Artifact Details

Title

HP 2120 Disc Operating System

Catalog Number

102646205

Type

Document

Description

The brochure introduces the 2120 Disc Operating System digital computer as providing the convenience of a large system without high overhead. The brochure is printed in blue, gray, and black on white paper and hole punched for placement in a three-ring binder. The front cover shows a full page, black and white photographic close up of the execute and other switches on the computer with the date Jul 13 1973 stamped in the upper right corner. The back cover shows the company logo and address and a list of 2120 commands. Other lists and tables through the inside pages of the brochure provide information about the 2120 including basic 2120 hardware and additional available hardware. The centerfold opens out to three pages, one showing labeled diagrams of the system disc layout, the file manage disc layout, and a map of the computer memory. Text contents include: It powerfully responds to a variety of needs.; System disc layout; Extended file manager disc layout; Memory map; 2120 basic hardware; 2120 additional hardware available; 2120 directives.

Date

1971-11

Publisher

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP)

Place of Publication

U.S.

Identifying Numbers

Other number 59524454

Extent

4 p.

Dimensions

11 x 8 1/2 in.

Copyright Holder

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP)

Category

Promotional Material

Subject

Fortran IV (Software); Assembly Language (Software); ALGOL 63 (software); Software; Digital computer: minicomputer; 2120 Disc Operating System (computer); promotional materials; Hewlett Packard (HP)

Credit

Gift of Thomas J. Buckholtz and Helen T. Buckholtz

Lot Number

X2592.2004