.de bu .in +8 .en .de bb .sp 1 .ti -3 .en .de eb .sp 1 .in -8 .en .po 8 .he //DN460 Product Brief .fo /Final Draft/Page #/December 10, 1984 .ls 2 .sp 3 {_COVER:_} .sp 2 {_Title:_} DN460 Product Brief .sp 3 {_Graphic:_} .sp A photo of the DN460 .sp 2 {!DESCRIPTION!} .sp .fi .ju The DN460 offers the greatest computational performance of any workstation in the DOMAIN (R) Product Family. The DN460 combines a full 32-bit, bit-slice processor with integral floating point hardware to provide true high-end supermini performance. Integrated high performance graphics include a high-resolution (1024 x 800) 19 in. display. A virtual address space of 256M bytes and true 1 MIP performance, sets the DN460 apart from all microprocessor-based workstations. .sp The DN460 provides the computational and graphics performance (including a high-resolution 1024 x 800 19 in. display) to run advanced analysis applications such as finite element analysis and circuit simulation, right at the technical professional's desk. A wide variety of popular third party software that was previously only practical on large timesharing superminis, is now available for the DN460. .ne 13 {_Features_} .ls 1 .sp .bu .bb o Integrated floating point hardware .bb o Pipelined architecture .bb o True 1 MIP bit-slice processor .bb o 256M byte virtual address space per process .bb o Up to 4M byte ECC RAM .bb o 80 or 167M byte Winchester disk .bb o Flicker-free 60 Hz non-interlaced refresh .bb o Optional MULTIBUS (R) adaptor .eb .ne 8 .sp 3 {_Benefits_} .ls 1 .sp .bu .bb o Large address space for mainframe-scale applications .bb o A dedicated high-end supermini at the engineer's desk .bb o Higher throughput yields greater productivity .bb o Compatible with entire DOMAIN Product Family .bb o Wide range of third party application software .bb o Ability to run several large applications concurrently .bb o World-wide service and support .eb .ls 2 .sp .ju .fi .ne 5 .cu A TRUE SUPERMINI-CLASS PROCESSOR .sp The DN460 is built around a full 32 bit processor using fast bipolar bit-slice technology that allows Apollo to offer advanced processor features not found in microprocessor-based systems. While most systems offer a 16M byte virtual address space, the DN460's 256M byte virtual address space, lets it run many applications that are too large to run on ordinary workstations. .sp To provide the performance needed for large applications, the DN460 processor is implemented as a three-stage pipeline. Instruction pre-fetch, decode, and execution all overlap for maximum throughput. A 4K byte instruction cache and a 16K byte data cache increase processor performance. All data paths are 32 bits wide. Floating point hardware is built into the processor, and in-line code is generated by our compilers to take full advantage of this hardware. .sp The DN460's instruction set is downloaded into writable control store at system boot, allowing subsequent releases of the operating system to update and improve the capabilities of the workstation. .ls 1 .nf .ne 30 _________________________________________________ | | | UP TO 4MB ECC MAIN MEMORY | | | |_________________________________________________| || /||\ || || ____\||/_____ _____||______ | INSTRUCTION | | DATA | | CACHE | | CACHE | | (4 KB) | | (16 KB) | |_____________| |_____________| || /||\ _____________ || || | | ____\||/_____ _____________ _____||______ /| DOWNLOADABLE| | | | | | | / | MICROCODE | | INSTRUCTION |==>| INSTRUCTION |==>| EXECUTION | / |_____________| | PRE-FETCH | | DECODE | | Floating Pt | |_____________| |_____________| |_Hardware____| .in 5 .fi .ce .bd PIPELINED PROCESSOR .sp The DN460's processor includes a three stage pipeline, data and instruction caches, and integral floating point hardware. The instruction set is downloaded to writable control store at boot-up, allowing future performance enhancements. .sp 3 .in 0 .ls 2 .fi .ne 5 .cu CHOICE OF OPERATING SYSTEMS .sp Apollo offers two operating environments, each specially designed to take advantage of the DOMAIN System's distributed architecture. AEGIS, the system kernel, provides a rich, multi-window, multi-tasking environment and a distributed file system that integrates individual files on each workstation into a single network-wide file structure. AUX (TM), Apollo's network-based implementation of UNIX (TM) operating system, combines all the benefits of UNIX with the distributed file and system capabilities of AEGIS. AEGIS and AUX applications can run simultaneously, in different windows. In addition, AUX supports both the Bourne and C shells. All Apollo system software runs under either operating system. .sp 3 .ne 5 .cu HIGH PERFORMANCE GRAPHICS .sp The DN460's combination of high resolution graphics and advanced graphics software provides application developers with an unprecedented level of integrated system performance. The result is a wide range of available interactive applications dedicated to the needs of engineering professionals. .sp 3 .ne 8 .cu GRAPHICS SOFTWARE SUPPORT .sp Apollo offers the developer the most comprehensive set of graphics tools in the industry today. .sp The DOMAIN Graphics Resources (DGR) is a set of graphics tools that ranges from comprehensive graphics primitives through high level 2-D and 3-D capabilities. .sp The Graphics Metafiles Resource (GMR) is the most advanced member of DGR. GMR provides local support for a segmented, world coordinate graphics database. This database, called a "graphics metafile," is stored as a virtual file, and can therefore range up to 256M Bytes in size. .sp Other members of DGR include Apollo's Graphics Primitives resource (GPR), a rich set of drawing and screen operations, DOMAIN CORE, a 2-D and 3-D package, and the DOMAIN 4014 emulator, which lets the DN660 emulate a Tektronix 4014 graphics terminal. .sp 3 .ne 5 .cu MULTIBUS ADAPTOR .sp An optional 5-slot IEEE 796 MULTIBUS card cage lets the DN460 take advantage of the wide range of hardware and peripheral interfaces available for the MULTIBUS standard. .sp 3 .cu MASS STORAGE OPTIONS .sp The DN460 is available with an integral 80M byte or 167M byte Winchester disk. For even greater on-line storage capacity, DN460 systems with the optional MULTIBUS card cage can interface to Apollo's 300M byte removable media disk drive, and two fixed media disk drives offering up to 1000M bytes of storage. For file backup and data interchange, Apollo offers a 1600bpi tape drive. .sp 3 .ne 5 .cu TOKEN RING LOCAL AREA NETWORK .sp DOMAIN workstations are linked together on a unique, high-speed local area network. .sp The DOMAIN network uses a 12 megabit-per-second token passing ring implemented with inexpensive coaxial cable. Nodes can be separated by up to 1000 meters (over 1/2 mile). The token passing protocol insures that all workstations and servers on the network have guaranteed access to the network, and allows a large number of workstations to share a single network without the need for collision detection schemes. .sp Apollo's network at corporate headquarters includes over 600 nodes on a single ring that currently provides transparent access to 35 gigabytes of on-line disk storage. .sp .ne 5 .cu DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM .sp Most workstations have a file system for each workstation, and require users to share data via file transfer or disk allocation schemes. File transfers result in duplicate copies of the same data, while disk allocation schemes limit the amount of disk space allocated to each user. .sp The DOMAIN System, by contrast, appears to all users as a single file structure, even though the actual data may be located on various system nodes. This eliminates the need for file transfer, and all disk resources on the network are available to all users. .sp .ne 5 .cu DEMAND PAGING ACROSS THE NETWORK .sp Most virtual memory systems allow local memory to extend only to local disk storage. With the DOMAIN System, virtual memory extends beyond the local disk and throughout the entire network. Any workstation or server can demand page from anywhere in the network. The token passing ring topology is especially suited to this task, since it allows thousands of network accesses each second. Demand paging across the network means that data is always left in place, and is only transferred, pages at a time, when needed. .sp The combination of network-wide demand paging and a distributed file structure provide the DN460 and the DOMAIN system with the power of distributed processing, while maintaining the data sharing capabilities previously found only on large timesharing superminis and mainframes. .sp 3 .ne 5 .cu GATEWAYS TO OTHER SYSTEMS .sp The DN460 supports a wide range of communications software. Gateways provide access to other DOMAIN systems, to remote mainframes and supermini computers, and to public packet-switching (X.25) networks. .sp Communication with IBM host systems is supported by gateway software that emulates several RJE subsystems: IBM's HASP and the standard 2780 and 3780 environments. An ETHERNET (R) gateway provides DOMAIN System users with shared access to ETHERNET transport facilities. The popular TCP/IP protocol provides easy access to DEC VAX (R), and other systems. .sp The DOMAIN system also fully supports the X.25 protocol for public long haul packet switching networks. In addition, all nodes have RS-232C ports and provide VT100 (R) terminal emulation. Other communication interconnect services are available through third party network builders. .sp 3 .ne 5 .cu SOFTWARE SUPPORT .sp As a member of the DOMAIN Product Family, the DN460 runs a wide range of mature system software, including a growing library of program development and professional productivity tools. .sp The DOMAIN software environment features the FORTRAN 77, ISO Pascal, C, and LISP programming languages, plus tools to assist the software professional. All four compilers share a common code generator, allowing the programmer to write different portions of large programs in the most appropriate language, then combine them into a single application. .bp .ne 5 .sp 3 .ls 1 DN460 HARDWARE FEATURES .bu .bb o 32 bit proprietary bit-slice processor .bb o Integral floating point unit .bb o 3 stage instruction pipelining .bb o 4kb instruction cache .bb o 16kb buffered write through data cache .bb o 32 bit data paths .bb o 1M byte ECC memory expandable to 4M bytes .bb o Integral 12M bit/sec network .bb o Three RS-232C ports (up to 19.2Kb) .bb o Keyboard with user 96 definable keys .bb o Mouse or Touchpad cursor locating devices integrated into the keyboard .bb o High resolution (1024 x 800) 19 in. display .bb o Bit-block transfer (bit-blt) within display memory at a rate up to 32 million pixels per second .eb .sp HARDWARE OPTIONS .bu .bb o 80M byte, 167M byte integral disk drives .bb o 1.2M byte 8 in. diskette .bb o 300M byte, 500M byte, 1000M byte external disk drives .bb o MULTIBUS cardcage (15A) .bb o Multimode printer .bb o 1/2 in., 1600 bpi, magnetic tape drive .bb o Communications options .eb .sp .ne 13 THE DOMAIN NETWORK .bu .bb o Baseband network with dual address packet with single token arbitration .bb o 1000m between nodes .bb o An unlimited number of nodes on the network .bb o Transparent access to data, programs and peripherals .bb o Gateway access to remote and foreign facilities/protocols .bb o Object-oriented operating system .eb .bp .ls 1 {_DN460 SPECIFICATIONS_} .sp 2 .nf .nj Physical Dimensions: CPU cabinet height 73.6 cm (29 in.) width 59 cm (23.25 in.) depth 80 cm (31.5 in.) Monitor height 52.3 cm (20.5 in.) width 49.3 cm (19.5 in.) depth 47 cm (18.5 in.) Weight: CPU cabinet 95 kg (210 lbs) 118 kg (260 lbs) Monitor 30 kg (66 lbs) Power: Minimum: 120 VAC +- 10%, 20A at 60 Hz 522 watts, 1785 BTU/hr 220/240 VAC +- 5%, 10A at 50 Hz 522 watts, 1785 BTU/hr Maximum: 120 VAC +- 10%, 20A at 60 Hz 1000 watts, 3400 BTU/hr 220/240 VAC +- 5%, 10A at 50 Hz 1000 watts, 3400 BTU/hr Monitor: 120 VAC +- 10%, 15A at 60 Hz 180 watts, 615 BTU/hr 220/240 VAC +- 5%, 7.5 at 50 Hz 180 watts, 615 BTU/hr .ne 23 Operating environment: temperature: 15C to 32C (60F to 90F) humidity: 20% to 80% relative ceiling: 0-2.1 km (0-7000 ft) Regulatory: UL 478 Listed FCC Emmission and Regulated Class A Compliance .sp 2 APOLLO and DOMAIN are registered trademarks of Apollo Computer Inc. AEGIS is a trademark of Apollo Computer Inc. MULTIBUS is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. UNIX is a trademark of Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc. ETHERNET is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation DEC, VT100, and VAX are registered trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. .sp .fi .ju Disclaimer: .sp The materials contained herein are summary in nature, subject to change, and intended for general information only. Details and specifications concerning the use and operation of Apollo equipment and software are available in the applicable technical manuals, available through local sales representatives.