TRON Project 1987 Open-Architecture Computer Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Toward the Construction of Computer Architecture for 1990s

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Objectives of the TRON Project

      • Ken Sakamura

      Pages 3-16

   3. The CPU to System Connection

      • James J. Farrell III

      Pages 17-25

3. ITRON

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 27-27

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   2. ITRON: An Overview

      • Ken Sakamura

      Pages 29-34

   3. The Implementation and Evaluation of the RX116 Version 2.0

      • Hiroshi Monden, Tamotsu Iwasaki, Satoshi Fukui

      Pages 35-43

   4. REALOS/286: An Implementation of ITRON/MMU on 80286

      • Akira Shimohara

      Pages 45-56

   5. The HI Series of Operating Systems with the ITRON Architecture

      • Hiroshi Takeyama, Tsuyoshi Shimizu, Ken-ichi Horikoshi

      Pages 57-71

4. BTRON

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. BTRON: An Overview

      • Ken Sakamura

      Pages 75-82

   3. BTRON: Human-Machine Interface

      • Ken Sakamura

      Pages 83-96

   4. Multi-language Character Sets Handling in TAD

      • Ken Sakamura

      Pages 97-111

   5. An Implementation Based upon the BTRON Specification

      • Yoshiaki Kushiki, Makoto Ando, Masaaki Kobayashi, Yoshihiko Imai, Ken Sakamura

      Pages 113-126

   6. μBTRON Bus: Design and Evaluation of Musical Data Transfer

      • Ken Sakamura, Kanehisa Tsurumi, Hiro Kato

      Pages 127-138

   7. An Implementation of the TRON Keyboard

      • Sadao Tachibana, Ken Sakamura

      Pages 139-150

5. CTRON

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. CTRON: An Overview

      • Ken Sakamura

      Pages 153-156

   3. Design of CTRON

      • Tetsuo Wasano, Masato Ohminami, Yoshizumi Kobayashi, Toshikazu Ohkubo, Ken Sakamura

      Pages 157-172

   4. Design of the CTRON File Management

      • Kimihito Kumazaki

      Pages 173-182

Almost 4 years have elapsed since Dr. Ken Sakamura of The University of Tokyo first proposed the TRON (the realtime operating system nucleus) concept and 18 months since the foundation of the TRON Association on 16 June 1986. Members of the Association from Japan and overseas currently exceed 80 corporations. The TRON concept, as advocated by Dr. Ken Sakamura, is concerned with the problem of interaction between man and the computer (the man-machine inter­ face), which had not previously been given a great deal of attention. Dr. Sakamura has gone back to basics to create a new and complete cultural environment relative to computers and envisage a role for computers which will truly benefit mankind. This concept has indeed caused a stir in the computer field. The scope of the research work involved was initially regarded as being so extensive and diverse that the completion of activities was scheduled for the 1990s. However, I am happy to note that the enthusiasm expressed by individuals and organizations both within and outside Japan has permitted acceleration of the research and development activities. It is to be hoped that the presentations of the Third TRON Project Symposium will further the progress toward the creation of a computer environment that will be compatible with the aspirations of mankind.

• computer
• computer architecture
• operating system
• processor
• system

• TRON Project Department of Information Science Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan

  Ken Sakamura

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