Wang 2315 On-Line Computing System Advertisement
Wang Laboratories' News Review, May, 1967
The Wang 2315 On-Line Computing System was a general-purpose computing
system based on the Wang LOCI-2
electronic calculator. The calculator was augmented by a fairly large cabinet
of electronics located underneath the calculator. Interfaced to the calculator
was a Teletype Model 33-ASR, which included an 8-channel ASCII-code paper tape
punch, as well as a reader that could read the punched tapes. Also
included was a bank of magnetic core memory storage registrs that augmented
the memory registers of the LOCI-2.
Through program control, any of ten
analog input channels can be sampled and digitized, loading the digitzed
value into the calculator. The LOCI-2 uses two of its standard punched
card readers as a program store, each of which contain 80 program steps
for a total of 160 program steps. The Teletype paper tape reader could
also serve as a source for program instructions, allowing for much more
complex programs to be developed. The Teletype could also be used as an
input/output device, accepting user input data, as well as printing out
results, including format-controlled output. Along with these built-in
capabilities, the system also provided an I/O interface that could allow
external devices to connect to the system.
The 2315 was a forerunner
to the Wang 4000 Computing System, which utilized a Wang 300-Series
calculator to replace the LOCI-2, and a generalized bus system
in interface the Teletype, Storage, and other peripherals.
