Computer Family Architecture Selection Committee Final Report. Volume IX. A Consideration of Issues in the Selection of a Computer Family Architecture.

摘要

This volume describes various issues confronted by the Computer Family Architecture (CFA) Selection Committee in its search for a standard military computer architecture. This discussion of issues reveals the difficult nature of the Committee's task. Further, it demonstrates the sources of the Committee's confidence in its final recommendations. The motivation for including this data in the final Committee report derives from the Committee's experience in bringing new Committee members 'up to speed' and in describing progress to non-participants. Invariably, newcomers raised questions with which the Committee had already dealt at length. Eleven issues of premise and thirteen issues of procedure are discussed in detail. Each issue is presented as a question. Its significance is discussed and the impact of the Committee's decision relevant to the issue is described. The decision of the Committee is stated and supporting rationale provided. (Author)