diskettes) [RB]</li> <li>SHARP APL/PC ver. 1, SHARP APL Release 17, IPSA, 1985 (2 5.25" diskettes) [RB]</li> </ul> MANUALS, USER GUIDES, REPORTS <ul> <li>1970 [IPSA Box 1] <ul> <li>The Programmer's Manual for the IPSCOBOL Compiler, Preliminary Version, IPSA (29 November, 1970) [WK].</li> </ul> </li> <li>1971 [IPSA Box 1]  <ul> <li>The Programmer's Manual for the IPSCOBOL Compiler, IPSA (22 January, 1971) [WK].</li> </ul> </li> <li>1973 [IPSA Box 1] <ul> <li>APL PLUS Text Editor, IPSA (1973) [DM]</li> </ul> </li> <li>1975 [IPSA Box 1] <ul> <li>An Introduction to AIDS, IPSA (1975).</li> <li>SHARP APL, File Subsystem Instruction Manual, IPSA (1975) [WK].</li> </ul> </li> <li>1976 [IPSA Box 1] <ul> <li>SHARP APL Text Editor, IPSA (1976) [DM]</li> <li>SHARP APL File Subsystem Instruction Manual, IPSA (1976) [DM]</li> </ul> </li> <li>1977 [IPSA Box 1] <ul> <li>SHARP APL Applications Library Catalogue, IPSA (July 1977).</li> <li>File Conversions, IPSA (September 1977).</li> <li>SHARP APL Report Formatting, IPSA (October 1977). [RP]</li> <li>SHARP APL In Financial Analysis, IPSA (December 1977).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1978 [IPSA Box 1] <ul> <li>SHARP APL Text Editor, IPSA (February 1978).</li> <li>SHARP APL File System, IPSA (February 1978).</li> <li>SHARP APL Plot Facility, IPSA (March 1978).</li> <li>SHARP APL Graphics, IPSA (March 1978).</li> <li>CROSSTAB: A Crosstabulation Package, IPSA (April 1978).</li> <li>SHARP APL File System, IPSA (July 1978).</li> <li>ACTPAK: The SHARP APL Actuarial Package, IPSA (October 1978).</li> <li>Box-Jenkins in SHARP APL, IPSA (October 1978).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1979 [IPSA Box 1] <ul> <li>MAGIC for Time Series Analysis, IPSA (January 1979).</li> <li>X-11 in SHARP APL, IPSA (February 1979).</li> <li>Graduation, IPSA (February 1979).</li> <li>SHARP APL Functions for Statistical Analysis, IPSA (March 1979).</li> <li>P. Berry, SHARP APL Reference Manual, IPSA (March 1971).</li> <li>SHARP APL Message Passing Facility, IPSA (May 1979).</li> <li>Mailbox: Sharp APL Message Processing Facility, IPSA (May 1979).</li> <li>o6g Data Base Reference Guide, IPSA (May 1979).</li> <li>SHARP APL Report Formatting, IPSA (August 1979).</li> <li>STARS: A Storage and Retrieval Subsystem Users Manual, IPSA (November 1979).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1980 [IPSA Box 1] <ul> <li>MAGIC User's Manual, IPSA (1980).</li> <li>TEXTEDIT Users' Manual, IPSA (1980)</li> <li>SHARP APL Message Processing Facility, IPSA (May 1980).</li> <li>Mailbox: Sharp APL Message Processing Facility, IPSA (May 1980).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1981 [IPSA Box 1 and 1A] <ul> <li>CONSOL Reference Manual, IPSA (1981).</li> <li>CONSOL Illustrations, IPSA (1981).</li> <li>SAGA Reference Manual, IPSA (1981).</li> <li>SNAP User's Manual; SHARP Network Analysis for Projects, IPSA (1981).</li> <li>A SHARP APL Minicourse, IPSA (January 1981).</li> <li>Batch Tasks in SHARP APL, IPSA (February 1981).</li> <li>Sharp Special Systems, IPSA (March 1981).</li> <li>SHARP APL File System, IPSA (April 1981).</li> <li>P. Berry, SHARP APL Reference Manual, IPSA (June 1981).</li> <li>SHARP Operational Notes (SONS), IPSA (1 June, 1981).</li> <li>SHARP APL Internal Notes (SINS), IPSA (30 June, 1981).</li> <li>Lease Evaluation System User's Guide, IPSA (July 1981).</li> <li>Changes to MABRA, IPSA (November 1981).</li> <li>A Working Introduction to APL, APL educational material (student's set), I.P. Sharp Education Group (1981) [WK, Box 1A]; the set includes: <ul> <li>K.I. Iverson, A Working Introduction to APL, IPSA (1981).</li> <li>APL Language, IBM GC26-3874-4, File no. S370-22 (July 1978).</li> <li>P.Berry, SHARP APL Reference Manual, IPSA (June 1981).</li> </ul> </li> <li>A Working Introduction to APL, APL educational material (instructor's set), I.P. Sharp Education Group (1981) [WK, Box 1A]; the set includes: <ul> <li>K.I. Iverson, A Working Introduction to APL, instructor's handbook, IPSA (1981).</li> <li>APL Language, IBM GC26-3874-4, File no. S370-22 (July 1978).</li> <li>P.Berry, SHARP APL Reference Manual, IPSA (June 1981).</li> </ul> </li> <li>A Working Introduction to APL, 35mm slides, IPSA (1981) [WK, Box 1A].</li> </ul> </li> <li>1982 [IPSA Box 1] <ul> <li>FASTNET Users' Guide, IPSA (1982).</li> <li>XTABS User's Guide, IPSA (1982).</li> <li>Using the I.P. Sharp System: A Handbook for Nonprogrammers, IPSA (1982).</li> <li>APE: APL Program Editor, IPSA (May 1982).</li> <li>Sharp TSIO Users Guide, IPSA (May 1982).</li> <li>SHARP Operational Notes (SONS), IPSA (May 1982).</li> <li>SHARP Internal Notes (SINS), IPSA (May 1982).</li> <li>SHARP APL: Pocket Reference, IPSA (September 1982).</li> <li>SUPERPLOT: A Complete Plotting Package, IPSA (September 1982).</li> <li>SHARP Internal Notes (SINS), IPSA (November 1982).</li> <li>SHARP Operational Notes (SONS), IPSA (November 1982).</li> <li>SHARP Operational Notes (SONS): 1981, IPSA (November 1982).</li> <li>SHARP Technical Notes (STANS), IPSA (November 1982).</li> <li>SHARP APL, May 1982 Release, Summary of Changes, IPSA (November 1982).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Control Blocks and Data Areas, IPSA (November 1982).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Release Installation Guide, IPSA (November 1982).</li> <li>Public Data Bases Overview, IPSA (December 1982).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1983 [IPSA Box 2]  <ul> <li>MAGICSTORE User's Guide, IPSA (1983).</li> <li>MABRA Users' Guide, IPSA (1983).</li> <li>SIFT Users' Guide, IPSA (1983).</li> <li>LOGOS, An APL Programming Environment, (preliminary) IPSA (March, 1983). [DM]</li> <li>Applications Software Installation Package, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Administrator's Library: System Administrator's Guide, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Programmer's Library: SHARP APL Auxiliary Processors, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Programmer's Library: SHARP APL Supervisor Manual, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Programmer's Library: APE: APL Program Editor, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Programmer's Library: Major DSECTS and EQUATES, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP Internal Notes (SINS), IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP Operational Notes (SONS), IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Operator's Library: Messages and Codes, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Monitor, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL MVS System, May 1983 Release, Initial Distribution Installation Manual, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, May 1983 VSE Release Update Guide, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, May 1983 VSE Release Update Guide, Summary of Changes, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP Internal Notes (SINS), IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL, May 1983 Release, Update #1, IPSA (August 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL Release 15 (aka May 1983); binder of documents including: <ul> <li>SHARP APL, May 1983 VSE Release Update Guide, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>Application Software Package, IPSA (May 1983).</li> <li>SHARP APL MVS System, May 1983 Release, Initial Distribution Installation Manual, IPSA (May 1983).</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li>1984 [IPSA Box 2] <ul> <li>SHARP APL, Sharp TSIO Users Guide, IPSA (1984).</li> <li>The SHARP APL Utility Library, version 1, 1 December, 1983, IPSA (January 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL (MVS Host), May 1983 Release, Update #2 Guide, IPSA (January 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL Systems, May 1983 Release, Update #2 Guide, Summary of Changes IPSA (January 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL/PC Handbook, Preliminary Edition, SHARP APL/PC, Release 0, IPSA (14 February, 1984). [WK]</li> <li>SUPERPLOT Reference Card, IPSA (January 1984).</li> <li>Mailbox: Sharp APL Message Processing Facility, IPSA (March 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL/PC, version 1, IPSA (March 1984). [RB]</li> <li>IPSANET, IPSA (March 1984).</li> <li>Information Manager's Tool Kit User Guide, v. 1.0, IPSA (March 1984);</li> <li>Commodities Data Base, IPSA (April 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL (MVS Host), May 1983 Release, Update #3 Guide, IPSA (1 April 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL (MVS Host), May 1983 Release, Update #3 Guide, Summary of Changes, IPSA (1 April 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL Systems, System Programmer's Library: SHARP APL Supervisor Manual, IPSA (1 April, 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Communications Processor, IPSA (19, April, 1984).</li> <li>X-11 in SHARP APL, IPSA (June 1984).</li> <li>WSDOC: SHARP APL Workspace Documentation Facility User's Guide, IPSA (September 1984).</li> <li>Mailbox Reference Card, IPSA (September 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL: Pocket Reference, SHARP APL/370, SHARP APL/PC, IPSA (September 1984)</li> <li>IBM 3270 User Guide (IDSH), IPSA (December 1984).</li> <li>WSDOC User's Guide, IPSA (September 1984).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1985 [IPSA Box 3] <ul> <li>SHARP APL Release 17 User's Guide, SHARP APL/370, SHARP APL/PC, SHARP APL/PCX, IPSA (1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Major Dsects and Equates, Release 17, IPSA (15 January, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL/PCX, Version 1, SHARP APL Release 17, IPSA (February 1985) [RB].</li> <li>SHARP APL/PC, Version 2, SHARP APL Release 17, IPSA (February 1985) [RB].</li> <li>SHARP APL, Release 17 User's Guide, SHARP APL/370, SHARP APL/PC, SHARP APL/PCX, IPSA (February 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Programmer's Library: SHARP APL Supervisor Manual, IPSA (1 April, 1984).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 MVS Release 17, Bridge to GDDM [AP126], IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Monitor, Release 17, IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Administrator's Guide, Release 17, IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Utilities Manual, Release 17, IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, File and Workspace Utility Conversion, Release 17, IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Messages and Codes, Release 17, IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370, Release 17, MVS Host IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Internal and Operational Changes, Release 17, IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Upgrade Guide, Release 17, IPSA (1 May 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, System Maintenance Guide, Release 17, IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Auxiliary Processors, Release 17, IPSA (15 May, 1985).</li> <li>HCPRINT User's Guide, IPSA (June 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 MVS Release 17, Bridge to GDDM, IPSA (August 1985).</li> <li>SUPERPLOT User's Guide, IPSA (November 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Upgrade Guide, Release 17 VSE, IPSA (11 December, 1985).</li> <li>MAILBOX/PC User's Guide, Ver. 1.1, IPSA (March 1985). [DM]</li> </ul> </li> <li>1986 [IPSA Box 3] <ul> <li>HSPRINT: SHARP APL/370 High-speed Print Facility User's Guide, IPSA (1986).</li> <li>Logos User's Guide, IPSA (1986).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 17.1, IPSA (January 1986).</li> <li>VSDI User's Guide, Preliminary edition; SHARP APL/370 VSAM Data Set Auxiliary Processor (VSDI), IPSA (January 1986).</li> <li>SHARP APL Systems, Release Update 17.2, IPSA (April 1986).</li> <li>ECS: An Electronic Conferencing System User's Guide, IPSA (May 1986).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 17.3, IPSA (July 1986).</li> <li>Data Center Master Index, SHARP APL/370 System Documentation, release 17, IPSA (July 1986).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 17.4, IPSA (August 1986).</li> <li>INFOMAGIC User's Guide, IPSA (October 1986).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1987 [IPSA Box 3] <ul> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 19 Internal and Operational Changes, IPSA (31 March, 1987).</li> <li>Release 19 Guide for APL Programmers, Sharp APL Distributed Sites, SHARP APL/370, IPSA (March 1987).</li> <li>MAILBOX Line Mode User's Guide, IPSA (June 1987).</li> <li>MAILBOX LinMAILBOX/PC User's Guidee Mode Reference Card, IPSA (December 1987). [RPr]</li> <li>MAILBOX/PC User's Guide, IPSA (July 1987). [DM]</li> <li>FILESORT User's Guide, Sharp APL/370 Sort Facility (FILESORT), SHARP APL/370 Release 19,  (March 1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>SHARP APL System Administrator's Guide, SHARP APL/370, Release 19, IPSA (March, 1987) [DM]</li> <li>SHARP APL System Auxiliary Processor Manual, SHARP APL/370, Release 19, IPSA (March, 1987) [DM]</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 19 Upgrade Guide, IPSA (20 July, 1987).</li> <li>SHARP APL Utilities Manual, SHARP APL/370, Release 19, IPSA (March, 1987) [DM]</li> <li>SACF 1.0. SHARP APL/370 Interface to External ACF, SHARP APL Systems Release Update 19.4, IPSA (31 August, 1987).</li> <li>HCPRINT User's Guide, SHARP APL/370  Hard Copy Print Facility (HCPRINT), SHARP APL/370 Release 19,  (March 1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>File Conversions, IPSA (September 1987).</li> <li>SIGNON Procedures To Access the I.P. Sharp Online Services, IPSA (October 1987).</li> <li>MAIBOX/Line Mode, reference card, IPSA (December 1987).</li> <li>SHARP APL Document Interchange System, Release 1.0, IPSA (1987) [DM]</li> <li>SSQL User's Guide, SHARP APL/370 Interface to DB2 (SQL), SHARP APL/370 Release 19, IPSA (March 1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>Release 19 Guide for APL Programmers, SHARP APL/370, IPSA (March 1987). [DSH, PHa]</li> </ul> </li> <li>1988 [IPSA Box 3] <ul> <li>SAX. Program Logic Manual, edition 1.5, IPSA (1988).</li> <li>Release 19.8 Update for APL Programmers, Sharp APL/370, IPSA (January 1988).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release Update 19.8, []FM Function Monitor Facility User Guide, IPSA (January 1988). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 19.8, Installation Planning Guide, IPSA (May 1988).</li> <li>SIGNON Procedures To Access the I.P. Sharp Online Services, IPSA (August 1988).</li> <li>VIEWPOIMAILBOX/PC User's GuideNT reference card, IPSA (August 1988).</li> <li>SHARP APL System Overview, IPSA (September 1988).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1989 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>MAGIC, keyword reference, IPSA (February 1989).</li> <li>INFOMAGIC User's Guide, IPSA (April 1989). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>VIEWPOINT, User's Guide to Mailbox, IPSA (August 1989). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>VIEWPOINT, reference booklet, IPSA (August 1989).</li> <li>SHARP APL Release 20, Guide for APL Programmers, IPSA (September 1989).</li> <li>SHARP APL Release 20, Internal and Operational Changes, IPSA (September 1989).</li> <li>SHARP APL Release 20, Upgrade Guide, IPSA (September 1989).</li> <li>SHARP APL Release 20, Installation Planning Guide, IPSA (September 1989).</li> <li>R. Bernecky, ACORN: APL to C on Real Numbers, IPSA Research Report, 1989-2 (1989).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1990 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>VIEWPOINT 2.3, Installation Instructions, IPSA (1990?).</li> <li>VIEWPOINT 2.3, Release Notes, IPSA (1990).</li> <li>VIEWPOINT 2.3: DB2 Direct View, supplement to the Viewpoint Reference Manual, IPSA (1990).</li> <li>VIEWPOINT 2.3 UPGRADE, Supplementary Documentation, IPSA (1990).</li> <li>SHARP APL: Pocket Reference, SHARP APL/370, SHARP APL/PC, RISL (September 1990).</li> <li>LOGOS, Pocket Reference, RISL (1990). [RPr]</li> <li>Document Interchange System, Installation and Operation Manual, RISL (1990). [DM]</li> <li>Document Interchange System, Overview, RISL (1990). [DM]</li> </ul> </li> <li>1991 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>SHARP APL Version 20 Performance Package, Internal and Operational Changes, RISL (1991).</li> <li>SHARP APL Version 20 Performance Package, Upgrade Guide, RISL (1991).</li> <li>NSVP 1.2 User's Guide, RISL (1991). [RPr]</li> </ul> </li> <li>1992 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>SHARP APL 4.0 for UNIX, APL Software Division, RISL (1992).</li> <li>VIEWPOINT DBIUTILS USER's GUIDE, RISL (1992).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1993 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>Mailbox Steward's Guide, Version 9.3 Update, SAL (1993).</li> <li>MAILBOX Installation Guide, Version 9.3 Update, SAL (1993).</li> <li>VIEWPOINT 2.3.2, Instruction Sheet, SAL (May 1993).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1994 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. MVSLink 1.5 Installation Guide, SAL (1994).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. MVSLink 1.5 Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance Guide, SAL (1994).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Guide for APL Programmers, Version 21, SAL (1994).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1995 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Performance Package Upgrade Guide, SAL (1995).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. Performance Package, Internal and Operational Changes, SAL (1995).</li> <li>Socket Client Library: System Administrator's Guide, SAL (199?).</li> <li>Socket Interface User's Guide, v. 1.1, SAL (1995).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1998 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. TSIO User's Guide, Version 2.0, SAL (1998).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. TSIO Upgrade Guide, Version 2.0, SAL (1998).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. AVAM Upgrade Guide, Version 2.0, SAL (1998).</li> <li>SHARP APL for MVS. AVAM Configuration, Operation, and Maintenance, Version 2.0, SAL (1998).</li> </ul> </li> <li>1999 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>SHARP APL for VMS, Supervisory Manual, SAL (1999).</li> <li>Advanced SHARP APL Shared Variables, RISL (199?).</li> <li>FXOrderwatch: Benchmarking Guide, RISL (10 June, 1999).</li> </ul> </li> <li>2000 [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>SHARP APL, Socket Client Library, User's Guide, SAL (2000). [RPr]</li> <li>SHARP APL, Socket Client Library, System Administrator's Guide, SAL (2000).</li> <li>Auxiliary Processors Manual (Revised Contents), SHARP APL for MVS, SAL (2000).</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. NSVP TCP/IP Device Driver Installation Guide, SAL (2000).</li> <li>SHARP APL for OS/390. Pocket Reference , SAL (2000). [RPr]</li> <li>SHARP APL for UNIX, Upgrade Guide, version 6.0, SAL (2000). [RPr]</li> </ul> </li> </ul> IPSA INTERNAL and CORPORATE DOCUMENTS [IPSA Box 4] <ul> <li>APL Project to Date: May 27/69, APL Seminar, IPSA (1969). [WK, Int 27]</li> <li>APL Project to Date: May 29/69,, IPSA (1969). [WK, Int 27]</li> <li>User Related Changes, IPSA (December 1980). [Int 15]</li> <li>A Company Profile, IPSA (January 1980). [Int 18]</li> <li>Security of Software Development and System Maintenance, IPSA PM-81-5013-06B (August 1981). [Int 19]</li> <li>Several internal I.P. Sharp memos and letters, 1980--1983. [Int 24]</li> <li>SHARP APL Program Product Installations (November 1981). [Int 17]</li> <li>Minutes of ZOO and SDOC Planning meetings (1982--1984). [Int 3]</li> <li>Workspace Documentation for 3150815 MAILSRC, version 19.33.17 (19 October, 1983).</li> <li>In-House Billing, Workspace Documentation for 1524301 BILLMAINT, version 14.43.12, 05/02/83, IPSA (1983).</li> <li>In-House Billing, Workspace Documentation for 1524301 INHSETUP, version 15.57.31, 01/06/83, IPSA (1983).</li> <li>In-House Billing, Workspace Documentation for 1524301 INHBILL, version 15.23.05, 10/07/83, IPSA (10 October, 1983).</li> <li>I.P.Sharp internal guidelines for negotiating contracts for the SHARP APL Program Product, 1983. [Int 1]</li> <li>Portfolio of documents of IPSA 1985 annual meeting of shareholders; the portfolio includes (among other documents) the notice of meeting and 1984 financial statements. [WK, Int 29]</li> <li>SHARP APL Release 17, various internal documents (1985). [Int 11]</li> <li>Documents concerning SHARP APL/VSE product (1985-86). [Int 22]</li> <li>D. Mason, Corporate Image -- Research and Technology Contributions, memo (22 May, 1986). [Int 23]</li> <li>I.P. Sharp Associates Limited International Offices (March 1986). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>I.P. Sharp Associates Limited organizational structure (19 March, 1987). [Int 18]</li> <li>Minutes of meetings, budgets, mission statements of various IPSA groups: Software Group, ZDIST, RATS, Group 91, WET (1983-1988). [Int 20]</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Morgan-Stanley Custom Contract: #FM Beta Test Site, IPSA (1987). [Int 12]</li> <li>D. Webb, The SHARP APL\370 Interpreter Major Control Blocks, IPSA (1987). [Int 16]</li> <li>A. Atkey, Comparing SHARP APL and APL2: A Management Overview (May 1987). [Int 4]</li> <li>Release 19.3 of SHARP APL/370 documentation and product announcement (October 1987). [Int 13]</li> <li>Release Update 19.5 of SHARP APL/37, VTH 1.0 Installation Guide, and other documentation (20 November, SHARP1987). [Int 14]</li> <li>SAPL/CMS Requirements Specification (December 1987). [Int 19]</li> <li>SVP, NSVP, SSQL internal documentation (1988). [Int 7]</li> <li>APLMON 2.0, Release 19.6 documentation (April/May 1988). [Int 8]</li> <li>Release 19.8 of SHARP APL/370 documentation (May 1988). [Int 2]</li> <li>Release 19, known problems list (1987-88) [Int 6].</li> <li>Release 19, benchmark test results (July 1988). [Int 6]</li> <li>SHARP APL, Release 19.12, upgrade checklist, instruction checklist, and other documentation (April-August 1988). [Int 10]</li> <li>SSQL upgrade checklist (9 July, 1988). [Int 9]</li> <li>IPSA press releases. [Int 21]</li> <li>MVS/ESA update documentation (December 1988). [Int 5]</li> <li>SHARP APL System Overview, I.P. SHARP Software, IPSA (September 1988).</li> <li>Presentations and other documents from the Internal Technical Exchange Seminar, (ITES), IPSA/RISL (7 June, 1989). [Int 28]</li> <li>Shape, the IPSA Application Development Platform: An Overview of Shape's Principles, Internal Technical Memorandum, IPSA (December 1989). [Int 26]</li> <li>The announcement of the formation of the APL Software Division at RISL, RISL (November 1991). [Int 25]</li> </ul> PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE, CATALOGUES, PRODUCT and PRICE LISTS [IPSA Box 5] <ul> <li>IPS COBOL, IPSA (1970). [Pro 1]</li> <li>A guide to SHARP APL, IPSA (1973). [Pro 1]</li> <li>IPSA 100 Video Data Terminal, brochure (197?). [WK, Pro 1]</li> <li>SHARP APL on your In-house Computer, IPSA (1980). [Pro 2]</li> <li> MAILBOX, IPSA (February 1981). [Pro 3]</li> <li>How to Make Project Planning a SNAP: A modern approach to computerized project planning, IPSA (March 1982). [Pro 2]</li> <li>Public Workspaces Catalogue, IPSA (1982).</li> <li>MAGICSTORE: Multidimensional Data Storage and Retrieval System, IPSA (1983). [Pro 3]</li> <li>MABRA Solves Information management Puzzle, IPSA (June 1983). [Pro 3]</li> <li>System Software Catalogue, IPSA (November 1983). [Pro 4]</li> <li>I.P.Sharp Associates: An Overview, IPSA (March 1984). [Pro 1]</li> <li>MABRA Solves the Information Management Puzzle, IPSA (June 1984). [Pro 3]</li> <li>IPSANET: I.P. Sharp Communications Network, IPSA (May 1985). [Pro 1]</li> <li>Personal SHARP APL, IPSA (January 1986). [Pro 3]</li> <li>SHARP APL product announcements, technical overviews and price lists 1987-1993. [Pro 5, Pro 6]</li> <li>APLMON, IPSA (May 1988). [Pro 1]</li> <li> MAILBOX, IPSA (August 1988). [Pro 1]</li> <li>We share more with our worldwide clients than just computer time, IPSA (198?). [Pro 1]</li> <li>The Distributed SHARP APL System On Your Computer, IPSA (198?). [Pro 2]</li> <li>I.P. Sharp Associates APL Time-Sharing Network in Europe, IPSA (January 1983). [Pro 2]</li> <li>Discover SHARP APL for the IBM PC, IPSA (198?). [Pro 3]</li> <li>SHARP APL. Put the power to work for you, SAL (199?). [Pro 2]</li> <li>SHARP APL Release 19, 19.12, and 20 promotional material, RISL and SAL (1991-93). [Pro 6]</li> </ul> NEWSLETTERS and MAGAZINES [IPSA Box 5] <ul> <li>APL Newsletter, IPSA holdings: no. 3, May and no. 5, July, 1969.</li> <li>I.P. Sharp Newsletter, IPSA holdings: October (1969) [WK], June/July (1973), and vol 2(?) (February/March 1974) to vol. 12 (1984).</li> <li>IPSA Investment Club Newsletter, IPSA holdings: no. 2 (26 February, 1969) [WK], and no. 3 (1 May, 1969). [WK]</li> <li>I.P. Sharp Financial & Economic Newsletter, IPSA holdings: vol. 3, no. 3 (1983), and vol. 4, no. 1 and 2 (1984).</li> <li>IPSA News, IPSA holdings: vol. 13, no. 1 (June 1985). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>Insite News: IPSA's newsletter for inhouse sites, IPSA holdings: vol. 2, no. 1--3 (1987) and vol. 3, no. 1--2 (1988).</li> </ul> APL CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, SEMINARS [IPSA Box 6 and Box 7] <ul> <li>Colloque APL, Enseignement et Application du Langage APL, Paris, 9--10 September, Institut de Recherche D'Informatique et D'Automatique (IRIA) (1971). [WK]</li> <li>Proceedings of the Fifth International APL Users' Conference (APL V), Toronto, 15--18 May, APL Technical Committee (1973). [WK]</li> <li>Proceedings of the APL Congress 73, Copenhagen, Denmark, 22--24 August, P. Gjerlov, H.J. Helms, and J. Nielsen (eds.), North-Holland (1973). [WK]</li> <li>Proceedings of the Sixth International APL Users Conference, Anaheim, Ca., 14--17 May, Coast Community College District (1974). [WK]</li> <li> Proceedings of the Sixth International APL Users Conference, May 14--17, Anaheim, California, Coast Community College District (1974). [WK]</li> <li>APL 75 Congress, proceedings, June 11--13, Pisa, Italy (1975). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li> APL 76, proceedings of the APL76 Conference, Ottawa, 22--24 September, G.T. Hunter (ed), ACM Press (1976). [WK]</li> <li>Archive of the 1978 APL Users Meeting, September 18-20, Toronto; the archive includes: An APL Users Meeting conference proceedings, IPSA (1978); binder of the meeting's organization documents, and photographs taken during the event [in IPSA Box ?].</li> <li>APL 79 Conference Proceedings, Rochester, New York, 30 May - 1 June, ACM Press,  APL Quote Quad, vol. 9, no. 4 (June 1979). [DM]</li> <li>Archive of the 1980 APL Users Meeting, October 6-8, Toronto; the archive includes: 1980 APL Users Meeting proceedings, IPSA (1980); conference registration material; over 500 photographs, photograph negatives, and pre-prints of photographs taken during the event [in IPSA Box ?].</li> <li>APL 81 Conference Proceedings, San Francisco, Ca., October 21-23, W.L. Anderson and D.G. Smith (eds.), ACM Press,  APL Quote Quad, vol. 12, no. 1 (September 1981).</li> <li> APL 82 Conference Proceedings, Heidelberg, Germany, July 26-30, W.H. Janko and W. Stucky (eds), ACM Press, APL Quote Quad, vol. 13, no. 1, ACM (September 1982).</li> <li>Archive of the 1982 APL Users Meeting, October 4-6, Toronto; the archive includes: 1982 APL Users Meeting Proceedings, vol. 1 and 2, IPSA (1982); Workshop Reports; conference registration package; K.W. Keirstead, An Introduction to APL for Managers,, tutorial, and 1982 APL Users Meeting schedule.</li> <li>APL82, conference announcement and registration form (1982).</li> <li>APL83 Conference Proceedings, Washington, D.C., April 10-13, L.A. Russell and D.M. Weintraub (eds), ACM Press, APL Quote-Quad vol. 13, no. 3 (March 1983).</li> <li>IPSA Distributed Software Symposium, Toronto, November 14--17, 1983, conference materials, IPSA (1983).</li> <li>APL84 Conference Proceedings, Finland, June 11-15, ACM Press, APL Quote-Quad vol. 14, no. 4 (June 1984) [RP].</li> <li>The Information Center and Changing Technologies, 1984 APL Users Meeting, October 15-17, Toronto, IPSA (1984);</li> <li>1984 APL Users Meeting, binder of conference material.</li> <li>APL85 Conference Proceedings, Seattle, Washington, May 12-16, J.A. Turner (ed.), ACM Press, APL Quote-Quad vol. 15, no. 4 (1985). [RP]</li> <li>APL86: APL in Action, Conference Proceedings, Manchester, England, July 7-11, J. Ziemann (ed.), joint publication of ACM Press, APL Quote-Quad vol. 16, no. 4 (1986) and Special Edition of VECTOR. [RP]</li> <li>APL86 Tutorials, Manchester, England, July 7-11, A. Camacho (ed.), British APL Association (1986). [RP]</li> <li>APL87: APL In Transition, Conference Proceedings, May 10-14, Dallas, Texas, J. Haliburton (ed), ACM Press, APL Quote-Quad vol. 17, no. 4 (1987).</li> <li>APL88, Conference Proceedings, February 1-5, Sydnay, Australia, L.J. Dickey and L.C. Shaw (eda), ACM Press, APL Quote-Quad vol. 18, no. 2 (December 1987). [RP]</li> <li>APL89: APL as a Tool of Thought, Conference Proceedings,, New York City, August 7-10, A. Kertesz and L.C. Shaw (eds), ACM Press, APL Quote-Quad vol. 19, no. 4 (August 1989).</li> <li>IPSA Internal Technical Exchange Seminar, (ITES), IPSA/RISL (7 June, 1989). [Box 4, Int 28]</li> <li>APL90: For the Future, Conference Proceedings, Denmark, P. Gjerlov (ed.), ACM Press, APL Quote-Quad vol. 20, no. 4 (July 1990). [RP]</li> <li>APL91: The International Conference on APL Conference Proceedings, Palo Alto CA, J.M. Engel (ed.), ACM Press, APL Quote-Quad vol. 21, no. 4 (August 1991). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>The World of SHARP APL, Toronto, July 6, 1992, forum program and registration form, RISL (July 1992). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>International Conference on APL, St. Petersburg, Russia,  July 6-10, L.C. Shaw (ed), APL Quote Quad, vol. 23, no. 1 (July 1992). [DSH,PHa]</li> <li>APL93, Taking a closer look, Conference Proceedings, International Conference on APL, Toronto, August 15--19, E.M. Anzalone (ed), ACM Press, APL Quote Quad, vol. 24, no. 1 (August 1993). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>Video recordings from APL93 [RB]: <ul> <li>K. Iverson, Teaching Calculus, 15 August, 1993, (VHS tape T1, also a DVD copy);</li> <li>D. McIntyre, An Introduction to J, part 1, 15 August, 1993 (VHS tape T2, also a DVD copy);</li> <li>R. Vaughan, APL for Actuaries, 15 August, 1993 (VHS tape T3);</li> <li>D. McIntyre, An Introduction to J, parts 1, 2, 17 August, 1993 (VHS tape T7, also a DVD copy);</li> <li>G. Langlet, Building an APL Atlas of Natural Shapes, 17 August, 1993 (VHS tape T8);</li> <li>T. More, Transfinite Nesting in Array-Theoretic Figures, Changes, Rigs & Arms, 17 August, 1993 (VHS tape T9);</li> <li>A GUI Standard for APL, panel, 17 August, 1993 (VHS tape T10);</li> <li>P. Lukasha, Learning Modern Algebra, 18 August, 1993 (VHS tape T13);</li> <li>APL Help Facility, Casa Loma Banquet 18 August, 1993 (VHS tape T14).</li> </ul> </li> <li>Proceedings of the APL94: APL and its Applications International Conference, Antwerp, Belgium, September 11--15, Alain Delmotte (ed), ACM Press, APL Quote Quad, vol. 25, no. 1 (September 1994). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>International Conference on APL, San Antonio, Texas, June 4-8, 1995, M. Griffiths and D. Whitehouse (eds), APL Quote Quad, vol. 25, no. 4 (June 1995). [DSH,PHa]</li> <li>Proceedings of the APL96 Conference, Lancaster University, England, July 29--August 1, ACM SIGAPL, APL Quote Quad, vol. 26, no. 4 (June 1996). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>Archive of the APL97 Conference, August 17--20, Toronto; the archive includes conference proceedings and a binder of conference documents.</li> <li>Proceedings of the APL99: On Track to the 21st Century International Conference, Scranton, Pennsylvania, August 10--14, O. Lefevre (ed), ACM SIGPAL, APL Quote Quad, vol. 29, no. 2 (December 1998). [DSH, PHa]</li> </ul> PHOTOGRAPHS <ul> <li>1978 APL Users Meeting, September 18--20, Toronto; two photographs.</li> <li>1980 APL Users Meeting, October 6--8, Toronto; 17 photographs and over 500 photograph negatives and pre-prints of photographs taken during the event.</li> <li>1982 APL Users Meeting, October 4--6, Toronto; 26 photographs and pre-prints of photographs taken during the event.</li> <li>1984 APL Users Meeting, October 15--17, 1984, Toronto; over 100 photographs taken during the event.</li> <li>APL91 Conference, various photographs.</li> <li>APL93 Conference, August 15--19, Toronto: over 220 photographs.</li> <li>APL94 Conference, Belgium: Soliton Assoc. (?) team; 6 photographs.</li> <li>Annual APL(?) Party, 1999, The Elmood, 18 photographs.</li> <li>Toronto APL SIG, 23 September, 1996; two photographs of Roger Hui receiving the Kenneth E. Iverson Award from Bob Bernecky.</li> </ul> APL BOOKS, ARTICLES, and OTHER PUBLICATIONS <ul> <li>APL Quote-Quad: The Early Years, (A.E. Azzarello (ed), APL Press, Palo Alto (1982).</li> <li>P.S. Abrams and G. Lacourly, Informatique Par Telephone, Langage de Programmation APL, Hermann, Paris (1972).</li> <li>L. Alvord, Probability in APL, APL Press, Palo Alto, Ca. (1984).</li> <li>J.W. Buckley et al, Management Problem-Solving with APL. A Guide to the Solution of Typical Accounting and Finance Problems Through APL Time-Sharing, John Wiley & Sons (1974).</li> <li>P. Berry, How the Package Data-Type Has Affected Programming, IPSA, Palo Alto, Ca.</li> <li>P. Berry, What the User Really Learns, lecture presented during the, APL83 meeting in Washington, D.C. (1983).</li> <li>C.B. Cameron, APL gains popularity for many good reasons, Computing Canada (14 October, 1980).</li> <li>A.D. Falkoff and K.E. Iverson, APL\360: User's Manual, IBM(August 1968). [WK]</li> <li>A.D. Falkoff and K.E. Iverson, A Source Book in APL, APL Press, Palo Alto (1981).</li> <li>L. Gilman and A.J. Rose, APL: An Interactive Approach, John Wiley & Sons (1974).</li> <li>L.D. Grey, A Course in APL with Applications,, Addison-Wesley (1976).</li> <li>E. Harms and M.P. Zabinski, Introduction to APL and Computer Programming, John Wiley & Sons (1977).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Rationalized APL, IPSA (January 6, 1983). [RPr]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Mathematics for Programmers (July 1986).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Mathematics and Programming (July 1986).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Applied Mathematics and Programming (July 1986).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Operators and Functions, IBM Research Report RC 7091, #30399 (26 June, 1978).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, A Concise Dictionary of APL, IPSA (July, 1986).[RPr]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, A Dictionary of APL, IPSA (March, 1987).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Tangible Math, includes software (20 July, 1989).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, APL seeks wider user appeal. Canadian Datasystems (October 1981). [in IPSA Box 1A]</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Introducing APL to Teachers. APL Press, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (1976).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, Introduction to APL (includes software), APL Press, Palo Alto, Ca. (1984).</li> <li>K.E. Iverson, APL Language, APL Press, Palo Alto, Ca. (1984).</li> <li>P.M. Kendall, The Bytocratic Revolution, Intermarket (April 1986).</li> <li>J. Kirchner, Data Base Stores Congressional Voting Records, Computerworld (9 June, 1980).</li> <li>W.R. LePage, Applied APL Programming,Prentice-Hall (1978).</li> <li>E.E. McDonnell, the four cube problem: a case study in basic, apl, and functional programming, APL Press, Palo Alto Ca. (1981).</li> <li>T.J. Mock and M.A. Vasarhelyi, APL for Management, Melville Publishing Co., Los Angeles (1972).</li> <li>J.T. Monk and K.M. Landis, Canadian Data Vendor Sets Historic Pricing Standards, Wall Street Computer Review (March 1987).</li> <li>T. Nishikawa, APL as Rosetta Stone Language, Science House, Tokyo (1989).</li> <li>R. Oerth(?), Sharp APL at Credit Suisse (GLS), presentation (1994).</li> <li>S. Pakin, APL\360 Reference Manual, 2nd ed., Science Research Associates Inc. (1972).</li> <li>S. Pakin, APL: A Short Course, Prentice-Hall (1973).</li> <li>J.B. Rocheste, APL: A Programming Language, an interview with Ken Iverson, reprint from Computerworld (15 February, 1982).</li> <li>APL in Practice: What You Need to Know to Install and Use Successful APL Systems and Major Applications, Washington, D.C., 9-11 April, 1980, A.J. Rose and B.A. Schick (eds), John Wiley & Sons (1980).</li> <li>K.W. Smillie, APL\360 with Statistical Examples, Addison-Wesley (1974).</li> <li>D. Thomas, The Invisible Empire of Ian Sharp, Canadian Bu$iness (September 1983).</li> <li>APL Language: reference manual for K.E. Iverson's self-study course Introduction to APL. APL Press, Palo Alto, Ca. (1984).</li> <li>I.P. Sharp, the impact of electronic mail on management functions, Business Quarterly (summer 1981).</li> </ul> OTHER DOCUMENTS <ul> <li>Margot S. Tate, Corporate U.S.A: Revenue and Expense System Documentation (October 1979).</li> <li>SHARP APL notes (handwritten), author unknown (1985).</li> <li>PLOT demo, IPSA (1982?).</li> <li>I.P. Sharp Associates Customer Education, course information on SHARP APL, IPSA (May 1978). [WK]</li> <li>I.P. Sharp Associates Customer Education, Toronto Course Schedule July through December 1982 covering The APL Programming Language and The SHARP APL System (May 1982), IPSA (May 1982). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>I.P. Sharp Associates Customer Education, Toronto Course Schedule July through December 1982 covering Public Data Bases and Applications Software Packages, IPSA (November 1981). [DSH, PHa]</li> <li>Soliton News releases: Toronto, May 1993; Toronto, July 19, 1993; Toronto, August 16, 1993.</li> <li>REUTERS Advanced SHARP APL Language Elements, RISL; package includes (among other items): <ul> <li>SHARP APL, Release 17 User's Guide, Sharp APL/370, APL/PC, APL/PCX, IPSA (February 1985);</li> <li>Release 19 Guide for APL Programmers, Sharp APL Distributed Sites, Sharp APL/370, IPSA (March 1987);</li> <li>Release 19.8 Update for APL Programmers, Sharp APL/370, IPSA (January 1988);</li> <li>Sharp APL Release 20.0, Guide for for APL Programmers, Sharp APL/370, IPSA (September 1989).</li> </ul> </li> <li>SHARP APL Release 17, IPSA [Box IPSA ?, 1985]; package includes: <ul> <li>SHARP APL Release 17 User's Guide, SHARP APL/370, SHARP APL/PC, SHARP APL/PCX, IPSA (1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Internal and Operational Changes, Release 17, IPSA (1 May, 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Upgrade Guide, Release 17, IPSA (1 May 1985).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 17.1, IPSA (January 1986).</li> <li>SHARP APL Systems, Release Update 17.2, IPSA (April 1986).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 17.3, IPSA (July 1986).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 17.4, IPSA (August 1986).</li> <li>SHARP APL/370 Release 17.6, FILESORT Upgrade IPSA (20 July, 1987).</li> <li>SHARP APL, Upgrade Guide, Release 17 VSE, IPSA (11 December, 1985).</li> </ul> </li> <li>Mike Symes, SHARP APL Socket Server Manager (SSM), SAL(?) (1 November, 1998).</li> <li>Mike Symes, The HTTP server, SAL(?), (13 November, 1998).</li> <li>Mike Symes, The FTP server, SAL(?) (November 1998?).</li> <li>SHARP APL System invoices (1974-75). [WK]</li> </ul> Subject The topic of the resource <img src="http://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/www_decorations/ipsa_logo.jpg" alt="Logo" width="15%" height="15%" border="0" /> Documents and other objects released, published by, or related to I.P. Sharp Associates (IPSA). collection listing a list of artifacts in a collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource APL Images & Photographs Subject The topic of the resource photographs and digital images Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s-1990s Relation A related resource Soliton SHARP APL Collection Listing, MCM Collection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource digital listing Type The nature or genre of the resource collection listing Description An account of the resource photographs and digital images related to the APL programming language https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/25ba975af1f82f6da34478cd12442b4b.jpg d416b9441d570c79c8c8bb2ca531e005 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RIM Blackberry 5810 and 5820 Smartphones Subject The topic of the resource hardware: smartphones Description An account of the resource Historical Context In the last decade of the 20th century, rapidly developing wireless communications infrastructure introduced millions of users to wireless data and voice communications using pagers and cellular phones (cellphones). At that time, it was not unusual for a person to simultaneously carry a mobile phone, a pager, and personal digital assistant (PDA). The inconvenience of carrying all such devices to manage information and communication made the convergence of technologies and functionalities represented by these different devices into one communications package inevitable. The IBM Simon Personal Communicator (or IBM Simon) was the first such communications package -- the first "smartphone". Introduced in 1995, Simon handheld was a cellular phone, a pager and a PDA. However, its high price, short battery life, and far from convenient data entry led to poor sales. By the turn of the century, several companies, including Research in Motion (RIM), introduced their first smartphones. The success of these devices spelled the end of pagers ad PDAs in the workplace. The first two smartphones in what would become a long and successful line of RIM smartphones were the BlackBerry 5810 and 5820. The 5810 was introduced in the US on March 4, 2002 during Comdex in Chicago (the smartphone was offered in Canada on Rogers AT&T; Wireless in April 2002). The 5820 was introduced in UK a few months earlier and, eventually, was offered world wide. It was a variant of the 5810 that operated on different frequencies. The 5810 and 5820 smartphones combined wireless phone capabilities with wireless data services offered by RIM's pagers, services such as email and anytime, anywhere access to the Internet. In its March 4, 2002 press release, RIM stressed that its 5810 smartphone "integrates the award-winning features of the secure BlackBerry wireless email solution with the convenience of built-in phone. This breakthrough in wireless convergence delivers email, phone, SMS, browser, and organizer features in a single, sleek handheld that is "Always On, Always Connected"." Both smartphones used the housing designed for the RIM 957 pager. They were equipped with an earpiece and a microphone for hands-free phone calls that allowed the simultaneous use of these devices as PDAs during such calls. Software for all the pagers offered by RIM were written in C++. This changed with the arrival of the 5810 and 5820 smartphones whose software was written in Java. "RIM's decision to implement Java is opening BlackBerry to a community of more than three million application developers worldwide." stated RIM in its March 4, 2002 announcement. "Blackberry 5810 users will enjoy access to a substantially broader variety of applications that can be easily developed, deployed and managed within the [Blackberry] enterprise." Much improved variants of the 58xx series smartphones--the Blackberry 6710 and 6720--were announced in November, 2002. Technical Specifications: <ul> <li>processor: ARM 7EJ-S, 32 bit</li> <li>memory: 1MB SRAM and 8MB flash memory</li> <li>display: full-graphic LCD (grey/monochrome), 160x160, 13, 16, or 20 line display (user-selectable)</li> <li>keyboard and controls: 34-key QWERTY-style (backlit), mouse-type scroll wheel</li> <li>ports: combined data/charging port; RS-232C-compliant serial port</li> <li>modem: embedded RIM modem</li> <li>cellular networks: 1900MHz GSM/GPRS (model 5810); 900MHz and 1800MHz GSM/GPRS (model 5820)</li> <li>SIM card slot: supports 3V/5V SIMs</li> <li>audio: earpiece and microphone (mono)</li> <li>battery: internal lithium-ion rechargeable</li> </ul> External Design: <ul> <li>housing: palm-held, ruggedized, plastic</li> <li>size: 11.7cm(L) x 7.85cm(W) x 1.8cm(H)</li> <li>weight: 139g</li> </ul> Main Features: <ul> <li>email integration options: integrates with existing enterprise, ISP, or a new handheld email account</li> <li>works with BlackBerry Enterprise Server</li> <li>icon and menu driven interface</li> <li>security: password protected</li> <li>wireless email</li> <li>wireless calendar</li> <li>wireless Internet</li> <li>voice and SMS</li> <li>address book</li> <li>task list</li> <li>memo pad</li> <li>calculator</li> <li>alarm</li> <li>notifications: tone, vibrate, on-screen, or LED indicator</li> <li>configurable options</li> <li>device lock and keyboard lock</li> </ul> Software: <ul> <li>BlackBerry OS</li> <li>Blackberry Desktop Software (v. 3.2 or higher)</li> <li>The BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE) and simulation tool for building Java 2 Micro Edition applications for Java-based Blackberry handhelds third-party custom applications developed using JDE</li> </ul> The museum has a BlackBerry 5820 with BlackBerry Wireless Handheld: Getting Started Guide and BlackBerry Desktop Software v. 3.6.0 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Research in Motions Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-2002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant world, 2001 - blackberry RIM smartphone https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/4602916179555e843277c624ddcd2f22.jpg d54664d6cc9aca1e1416cead8d37dc2f https://museum.eecs.yorku.ca/files/original/52093a38856fd988405912d2b9a797f4.jpg 524c8806a07efc47e205f967f10eca28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Computing at York: the Beginning, catalog Description An account of the resource Catalog published by the York University Computer Museum on the occasion of the Computing at York: the Beginning exhibition opened on March 12, 2026 in the Scott Library at York University. Exhibition catalog can be accessed <a href="https://museum1.eecs.yorku.ca/Computing_at_York.pdf">HERE</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zbigniew Stachniak Subject The topic of the resource exhibition catalog Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available York University Computer Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December, 2025