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Originally Posted by Padgett
Second I used to think of a 1750A as a coprocessor in search of a processor. It could not address a byte so hard to send ASCII (e.g. use with a keyboard and monitor). Was supposed to be an airborne processor and Mil-Std-1862 was supposed to be the ground machine but 1862 was cancelled so all the AF had left was the 1750A & was speced in every contract. Took me two years but got approval to use a MicroVAX for ground test equipment (ATLAS based) instead. Major cost savings & boss made VP.
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Yep, no ASCII I/O and I supposed JOVIAL was written to match it, because it didn't have any I/O features either. I didn't know they had required 1750 for systems like ATE originally. In that case, you are probably a known hero at Robins AFB where I retired. There was a huge ATLAS/ATE department maintaining circuit boards and the associated test equipment/SW. I never worked in that area, but most everything there was VAX based during my tenure.