TRON Project 1987 Open-Architecture Computer Systems: Proceedings of the Third TRON Project Symposium

by Ken Sakamura (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784431680710
Publisher:	Springer Japan
Publication date:	12/14/2011
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1: Toward the Construction of Computer Architecture for 1990’s.- The Objectives of the TRON Project.- The CPU to System Connection.- 2: ITRON.- ITRON: An Overview.- The Implementation and Evaluation of the RX116 Version 2.0.- REALOS/286: An Implementation of ITRON/MMU on 80286.- The HI Series of Operating Systems with the ITRON Architecture.- 3: BTRON.- BTRON: An Overview.- BTRON: Human-Machine Interface.- Multi-language Character Sets Handling in TAD.- An Implementation Based upon the BTRON Specification.-—BTRON Bus: Design and Evaluation of Musical Data Transfer.- An Implementation of the TRON Keyboard.- 4: CTRON.- CTRON: An Overview.- Design of CTRON.- Design of the CTRON File Management.- Design of CTRON Input-Output Control Interface.- 5: TRON CPU.- TRON VLSI CPU: Concepts and Architecture.- Design Considerations for TRON Cache Memories.- Design Considerations of the Gmicro/100.- Outline of Gmicro/200 and Memory Management Mechanism.- Architecture Characteristics of Gmicro/300.- Pipeline Structure of Matsushita 32-bit Microprocessor.- TX Series Based on TRONCHIP Architecture.- List of Contributors.- Keywords Index.