August 1970 - Vol. 13 No. 8
Features
The allocation of computer resources—is pricing the answer?
The widespread use of complex third generation computing systems has led to a much broader concern about the means by which the resources of these systems are allocated…
Normalization techniques for handprinted numerals
A family of pattern standardization techniques based on geometrical projection is applied to a file of digitized handprinted numerals obtained from sales clerks. The…
Full table quadratic searching for scatter storage
The quadratic residue search method for hash tables avoids much of the clustering experienced with a linear search method. The simple quadratic search only accesses half…
Sorting in a paging environment
This sorting study was part of an extensive measurement project undertaken on the M44/44X, an experimental paging system which was conceived and implemented at IBM…
The instrumentation of multics
An array of measuring tools devised to aid in the implementation of a prototype computer utility is discussed. These tools include special hardware clocks and data…
A technique for generating almost optimal Floyd-Evans productions for precedence grammars
A technique is developed for generating almost optimal Floyd-Evans productions given a precedence grammar. A graph formulation is used for the problem of merging…