Draft:Intercom Programming System
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Intercom was an early 1960s programming system used in computing environments like the Bendix G-15,[1] this is not to be confused with SCOPE/INTERCOM of Control Data. It featured two versions:
- Intercom 500 – an easy-to-use, self-contained system requiring no specialized knowledge; provided facilities for computer control, program preparation, input, output, and program checkout.
- Intercom 1000 – similar to Intercom 500, with support for single-precision and double-precision operations, and program control, I/O, and program check-out functions.[2]
Interface and Command Structure
[edit]Intercom internally used binary representation for commands and data, but all user interactions were performed using sexadecimal (base-16) notation. A rich set of terminal command statements is described in the Intercom Version 5 Reference Manual and accompanying Command Summary.
References
[edit]- ^ Wyant, Linsley; Howell, John M. (1961). Intercom Programming for the Bendix G-15 Computer. W. C. Brown.
- ^ "NUMERICAL CONTROL ON THE BENDIX G-15D AT NORTHROP AIRCRAFT". www.uraone.com. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- INTERCOM 500 programming system manual (APG-06611) — BitSavers.
- Bendix G-15 Technical Bulletin — BitSavers.
- INTERCOM Command Summary; INTERCOM Version 5 Reference Manual — BitSavers.
- Technical Applications Memos: sexadecimal notation use — BitSavers.
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